by Yvonne Shinhoster Lamb | Mar 15, 2011 | Opinion
As I was pondering this column and also reflecting on a quick Skype conversation I had with my daughter, Philip Yancey’s book, “Finding God in Unexpected Places,” found me. Chapter 38’s title, “Don’t Forget to Laugh,”...
by Yvonne Shinhoster Lamb | Feb 28, 2011 | Opinion
On separate occasions recently, friends have pointed me to George Washington Carver’s prayer practices. Carver’s name is most often heard during Black History Month, the time when a pantheon of black heroes and she-roes are pulled from dusty textbooks and...
by Yvonne Shinhoster Lamb | Feb 10, 2011 | Opinion
I read an uplifting story in the Washington Post about a dedicated prayer group. The story is about a group of 100 people in the Washington, D.C., area who are committed to keeping prayer alive. The Prayer Union Meeting of Washington, D.C., and Vicinity has been...
by Yvonne Shinhoster Lamb | Dec 21, 2010 | Opinion
What if the leaders of nine major black denominations came together to work for the betterment of their collective churches and the African-American community? What if their 50,000 congregations ramped up advocacy efforts in their communities in the areas of economic...
by Yvonne Shinhoster Lamb | Nov 18, 2010 | Opinion
The news was good from my recent routine doctor’s visit. Keep doing what you’re doing, the doctor told me as she noted that I also had lost five pounds since my last annual check-up. But an hour or so later, my mind switched from my physical well-being to...
