The “What the Hell Happened to Me in Seminary” series is a group of blog posts from myself and other seminarians across the country chronicling their experiences while in seminary. None are happy tales of how we saved the world one exegesis at a time. Most will make you cry. All, if we’re lucky, will … Continue reading »
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“He that Finds a Wife” Recap
Tonight I attended the “He that Finds a Wife” Relationship Symposium hosted by Praise 102.5 and Jack A. Daniels, the author of I Need a Wife: Where Are the Real Women? The panel consisted of men who were “marriage minded”, and, according to radio host KD Bowe, were “single, successful, ready to commit and emotionally … Continue reading »
Purpose + Relationships: How Do They Fit?
Below is a revelation that God gave me about finding our purpose and marriage. The discussions about this topic has been tossed around by me and my friends for the latter half of 2011 and I think we got it! Hope this #ThatllPreach moment will help bring some clarity to your own understanding about purpose … Continue reading »
Bey + Jay vs. Keisha + RayRay
Last night, Twitter was all the buzz over Beyonce’s silent announcement that she was with child (yay!) Before you knew it, three Twitter accounts, all claiming to be the fetus of Bey-Z began tweeting out quirky little comments that kept The Twitter a buzz late into the night. Back in the real world, however, Tweets … Continue reading »
:: All of the Lights ::
Today we’re talking about love. Check out a post by a good friend who finds that the “lights” in her life keeps her love life at the intercection of hope and a prayer. All of the Lights When you’re driving, there are two signals that are clear-cut: green means “GO”, red indicates “STOP”. Then there’s that … Continue reading »
21 Tweet Salute.
Below is a 21 Tweet salute to the freedom my daughter Ashli gave me on her birthday 6 years ago. I just copied the tweets from my Twitter page (@dstarwriter59) and posted. (hence the time stamps) *warning* *highly transparent* Read on. This time 6 years ago, I was in labor at Crawford Long Hospital…8 hours … Continue reading »
“You tol’ Harpo to beat me?!”
Today, I announced to a group of my coworkers that I was a domestic violence victim. Well, I didn’t intentionally tell them, it just kind of came out while I was discussing a new project that I am leading a group of girls in. They are collecting items for a local women and children’s shelter, … Continue reading »
::Four Words::
Mark 11:22 reads: And Jesus answering saith unto them, “Have faith in Money. Man. The GOP. Cars. Weezy. The Real House Wives. Your boss. Your crazy baby mama. Your equally crazy baby daddy. Obama. Your [insert college/university name here]. Your skills. Who you know. Your family name. Your education. Freeing T.I. Your sorority. Your frat … Continue reading »
:: Fear Factor ::
Yesterday, I had an interesting conversation with a male suitor about the state of our “relationship”. (If you can call it that). After a few hit and misses (more misses than hits) and a seemingly roller coaster type experience over the last few months, we both got revelation on something. We were both continuing to … Continue reading »
The Glass Ceiling
When we think about the phrase “the glass ceiling”, we are reminded of the limited point of view, experience, expertise, or restrictiveness that comes with reaching our highest heights or greatest potential. The glass ceiling, metaphorically speaking, has represented reaching the pinnacle, the highest point of something. We strive to reach beyond that point, breaking … Continue reading »
