By Alan Delery Our thoughts shape our behavior. What we are taught—and not taught—affects our perceptions, decisions, and actions. Like many in our country, I have encountered discussions about Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) in my news feeds and conversations. Some claim that DEI training harms organizations that implement it. As an ordained Christian minister […]
I am looking forward to this Saturday. I’ve been looking forward to it for quite some time. Actually, if it was up to me, this Saturday would have been last month, and I would be working on something else today, as today would have already been yesterday.
Are you confused yet? Let me clear it up for you.
This Saturday the youth at the Life Transformation Community Center will be harvesting the sweet potatoes that we planted in the summer.
by Alan Delery I’ve been serving as the Director of Celebration Church Life Transformation Community Center (LTCC) for the past year. This position has allowed me to implement key components of Positive Impact which has a mission of “Building Safe and Caring Communities Through Positive Relationships.” During the last month at LTCC, I’ve been promoting […]
by Alan Delery The last Peace Fest that I was involved with was the Algiers Peace Fest in 2017. With my guidance, the event was developed by a group of high school students to fulfill their service hour requirements. After the Peace Fest, many community members said that this should be an annual event. Perhaps […]
If we’re not careful, we could get pretty discouraged observing the world around us. I don’t even want to begin to list the things that we might find discouraging. I don’t want to go into a big theoretical, theological or philosophical analysis of what I feel needs to be said in today’s post. The message […]
by Alan Delery While New Orleans is known for the gentle, slow and easy-going way of life, it is not always so easy to live here. I was recently talking to someone who pointed out that we all have stuff that makes life not so easy. We brought some of that “stuff” on ourselves, some […]
By Alan Delery The proposed New Orleans City Council resolution No. R-22-48 to establish a “robust review policy for current and future bike lanes” passed on Thursday, January 20, 2022. It is my understanding that recommendations from a review committee will be presented back to the City Council within the next six (6) months. While […]
By Alan Delery If you look up into the tree canopy, you will notice a large broken tree limb that presents a dangerous hazard for life and property. This is, in my back yard, looming over my back apartment and patio deck. It’s been there for months, and I never knew when it would fall […]
By Alan Delery “Sometimes you have to go through traffic to get to your vision.” Little Rock We are at that time of year where I like to reflect on my personal, family and community health. Positive Impact uses 5 principles of growth, as symbolized in our logo, with each principle visualized as one of […]