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Freedom is Healing: Cultivating a Pressure-Free Faith Community

Several weeks ago, I joined faith leaders with the PC(USA) to talk about our “New Worshiping Communities.” We each brought our...

Ways To Know God (Podcast)

It was an honor to sit with conversation partner Sara Hayden, the New Way podcast host. The New Way podcast is a division of the...

Call Upon the Name of God

I remember walking into a church in the early 90s and hearing the congregation singing, "Yah is an Awesome Yah." I was alarmed! What had...

It Is Hot Out Here!

Claim Your Rest

Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Matt. 11:28 This is a solution to a problem. Problem: Many...

The Role of Self-care in the Prevention of Sudden Ministry Death Syndrome

Psychologist, professor, and womanist pastoral care theologian Rev. Dr. Chanequa Walker-Barnes is raising the alarm about the need for...

Join me as I read my 2022 Devotional

I'm not usually a person who reads devotionals however this year I wanted to participate in a grounding practice that matched interests I...

Interview with Black Seminarians Table

Last November I had the pleasure of being invited to participate in a podcast roundtable on the topic - "Things I Wish I Knew Before...

How To Manage When You Can't Manage It All?

How to manage when you can't manage it all? I don't have the solution, I'm asking. This was supposed to be a journal entry but.... So...

Do You See Now?

DO YOU SEE NOW? by Empress Han (aka Mila Konomos) This isn’t the first time But how many times Over how many generations Before you see...

Witnessing Our Grief

I recently heard grief educator, Bradley Vinson say “Grief wants to be witnessed.” We are grieving so many losses right now. Many of us...