Parenting is so challenging. I am not indicting “purity culture”. I’ve seen people emerge from it whole, healthy, and joy-filled. But because it involves people,
Category: Faith & Mental Wellness
Before the Harm: God’s Lesson on Safety
“The Light at the Door” She sat in her car long after the engine stopped, hands resting on the steering wheel like she was still
✨ How Do I Reject the Parts of Faith That Oppressed Me, While Retaining What Healed Me?
There comes a point when a woman looks at the faith she inherited and realizes:some parts held her back,and other parts held her together. That’s
🌅 “How We Found Him Doesn’t Matter—Only That We Did”
Many of us didn’t find God in a cathedral or under a choir robe.We found Him in the wreckage.In the sleepless nights, in the hospital
When Anxiety Becomes a Crisis: Finding Steady Ground When Everything Feels Unsteady
There are moments when anxiety isn’t just a background hum—it’s a full-blown crisis. Your thoughts race faster than you can catch them. Your body feels
The Black Church: The Role of Music
What is the relationship between singing and preaching, and what is the role of music in the Black church? Pastor Shirley Caesar and Professor Fredara
✨ Devotional: Prejudice is Rust on the Soul
Bias corrodes our ability to love. God calls us to tend to it before it eats away at our witness. Scripture:“You were taught, with regard
Why does sexual abuse have such a spiritual impact on its sufferers?
Diane Langberg, Clinical Psychologist and Co-Leader, Global Trauma Recovery Institute, answers questions related to her talk “The Spiritual Impact of Sexual Abuse and Other Trauma”
When Empathy Is Misused
Reflection:There’s a growing message in the world that says we must extend empathy—even to those who openly despise us, speak harm against us, or plan
Devotional: Lot’s Urgent Exit (Genesis 19)
Reflection There is a sacred sorrow that settles in when the people you love laugh at your warnings. Lot knew that pain. He pleaded with
