Looking Beyond the Surface: A Reflection on Shrek and God’s Perspective

Discover the profound wisdom hidden within a section of the beloved “Shrek” movie in Prince Omar’s latest blog post. Join Prince Omar on a captivating journey alongside Shrek and Donkey as they delve into the inherent tendency to judge others based on appearances and the far-reaching impact of such judgments on individuals and society.

Medical Issues

I’ve been a pretty healthy guy . . . until February. First, I broke my toe. I was making dinner and tried to dropkick the island in my kitchen into the hallway. It didn’t move. My foot went one way and my toe went another. Snapped that baby right off. Not a big deal in the grand scheme of things, but . . . .

Father, Forgive Them

Though there is a sense in which these people—the priests and scribes and Pharisees, the members of the Sanhedrin—knew very well what they were doing—they were murdering an innocent man—yet it is probably also true that in their spiritual blindness and the hardness of their own hearts they did not fully understand to Whom they were doing it.

He Did What? (2)

Every battle is a spiritual battle. Whether it’s Abram’s rescue of Lot, or God’s deliverance of Israel from Egypt, or Joshua’s conquest of the promised land, or David extending the boundaries of his kingdom, every battle is a spiritual battle, and God is a warrior who fights for His people.

MetroConnect Vol 4 | 4th Quarter

This month we celebrate 45 years of God’s faithfulness. In 1977 under the leadership of Dr. David A. Morgan, Metropolitan Baptist Church started a home fellowship where many could come together to worship God,

Be Very Afraid

I decided to Google a list of phobias one day, after reading about two types of fear: irrational fear, commonly known as Phobia, and rational fear. Did you know that Hippopotmonstrosesquippedaliophobia is the fear of long words? Chaetophobia is the fear of hair and Kathisophobia is the fear of sitting down. There is also

MetroConnect Vol 3 | 3rd Quarter

Things Are Coming Back – Those of you who know me well can attest that I am an avid sports fan. As I consume NFL games on Sunday, Monday and Thursday, I can’t help but recognize how many people have reoriented themselves to coming back to stadiums to watch their favorite football team. Over the past 20 months