Rev. Otis Moss III
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The Rev. Otis Moss III, Senior Pastor of Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago is a leading progressive Christian activist and cultural critic. Reverend Moss is a Jazz influenced Pastor with a Hip Hop vibe. He is committed to the Gospel of Jesus Christ rooted in love and justice and he is inspired by the works of Zora Neale Hurston, August Wilson, and Howard Thurman.

The work and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr and the pastoral ministry of his father, Dr. Otis Moss, Jr of Cleveland, OH, have been primary mentors in his spiritual formation. The Rev. Otis Moss, III is a native of Cleveland, OH and honors graduate of Morehouse College and Yale Divinity School. Tweet Pastor OM3 @OM3.

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A Moral Case for Tax Fairness in America

(15) Comments | Posted April 30, 2012 | 7:57 AM

Why do the richest one percent of Americans often pay less taxes than their employees struggling to make ends meet? For most Americans, our recent tax day was about as welcomed as a trip to the dentist. But a cab driver working the double shift probably had more reason for...

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Why I am Unashamed and Unapologetic About My Faith

(182) Comments | Posted January 1, 2012 | 7:05 AM

The antebellum preacher was the greatest single factor in determining the destiny of the enslaved community. - Howard Thurman
"The blues help you get out of the bed in the morning. You get up knowing you ain't alone. There's something else in the world...this be an empty world without the...
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A Blue Note Gospel

(14) Comments | Posted December 2, 2011 | 6:11 PM

In the second month of the second year after their arrival at the house of God in Jerusalem, Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, Jeshua son of Jozadak and the rest of the people (the priests and the Levites and all who had returned from the captivity to Jerusalem) began the work...
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When Brooks Dry Up

Comments | Posted November 5, 2011 | 10:31 PM

1Kings Chapter 17:5-9

It is does not matter who you are or what your station in life at some point your "brook" will dry up. Life has unfortunately been designed with a peculiar cosmic chaotic character, yet
divine construction that guarantees:

a moment of drought;

a minute of...

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Silence Is 'Not' Golden When It Comes To The Congo

(6) Comments | Posted October 10, 2011 | 11:12 AM

The ancient proverbial statement says, "Silence is golden." But how can a person, especially a person of faith, be silent when a woman is raped every minute and 45,000 children, women and men are dying in the Democratic Republic of Congo?

The Democratic Republic of Congo is...

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