Encouragement
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Book Review – The Justice of Jesus
Every now and again, you read something that you wish you wrote. Joash Thomas’ book “The Justice of Jesus” is that for me. I am incredibly thankful for this book because as a racialized person who identifies as a Christian, I am tired. I am tired of having to explain the ways in which white Continue reading
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When You’re Dreaming with a Broken Heart
Life has a very peculiar habit of surprising you. Much has happened since I last wrote here. I have the tendency to be reactive. I needed some time to sit back and do some personal reflection. I had to give up on dreams that I once had. The world has a way of shattering dreams. Continue reading
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On Disgust and Hating Our Neighbours
I wrote this article awhile ago for a particular group that shall remain nameless. The editor and I had different ideas on how to move forward so I decided to pull back my work from being considered. However, I’ve had people ask me if I have written on it before in a shorter version so Continue reading
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Celebrating You!
As an undergrad student, I remember holding an edited volume and scanning the table of contents. I remember seeing names of people I have never met but admired. Even though I did not know them personally, I was struck by their intelligence. Surely not everyone gets published. Being published is a badge of honour. It Continue reading
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On Religious Trauma
It is only recently that I’ve had to really deal with the issue of religious trauma. I think that it was there but I never allowed myself to feel it. There has been an intentional part of me to try and be more attuned to my own body. As a result, I have been noticing Continue reading
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You say it best… when you say nothing at all
It is hard for me to turn off the noise. Social media blasts so much information in one single day that it is quite overwhelming for the psyche to process all the facts, figures, opinions, and debates that one can easily find by simply scrolling down the page. Everywhere you turn, people are trying to Continue reading
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Losing My Religion
“That’s me in the cornerThat’s me in the spotlightLosing my religion” The term “losing my religion” is a Southern term for being at the end of one’s rope. This pandemic has definitely brought me to that point. Compassion fatigue has set in. It has become so difficult to be kind to those who refuse to Continue reading
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Go easy on me 2022.
2021 has been a very tough year. My 2021 accomplishment is that I’m still alive. I finally graduated in 2021. It was a virtual ceremony because of the pandemic. While it was a moment that was supposed to bring me joy for accomplishing quite a feat (I mean it’s not every day one gets a Continue reading
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Hello, 2021…
“Get thee behind me, 2020.” To say that 2020 was an “unprecedented” year is to state the obvious. It has been tough to deal with. Politically, the way that governments across the world reacted and responded to this pandemic is both shockingly inept but also, not surprising. This year more than ever, the gap between Continue reading
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Tunes for Tuesday
Last week, I had a chance to reconnect with old friends. During our chat, we somehow ended up talking about Enneagram types and told me about this project by Sleeping at Last. Let’s just say that it was a song that rendered me speechless because I felt like someone who wasn’t me talked about everything Continue reading
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