Self-care is not something I’m good at, although I’m getting better. I’m used to being the type of person who goes everywhere and does everything for everybody but myself, and that’s exactly what I did when I returned to campus following my father’s passing and funeral. We had his funeral service on January 8th, and… Continue reading GRIEF: Reconciliation with Self: The Importance of Self-Care
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GRIEF: Reconciliation with God: From Abandoment to Trusting Again
On January 2, 2018, my expectations of God were violated, in the words of my DC pastor, Pastor Donnell Jones of Grace Covenant Church DC. That was the day my worst nightmare came true. My mother woke me up telling me my father had stopped breathing. At that time, my mother revived him as I… Continue reading GRIEF: Reconciliation with God: From Abandoment to Trusting Again
Jesus: Not Conservative or Liberal but Revolutionary
We must not allow political parties to cause us to lose sight of humanity and the cause of Christ. Above all, we as Christians are called to love God and to love others. Support whatever party the Spirit leads you to support out of your personal convictions, but please don’t call it the party of God.
The One Who Sees Me (Hagar’s Story): A Story of Slavery or Liberation?
We should “see” people that many in society may walk by, ignore, and even persecute, the homeless man on the corner, the immigrant next door…We have to open our eyes to see, truly “see,” people the way God sees them regardless of their marginalized identities and in the midst of their humanity.
But The Greatest of These Is Love
When society reaches a point where our desire for power is greater than our desire for love, then we as a society are in trouble.