Former American Press staff writer Sunny Brown Farley writes "Naked Faith," a look at faith in its natural form: lived out in the day-to-day lives of ordinary people.

God’s Green Thumb

The other day I saw a cartoon poking fun at the Big Bang theory on evolution.

In it, there was a guy wearing a chef hat and a kitchen apron and he says, “The other day, the refrigerator was empty – there was nothing inside. Then, I heard this big bang and I opened the fridge [...]

The Wright Way to See Things?

There has been a lot of controversy in recent weeks over the preaching of Barack Obama’s pastor, the Rev. Dr. Jeremiah Wright. Certainly his words have provoked more than a few people.

The seminary I attend will honor Wright this week at its fourth Annual State of the Black Church Awards Banquet. The decision to do [...]

The Debt is Satisfied

As the Lenten season draws to a close, we come to Holy Week and the observance of the passion and crucifixion of Christ.

As Easter people, we often rush past the horror of the cross and go directly to the joy of resurrection. It is important, though, for us to remember the suffering and death of [...]

What’s all the fuss?

When Jesus rode into Jerusalem on a donkey (or perhaps a colt?) there was a great crowd of people to welcome him. They cheered Hosanna (or Save! as in, Save us!) and they laid palm branches and cloaks in his path.

I can imagine it was like a green and brown carpet stretched out before him.

I [...]

Spit and Dirt

You can look around the sanctuaries of many churches and see symbols of the Christian faith – banners, crosses, stained glass and altars adorned with colored cloth and candles.

These are visual reminders of what Christianity is all about. They help tell the story of our faith. A long time ago when many people didn’t read, [...]

The Pursuit of Godliness

I recently saw for the first time the movie The Pursuit of Happyness. As a seminary student, I don’t have a lot of free time for movies but I am glad I put down my books for a night and took in this amazing movie.

In The Pursuit of Happyness, a character played by Will Smith [...]