This new project will be a greater revelation of the Father’s love and passion for us, His beloved, but it won’t be in the typical fashion that has been bound by the four walls of the church. Instead, it will be reaching out, with arms of love in these character’s day-to-day journeys
Month: April 2021
Lessons From A Young Feline (Poem)
I yell full sentences filled with illustrative threats exuding smoldering animosity. Over and over he does what I tell him not to do. I watch as he stares longingly at the untouchable object as if it holds some magical spell over him with its inanimate power. His full, rounded body tenses with desire pulsing along… Continue reading Lessons From A Young Feline (Poem)
My Church Was Silent- Guest Post, by Esperanza Gallon
I remember the time I was stirred from my sleep by the sound and sight of a young Black man being chased by a mob of white male students while being called the N-word, and the entire year when bricks were thrown through Black students’ apartment windows. There’s even the time when a brick was thrown through the window when I was working as a crisis hotline counselor because I would not support KKK propaganda while taking a hotline call. I lived in fear as a student there.
Hello Thirty Eight
I have been blessed to have found an outlet for the current of life, in my friendships. These women have adopted me into their hearts and named me their sister. They say the word so effortlessly and fill it with a grace that smooths out my broken edges and difficult ways. They have been the very sponges to polish my jarring weaknesses. They have been God’s hands to uphold me in the midst of trauma, loss, heartbreak, and pain.