Providing Nuanced Exposures to Static Worldviews
I am going to be very honest. I don't know the last time I spoke to God about things concerning my life. The big things. The things that scare me. The things in my heart to do. The things that I struggle with God about in some major ways. I just...haven't had the words, per … Continue reading Approaching Reciprocity, Part 2: Why I Still Struggle with God
It's been a crazy ride over the past 12 days. It's been a crazy ride since before that if you belong to certain groups, to be honest. This country has always been the land of the free for some and our current administration seems to be tightening those terms and conditions on what "free" feels … Continue reading #NuancedExposures: We Are Not One
Over the past few years, I have undergone a faith shift of sorts. The faith of my youth has shattered under the pressures of life, the convictions I refuse to let go of about God, and the dogma that has weighed me down spiritually. Throughout this process, I have learned (and am still learning) to … Continue reading #NuancedExposures: Responsible Theology
I've been in church all of my life. My mother went into labor with me while she was teaching a children's Vacation Bible School class. So I guess you can say that if there was anyone who was predestined to be a church kid, it would be me. I was the church kid who stayed … Continue reading For Church Kids Who Are Grown Now & Aren’t Sure If They’re Saved Enuff
What do you love and what do you do it for? One of the things I love the most about living during this time is that there is so many opportunities for exposure. If you're diligent enough to work social media, have an unquenchable appetite to stay fresh and relevant, and keep up your networking … Continue reading The Question Is…
People love a good story. Perhaps that's why we love to gravitate to people being honest (or what we assume to be honest) and we hail people for being vulnerable, authentic, or "real". We crave for people to trust or honor us enough to expose who they are and what they are going through to … Continue reading Can You Handle the Real Me? Five Roadblocks to Vulnerability
When peace like a river attendeth my way... My faith journey as I know it now is not as it had been. I never thought I would be one of those people. I just knew that the reassurance that I had about God, my faith, my destiny, my purpose would be the one thing that … Continue reading Soundtrack to Losing & Finding Faith – Track 1: It Is Well
(Source: bengordoncenter.org) May is Mental Health Awareness Month and as a graduate student pursuing a degree and career as a Professional Counselor, I could not let this month pass without using this platform to shed some light on mental illness. I grew up in the Church and I am generally grateful for the path my … Continue reading Open Secrets: The Church and Mental Health Pt. 1
My father was elected to the Pastorate of the Macedonia Baptist Church in Southeast, Washington, DC on February 4, 2003 and was duly installed (so churchy!) on May 4, 2003. It's been twelve years. So in honor of this auspicious occasion, I thought I would talk about being a PK. The PK life is a … Continue reading Five Things I’ve Learned As A “PK” (…and Five Things PKs Might Want You To Know)
Let me start this post by saying that I am one of those individuals who laughs harder at Will Ferrell movies than I probably should. I'm aware that some of you might judge me for that but I promise it has a point today. In his 2006 movie, Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby, … Continue reading Ricky Bobby and My Unconventional Reflections on Holy Week