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Jesus Loves the Little Children: But Do We?

As a child growing up, I like many others, can remember singing the song “Jesus Loves the Little Children.” If you’re unfamiliar with it, the lyrics say “Jesus loves the little children, all the children of the world. Red and yellow, black and white, they are precious in his sight, Jesus loves the little children… Continue reading Jesus Loves the Little Children: But Do We?

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GRIEF: Reconciliation with Others: From Loathing to Loving

Now, another part of grieving is understanding that grieving will look different for everyone. For me, grieving looked like committing myself fully to all I’m involved in, and for my sister, similarly, it looked like committing herself fully to her school work. For my mother, grieving looked like recommunicating with an old friend and developing… Continue reading GRIEF: Reconciliation with Others: From Loathing to Loving

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GRIEF: Reconciliation with Self: The Importance of Self-Care

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