Preaching, Teaching, & Public Speaking | A Call to Servant Leadership

Whose Lives Matter?

by Dr Paul Murray | Jun 18, 2020 | God, Leadership, Moral, Preaching, Teaching, & Public Speaking

As the chant, “Black Lives Matter” holds center stage across our nation, there is this growing counter call, “All Lives Matter”. This response derives from those who want to retain their own sense of value and not be excluded from the equation. Does one life hold more...

Getting Past Your Past

by Dr Paul Murray | Nov 14, 2019 | God, Preaching, Teaching, & Public Speaking

I’m reminded of a commercial that shows individuals walking around with a paper-faced mask mounted on a stick and as they greet others, they hold the mask up to hide their real self. Often, because of our leadership roles, we are like that commercial. We greet others,...

God Provides in Our Times of Need

by Dr Paul Murray | Sep 3, 2019 | Doctrine & Theology, God, Preaching, Teaching, & Public Speaking

Most people have had the experience of lack, in essence needing more of something than what is currently available. The issue that is very transparent is that most people have not studied the Word of God to learn how He desires to help those in need. What often...

We Can’t Not Communicate: The Very Attempt Not to Communicate Communicates Something

by Dr Paul Murray | Mar 19, 2018 | Leadership, Preaching, Teaching, & Public Speaking, Service, The World

“I get so frustrated when someone doesn’t respond to a simple text.” “No matter how often I reach out and seek to communicate with a peer, my texts, phone calls, and emails go unanswered – how rude and disrespectful!” “They are always posting on FB and Instagram, but...

God and the Protection of Human Rights and Dignity

by Dr Paul Murray | Jul 4, 2015 | God, Leadership, Preaching, Teaching, & Public Speaking, Uncategorized

In 1948, Eleanor Roosevelt began a crusade to bring attention to the lack of human rights and dignity for people all over the world. Her efforts led to the drafting of a Universal Declaration of Human Rights and Dignity that was signed and adopted by the United...

The Power of a Testimony

by Dr Paul Murray | Apr 29, 2015 | Leadership, Preaching, Teaching, & Public Speaking

We live in a pluralistic society where there is a continuous battle that wages even within Christianity regarding what doctrine is true and who’s interpretation of Scripture is correct. While working on my Doctorate at Howard University’s School of Divinity, I clearly...