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What if, YOU are the difference in whether your dream works? What if you have been the independent variable all along? COMMIT TO YOU TODAY

Inhale. I can do hard things well. Exhale. Although I am tired, I have all I need to keep moving forward. 10/2024 9:29am Grand Rising to...

I have found myself paying close attention to my own needs lately. This sounds very ordinary, but it's a quite extraordinary practice...

Tigger Warning: A sensitive topic related to gun violence and suicide will be discussed in this blog post. The content may be both...

"Be Still" – These words often come in the form of a command by a grandmother watching you run around the house, or a mother trying to do...

"Dad do you have any new years resolutions?," I asked with a ton of wonder in my eyes. "Nope, just keep living." he said with an...

Zora Neale Hurston once wrote, "There are years that ask questions and years that answer.” - Many of my questions were answered in 2024,...

Hello Family,   The season has changed, nature is changing, and somehow, I am too. I keep hearing the song ‘I am Changing’ by Jennifer...

Hello Family, Happy Fall! I pray you are enjoying the start of this new season filled with change, transitions, and evolution. Before I...

Hello Family,   “ Would you want to go to the mosque with us on Friday ?” said a young Turkish Muslim woman.   I had never thought about...

Hello Family, Have you ever heard of the saying, "When in Rome do as the Romans do"? In the 4th century, Saint Ambrose gave this advice...

Hello Family, "How does a womanist theologian engage with religious discourse on the ground?" This is the question that drove my public...

Hello Family,   This week marks my first week of my second year of divinity school. LORD HAMMMERCY! I’m still shocked I’m here. I woke up...

Hello Family, “You’re okay A’Leeyah. You are safe. Breathe,” I say to myself as a crushing pain fills my chest, heartbeat increases, and...

Hello Family, Every time I find myself behind a keyboard to make a blog post I get nervous. I realize that writing is both therapeutic...

Hello Family 💜, There is death in OUR camps. Hemorrhaging in OUR communities. Division in our nation. Pain in our pursuit of happiness,...

“I rebuke you in the name of Jesus,” said the late Sonya Massey. “I’m sorry.” These were the last words of the late 36-year-old Black...

Hello Family, Happy Black History Month! I hope that this February will be both reflective, revelatory, and transformative for you. Take...

Hello Family, One of the latest TikTok and Instagram Reel trends I’ve enjoyed is, “I’m a (insert what you identify as), of course I...

Hello Family, Have you ever heard God speak? What did it sound like? I encourage you to answer these two questions in the comments at the...