Who are you?
Ever since I saw the first preview of the movie, Overcomer, I wanted to see it. I was ready. Pumped. The release month was etched in my mind. When the time came, everything under the sun prevented me from going
Tag: Black Christian Reads
Me and My B.I.G Mouth
Don’t speak unless you can improve on the silence. ~ Spanish proverb “When’s the baby due?” the doctor asked the reporter, making small talk before his interview. He had no idea that no matter the season, this particular reporter wore
Chosen
“You’ve been chosen…” Those were the last words I’d wanted to hear out of the judge’s mouth the two times in my life that I was chosen for jury duty. Work and family obligations were more pressing as far as
Open Your Umbrella
“If you want the rainbow, you’ve got to put up with the rain.” ~ Dolly Parton It was a spring night in April and a line of ferocious storms rumbled through my hometown bringing with it high winds, heavy
Between A Rock And A Hard Place
“Good decisions come from experience, and experience comes from bad decisions.” ~Anonymous As far as I’m concerned, the phrase “desperate times call for desperate measures” is an understatement when it comes to Aron Ralston. I vaguely remembered hearing
Run To Win
If you can pick up after a crushing defeat, and go on to win again, you are going to be a champion someday. ~ Wilma Rudolph The year of 1996 marked my life with several milestones, two of them
What’s In Your Basket?
Every year, I donate a basket of goodies to be raffled off at the annual RT Booklovers Convention. To win, persons had to give their names and email addresses as a way for me to build my monthly newsletter list.
The Day A Paper Plate Changed My Life
God enters by a private door into each individual. ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson I used to be a “Yes Woman.” If someone needed a volunteer, I’d do it. If they needed someone to plan a party, put together
Our Lives Matter
When the Black Lives Matter movement began to dominate the headlines, I saw an image I would never forget. There was a photo of an armed police officer, or military personnel with his gun—more like an AK-47—pointing at a shirtless
A Spiritual Beauty Pageant
Last week, I was a contestant in What is Your State of Mind? Pageant at my church, Bethesda Temple. The play was part of the annual women’s ministry. Being a part of it gave me a self-reflection to guard my
The Path to Purpose
Unlike my young adult daughter, who wrote an essay about using the college years to discern her path, and unlike many who rely on guesswork or practical decisions to guide their studies and career choices (all okay avenues), I was
I Almost Fainted! by Pat Simmons
Psalm 27:13-14: I had fainted, unless I had believed to see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living. Wait on the Lord: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the Lord. I felt
Tea Time Anyone?
In a few days, I’ll travel to Omaha, Nebraska, to fellowship with the ladies from Sharon Seventh Day Adventist Church for a Hat & Glove Tea Sisterhood program. I have my hat and pearls, now I have to find the
How much sex is too much sex in Erotica?
I would guess that readers of that genre can’t get enough of it, which is why they buy it. Come on over to the other side: Christian novels. Recently, I had a conversation with a friend, who is also an
Moses
Moses, a man handpicked by God to show His mighty works. Whether you’re Muslims, Jewish, Christians, atheist or agnostic, you’ve heard the stories or seen the miracles in The Ten Commandments, starring Charleston Heston. Moses represents a man who sacrificed