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Not So Easily Broken: A Week On the Breaking Plantation
There’s something especially cruel, horrific even, about a breaking plantation…as if slavery itself wasn’t cruel enough. You see, breaking plantations are where they sent the slaves who kept trying to run away. On the grounds of this one where I’ve … Continue reading
Posted in Endurance, Inequality, Justice, Overcoming Obstacles, Racism, Slavery, Uncategorized, Violence
Tagged freedom, persistence, plantation, Racism, Reconciliation, reparations, resistance, Slavery
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Please Stop Silencing Me or A Tale of Two Women Victims
I had planned to post about today being a bonus day on the calendar—February 29th, Leap Day! I’m more excited about it this year than I remember being before. An extra day, extra time to get things done. My prayers have … Continue reading
Posted in Abuse, Black Lives Matter, Domestic Violence, Gun Control, Gun Violence, Justice, Mental Health, Uncategorized, Violence, Violence Against Women
Tagged Crystal Hamilton, domestic violence, intimate partner violence, Judges 19, Lott Carey, National Coalition Against Domestic Violence, Officer Ashley Guindon, Ronald Hamilton, Texts of Terror, United Nations Women's Division
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Don’t Forget Herod at Christmas, Terror and All
[W]hile Christ’s birth is a romance about God’s great love for God’s people, it is also a story about a decree, a massacre, about principalities and powers and rulers of wickedness in high places. Continue reading
Posted in Equality, Justice, Overcoming Obstacles, Racism, Violence
Tagged Brian McLaren, Christmas, Consumerism, Herod, Jesus' Birth, Terrorism
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Breaking the Bondage: What Churches Can Do (and Should Avoid) to End Human Trafficking
Human trafficking has reached crisis levels. While it is a complex issue, there’s a lot churches can do to help end the unjust and immoral enterprise of trafficking human beings. Continue reading
On Roadblocks, Detours and Shortcuts
I was at the car dealership for more than eight hours today. UGH! I heard a noise that sounded like my back brakes. The mechanic didn’t hear anything. I insisted that the car get checked again and when it was, it … Continue reading
Posted in Divorce, Healing, Hope, Overcoming Obstacles
Tagged divorce, grace, healing, Hope, new beginnings, obstacles, overcoming, roadblocks, separation, traffic
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Hot Grits Are Good for Eating
A few years ago I wrote an article titled, “More Than Hot Grits (and an Iron Skillet), which appeared in an online publication called The Vine. The publication is no longer available but recent events made me dig this out … Continue reading
Posted in Abuse, Domestic Violence, Hope, Justice, Prayer, Sacrifice, Violence Against Women
Tagged abuse, church, domestic abuse, domestic violence, healing, Hope, hot grits, intimate partner, intimate partner violence, marriage, National Coalition Against Domestic Violence, Prayer, relationship, relationships, violence, violence against women, women
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Turbulence and Tailwinds
I recently flew to Houston for the homegoing celebration of the life of a friend. His wife and I were prayer partners throughout divinity school and they were my family when I lived in North Carolina so in spite of … Continue reading
Posted in Endurance, Overcoming Obstacles
Tagged Overcoming Obstacles, Prayer, Restoration
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