I’ve been planning my wedding since I was a child. I’ve written out the details from the playlist to the location, occasionally updating it as I’ve gotten older. While all the details of the wedding itself are in my control, there’s one important part that’s out of my control. My husband. Yet, I’ve done what… Continue reading No Longer Waiting For My Boaz
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What Makes You Come Alive Brief Review
In What Makes You Come Alive: A Spiritual Walk with Howard Thurman, Dr. Lerita Coleman Brown invites the reader into the life of Howard Thurman, sharing the significance of Thurman’s mysticism and spirituality for us today. In journeying with us, she offers reflection questions and spiritual next steps as we begin our journey of connection… Continue reading What Makes You Come Alive Brief Review
Theology, Harm, and the Megan Thee Stallion Shooting Trial
It’s 8:08 PM on Friday, December 23rd (or at least it was when I started writing this blog post). I’ve spent the past few days following the trial for Tory Lanez in the shooting of Megan Thee Stallion, reading each and every tweet and update from reporter Meghann Cuniff. Today, the verdict came out. Tory Lanez… Continue reading Theology, Harm, and the Megan Thee Stallion Shooting Trial
A Theological Reflection on Rest
(Offered at Ebenezer Baptist Church’s Navigating Our World (N.O.W.) service on Wednesday, July 28, 2021) In early July, I had a conversation with a friend where I was told that “At the end of your day, you have to choose you.” I meditated and reflected on this. What does it mean to choose you or… Continue reading A Theological Reflection on Rest
For My Black Women
Background This week has been a week for Black women. Some celebrated Kamala Harris becoming the first Black woman to be a major party’s nominee for vice president while others highlighted the ways her policies as a prosecutor harmed other Black women, notably poor Black women. Still others leaned into their misogynoir and began using… Continue reading For My Black Women
Deirdre Jonese Austin 