Oh Baltimore, Be Good to Me

Oh Baltimore, Be Good to Me As I sit to write this piece, listening to the amazing Ludovico Einaudi, I have to stop to feel. Feel the intense emotions flooding my heart. While I am deeply excited, thrilled, enthralled even, I am also sitting with the feelings of the unknown. The feelings of change. And while change is good, it’s scary. In the Good Book, God told Abram, “Go from your country, your people and your father’s household to the land I will show you.” And I knew it was time to leave. I’ve always known I would leave, but now

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Look What God Has Done: Part Two

Happy Black History Month: An Inheritance Interrupted My black history was erased somehow.Misplaced.Displaced.It died on boats.In fields. I mean, WAIT.I can’t talk about slavery, or they’ll say: “Get over it.”“That was over 400 years ago.”“Look at them Black people, always looking for excuses for their lack.” Lack, you say? Like the lack of representation in high places,where we are still

It’s Okay To Be Delusional

Why Believing Anyway Might Be The Thing That Changes Everything I was watching Mike Epps’ new Netflix stand-up, Delusional, the other day, and honestly, I almost didn’t watch it. Not because I don’t love Mike Epps, I absolutely do, but sometimes his stand-up can be a little too vulgar for my liking. But I had just finished watching The Upshaws,

Everything Is Bigger in Texas, Including Her Voice

Jasmine Crockett and the Art of Being Unignorable There’s just something about Jasmine Crockett.The way she walks into a room like it already belongs to her.The way she speaks, not loudly, not softly, but with certainty. There’s just something about her.The way she refuses to shrink, soften, or dilute herself for comfort.The way her presence demands attention without ever asking

Can I Be A Man In 2026?

Lessons In Boldness, Boundaries, And Building Dreams I’m not going to lie, I’m not the biggest fan of men. But if I was to be completely honest I don’t necessarily hate them either.  While we could spend centuries discussing the despicable things men have done there are certain attributes they have that I secretly admire. Men move through the world

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Must We Experience Lust Before Love?

Is It Necessary To Experience Lust Before Love? Is lust before love necessary, or do we mistake emotional readiness for experience? Lust is passionate.It’s exciting, spontaneous, exhilarating. And while love can be all of those things too, love also comes with compromise, disappointment, realism, and the discipline of continuing to show up even when you don’t want to. And that

What Does It Mean To Be Happy?

What does it mean to be happy? It gets old, you know. Trying to fill voids with materialistic things. Or constantly surrounding yourself around people who “make you happy”. Maybe you abuse substances to give you the illusion you’re on a high. Or you’re who we are all striving to be; you’re truly happy.    What does it mean to

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He Obliged To The Renewing Of His Mind

As he looked upon himself in the mirror, he smiled joyfully. Filled with the admiration of self and clear knowledge of what was next. He didn’t dwell on his mistakes but rather rejoiced in the fact that the faults of his past did not determine his future. He murmured a sweet song in his head “You’re too faithful to fail

Sweet Forbidden Fruit

Struggling With Sin? He thought escaping purgatory would be a one-time thing. But somehow he is being sucked in again. Too religious to say being in the world is fun. So he lies about his struggles with the things he should have never begun. He is not sure if he wants to leave the darkness alone. Cause he has been hiding

African American culture has a high value for christianity.

Well Done Good & Faithful Servant

What if I’ve lost my faith? Lost in the guilt of your past  Trapped in bondage  Loss of faith  Confused on whether you’re enough  Waking up to the voices of every past sin  Screaming for God to bring you to pass because you can’t seem to believe in your purpose  You don’t understand why  So you ask God  But you’re