top of page
Search
Ann Oswald Laird
Apr 13, 20211 min read
Eight Good Men
In showing up, the mountain moved, the stuck uncoiled and the fear subsided. It was as if God itself moved to the forefront as each chest...
24 views0 comments
Ann Oswald Laird
Mar 9, 20201 min read
Dietrich Bonhoeffer
“The ultimate question for a responsible man to ask is not how he is to extricate himself heroically from the affair, but how the coming...
9 views0 comments
Ann Oswald Laird
Jan 22, 20194 min read
Ascension
One would surmise that humanity’s greatest hungers are that of career satisfaction, acquiring wealth, the love from another, or even...
2 views0 comments
Ann Oswald Laird
Jul 25, 20152 min read
Cycle of Consciousness
I AM born of a consciousness that believes in the power of unity, believes in the will of All over the will of self preservation,...
1 view0 comments
Ann Oswald Laird
Mar 25, 20154 min read
An Act of Being Pious
I cannot remember when I first knew that I was not alone. Growing up as a middle child of five with my Mom, Dad, Nana and Grandfather...
1 view0 comments
Ann Oswald Laird
Jan 27, 20154 min read
A Journey to Motherhood
The greatest hunger for an individual is not satisfied by food, nor is it fulfilled by acquiring money, success or even the love of...
0 views0 comments
Ann Oswald Laird
Jan 25, 20151 min read
Walk the Path Overgrown
What if I told you that the written word has always been my passion? What if I told you that nature has always been my partner in...
0 views0 comments
Ann Oswald Laird
May 29, 20142 min read
Awakening
I do my best to be open, to be active, to reflect, and to listen. I seek the healing qualities of Light; finding comfort in the...
3 views0 comments
Ann Oswald Laird
Nov 4, 20116 min read
The Concept of Emptiness
There are concepts in the western philosophy that are unable to define those found in eastern thought. Buddhist philosophy covers a...
17 views0 comments
Ann Oswald Laird
Nov 4, 20116 min read
Authoritative Leadership
To be an effective leader in pastoral ministry one’s disciplines should develop from within. Consequently, as a pastoral leader in...
3 views0 comments
Ann Oswald Laird
Jul 17, 20112 min read
As Above So Below
“In the presence of the night, I call out. “God where are you?” Feeling abandoned in the darkness and the stillness of the open sky, I...
1 view0 comments
Ann Oswald Laird
Jul 3, 201110 min read
Reflection on the Womanist theologian Delores WIlliams
Called to Witness: A Voice of Black American Women Women’s studies express within the cultural context the misrepresented realities for...
53 views0 comments
bottom of page