Oh Barack… How much do I love thee? Let me count the ways… Anyone who knows me knows that I love Barack Obama (and Michelle — post to come later) almost as much as I love Jesus Christ (and that’s a whole lot — okay, fine — slight exaggeration). The only reason why he and … Continue reading Why I Love Barack Obama (or “Why My Love for Barack Has No Chill” or “An Ode to Obama”)
Another day. Another dollar. Another Black man shot. Another gay person shot. Another police officer shot. Nothing new under the sun. Life goes on right?
No. Life can’t just “go on.” We need to address this.
As Adventists, we are really good about talking about end time events and preaching present truth.
But I find that when it comes to present day events and present day realities, we are silent, we are complicit, we are ignorant, we are apathetic, we are ambivalent.
Where is my church when it hurts? Continue reading Where is My Church When it Hurts?: On White Silence, Silence in General, Using Eschatology as an Excuse for Apathy and Inactivity and…Hope
I’ll be brief (for once, lol). Since I got my B1 license in January and my Aqua Zumba license in April, a lot has happened: I led the warm-up at the Department of Justice’s FunRun back in June: I FINALLY have my first Zumba class! I will be teaching Aqua Zumba at the Carlingwood YMCA on … Continue reading Chronicles of a Plus-Sized Zumba Instructor: Part III
The beauty of vulnerability, and how many women have misconstrued or misunderstood activity, initiative and submission in the context of relationships. Continue reading The Role of a Woman: BOLD Submission
I love listening to sermons while I cook and prepare meals for the next day. I was listening to a sermon by Pastor John Gray the other day, and he cited a verse that jumped out at me for the first time. I had to drop my spoon and go find a pen and paper to write down the epiphany… Continue reading Because He Loved Them…
