I’m in Oxford, England this week with the Elijah Interfaith board of World Religious Leaders focusing on the theme ‘Friendships Across Religions’. This Board of 60 includes archbishops, cardinals, swamis, chief rabbis, sheiks, monks, nuns, ...

In his recent Higher Ground posting, Alvin paid homage to his personal hero, Joshua Abraham Heschel, and challenged us to reflect on own. Known for issuing a similar challenge is Johnetta Cole, former President of ...

I hope all of us have at least one hero in our life. It doesn’t really matter whether that person is living or dead. What matters is that he or she brings inspiration to your ...

I have been thinking about my attempts to do good work through institutions I support — after all, many of us were raised under the adage, “To whom much is given, much shall be required.” ...

The Higher Ground Group is going to be featured on FOX 5’s Good Day Atlanta (https://www.myfoxatlanta.com/subindex/good_day_atl) tomorrow morning in the 7 o’clock hour! Be sure to tune in to watch Buck Lanford interview Alvin, Joanna, ...

I saw a funny Valentine posted on the wall of a church elevator today. At the center was a heart, boldly crayoned in black. Above the heart, written in bright red were the words: Radical ...

You cannot lay down remorse upon the innocent nor lift it from the heart of the guilty. For only then shall you know that the erect and the fallen are but one man…and that the ...

A day, a week, or a month, no matter how grand or reflective, just doesn’t do justice to the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. I enjoyed and was inspired by the ...

This week’s observances in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr., Atlanta’s most distinguished native son, have caused me to reflect on ways the civil rights movement and my personal story have intersected. One is hauntingly ...

Do you believe in miracles? You should, for if you are blessed with the gift of sight, every time you gaze into a mirror you are beholding a miracle. For the image you see reflects ...