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REPENTANCE, REDEMPTION, AND RESTITUTION: A Tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Dr. Barbara Williams-Skinner's tribute to Dr. King during the 2025 Martin Luther King, Jr. Beloved Community Commemorative Service

Barbara Williams-Skinner
Jan 22, 20253 min read


A Prayer for Peace Amid Israel-Hamas War
October 20, 2023 | www.barbarawilliams-skinner.com Almighty God, we bow before you as sovereign Lord of heaven and earth. We come to your...

Barbara Williams-Skinner
Oct 20, 20231 min read


A Prayer for Healing Our Land
August 17, 2022 | by Dr. Barbara Williams-Skinner | NCNW National Chaplain and President of Skinner Leadership Institute|...

Barbara Williams-Skinner
Aug 16, 20222 min read


A Prayer To Choose Love Over Hate
December 6, 2021, | by Dr. Barbara Williams-Skinner | NCNW National Chaplain and President of Skinner Leadership Institute Loving God, we...

Barbara Williams-Skinner
Dec 6, 20212 min read


A Prayer to Defeat Systemic Racism
August 27, 2021 | by Dr. Barbara Williams-Skinner | NCNW National Chaplain and President of Skinner Leadership Institute Loving and...

Barbara Williams-Skinner
Aug 30, 20212 min read


A Prayer for Difference-Makers In Our Lives: Remembering Tom Skinner
June 5, 2021 | by Dr. Barbara Williams-Skinner | NCNW National Chaplain and President of Skinner Leadership Institute Almighty God,...

Barbara Williams-Skinner
Jun 4, 20212 min read


A Prayer of Thanksgiving for Justice in Minneapolis
APRIL 21, 2021 | by Dr. Barbara Williams-Skinner | NCNW National Chaplain and President of Skinner Leadership Institute O Lord, our God,...

Barbara Williams-Skinner
Apr 20, 20212 min read


Prayer for Virtual White House Easter Celebration
Delivered April 1, 2021 | by Dr. Barbara Williams-Skinner, NCNW National Chaplain and President of Skinner Leadership Institute O Lord...

Barbara Williams-Skinner
Apr 2, 20212 min read


A Prayer for Walking in the Truth
March 1, 2021 | Prayer by Dr. Barbara Williams-Skinner, NCNW National Chaplain and President of Skinner Leadership Institute True and...

Barbara Williams-Skinner
Mar 1, 20212 min read


A Prayer For Peacemakers In A Divided America
November 5, 2020 | Prayer by Dr. Barbara Williams-Skinner, NCNW National Chaplain and President of Skinner Leadership Institute Loving...
Barbara Williams-Skinner
Nov 5, 20202 min read


A Prayer For Strength to Love
Loving God of all creation, clothed in splendor and majesty, how beautiful is the world you created for our habitation, reflecting
Barbara Williams-Skinner
Jun 21, 20202 min read


A Prayer for Healing Our Nation
O Lord of our ancestors, you alone are the God who is in heaven. You are ruler of all the kingdoms of the earth. You are Creator. Sustainer.
Barbara Williams-Skinner
Jun 17, 20202 min read


How Long, O Lord, How Long Will Black Men Be Killed by the Virus of Hatred and Fear
The video image of a White Minneapolis policeman pinning down a handcuffed Black man, George Floyd with his knee for seven long minutes
Barbara Williams-Skinner
May 27, 20204 min read


A Reflection and Prayer on COVID -19
Next to the Lord’s Prayer, and the 23rd Psalm, one of the most quoted passages is the Lord's response to King Solomon's prayer found...
Barbara Williams-Skinner
Apr 29, 20204 min read


OPEN LETTER: BLACK WOMEN LEADERS AND ALLIES SUPPORT 'THE SQUAD'
Hate is a cancer that spreads and harms the entire body the American people of every background.

Barbara Williams-Skinner
Jul 26, 20194 min read


AMERICA'S LOVE OVER HATE: HOUSTON OVER CHARLOTTESVILLE, WHAT'S NEXT
How can Houston’s spirit of unconditional love and acceptance of neighbors across racial and religious lines, be sustained by each of us

Barbara Williams-Skinner
Sep 13, 20174 min read


RACIAL EQUALITY IN AMERICA: FACT OR FICTION
As with the Civil War, fought more than 150 years ago over slavery, America’s greatest threat comes from within.

Barbara Williams-Skinner
Jul 12, 20174 min read


A HARLEM PROPHET'S LESSONS ON RACIAL HEALING
You will never be radical until you become part of that new order and then go into a world that’s enslaved...

Barbara Williams-Skinner
Jun 22, 20174 min read


THE HIGH COST OF WHITE EVANGELICAL SILENCE ON HATE CRIMES
Silence is an inexcusable and troubling response to the escalating attacks on Black lives.

Barbara Williams-Skinner
May 24, 20173 min read


CHRISTIANS...THE ELECTION IS OVER. TIME TO UNIFY THE NATION.
Elections by nature are divisive. One candidate wins. Another loses.

Barbara Williams-Skinner
Dec 4, 20124 min read
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