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A Prayer for Difference-Makers In Our Lives: Remembering Tom Skinner
Almighty God, Creator of heaven and earth, we praise you for your mighty power acts of power, and excellent greatness. Thank you for giving
Barbara Williams-Skinner
Jun 5, 20202 min read
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A Prayer of Mourning and Reimagined Justice for George Floyd, Ahmaud Abrey, and Breonna Taylor
O Lord, Our God, we bow before you, our Merciful Comforter, Consoler and Protector, in deep sorrow, weeping, wailing, and mourning...

Barbara Williams-Skinner
Jun 2, 20202 min read
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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
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A Prayer Memorializing 100,000 American COVID Deaths.
God of our weary years and silent tears, we lift up our hearts in praise to you. You alone are able to receive the hailstorm of our tears an
Barbara Williams-Skinner
May 27, 20202 min read
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Lord, Protect Me from the Pandemic
Almighty and awesome God, Creator of heaven and earth, thank You for Your unchanging love, your mighty acts of power and your healing virtue
Barbara Williams-Skinner
May 17, 20201 min read
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Prayer for Healing, Help, and Hope During the Coronavirus Pandemic
O Lord Our God, whose ways are perfect; whose love is unconditional, and whose supply of everything needed for healing, help, and hope...
Barbara Williams-Skinner
May 15, 20202 min read
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How Churches Can Reframe Social Justice Now and After COVID-19
As a faith leader, I firmly believe that God sometimes allows devastating events to impact our lives to help us redefine or rediscover ...
Barbara Williams-Skinner
May 7, 20205 min read
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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
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A TRIBUTE TO DR. DOROTHY IRENE HEIGHT
Dr. Dorothy Irene Height left an indelible imprint on my life and on so many leaders across the globe. I'm honored to share this...

Barbara Williams-Skinner
Apr 21, 20204 min read
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WHAT HOPE IS THERE IN GOOD FRIDAY?
...God’s unconditional love and power can transform even the most devastating circumstances.

Barbara Williams-Skinner
Apr 13, 20203 min read
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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2013 PRESIDENTIAL INAUGURATION PRAYER
O Lord, Our God, whose name is excellent, whose power is matchless and whose ways are past finding out, we gather as a grateful nation

Barbara Williams-Skinner
Jan 21, 20131 min read
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PRAYER FOR THE NATION GRIEVING THE SANDY HOOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MURDERS IN NEWTON, CT
O Lord Our God, how we praise you as Author of Life for loving and accepting unconditionally all whom you have created.

Barbara Williams-Skinner
Dec 17, 20122 min read
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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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