• Onw[e]rd

    April 11, 2017

    Did you ever play Red Light, Green Light as a kid? We always played that game at recess. After a few tries, you learn very quickly that if you want to move forward and win, you have to listen closely. You can’t anticipate what you think will be said because you’ll lose. You can’t get cocky. You have to wait for the green light. If you moved ahead of time, you had to go back and start again which usually meant that your chances of losing increased because everyone was so far ahead. Just like in this game, in life, think…

  • Le Struggle

    March 22, 2017

    QiBee and Te[a] Ok…pop quiz! Before you read any further, you need to answer both questions correctly. Is the struggle real? Yup! Has it ever not been? Do you have said struggle? Yup! Ha, I was born with it Now that we’ve established that the struggle is real and that everyone has it, we can continue. Define your struggle. Is it waking up everyday and going to a job that you absolutely hate? Is it going through the motions trying to find purpose in life? Is it feeling like a failure? Perhaps you’re pretending to be something that you’re not.…

  • Seeking Jesus

    March 7, 2017

    “You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.” Jeremiah 29:13 Have you ever searched for Jesus? Growing up I thought that Jesus could be found in a literal geographical location. I sincerely thought the Garden of Eden was hidden in the jungle somewhere and Jesus was there waiting for me to find him. We have already established my weirdness right? Cool.  There have been so many times where I sought the Lord so that He could change instead of me. In my flesh and in my ignorance, I wanted the Lord to change…

  • Every Hour, I Need Thee

    February 28, 2017

    *makes list* Things I Need Every Hour – God *completes list* How many hours do you have in your life? No, not hours in a day or even a year. How many hours in your life? In the language of Christian-ese, we often refer to the midnight hour. You know, late in the midnight hour, God’s gonna turn it around. It’s gonna work in your favor. The midnight hour typically symbolizes a moment when you need a breakthrough. A storm is raging. You’re being tested. You don’t see a way out. Will God let you perish? Things don’t look promising,…

  • Power

    February 21, 2017

    It’s still Black History Month, right? Ok…just checking. Black History Month is one of my favorite months of the year. Growing up, we would always do the wax museum in school and learn about heroes like Garrett A. Morgan, Madam C.J. Walker, W.E.B. Dubois, and so many others. Movies like Our Friend Martin had me thinking I could time travel. We participated in Black History plays surrounding Rosa Parks, Ruby Bridges, Little Rock Nine and other pivotal moments. We memorized portions of Dr. King’s speech and poems by Langston Hughes. We learned Negro Spirituals in choir and the significance of the Underground…

  • Weirdo

    February 14, 2017

    Growing up, I was definitely a weird kid. When I was 10 years old, I collected hotel key cards. I would lock my door like it was a hotel room and use the hotel key card to slide it through the door cracks and unlock my room. Weird. When I was seven years old, I told my mom that I wanted a baby. I tried to convince her that I could take care of the baby. I would feed it and wash it daily. I thought babies came from the grocery store. I thought there was some glass room with…

  • Stretch My Hand

    January 31, 2017

    I went to a private school throughout high school and college. One thing that I rarely saw was a fist fight. Sure we might joke around, ball up our fist and pretend to swing, but nothing ever happened passed that. I most assuredly was not going to get into a fight. It took a lot for me to get angry. And even more for me to express it. I was terrified of the consequences of winning and the embarrassment of losing. Well, elementary school is over. High School is a distant memory. College feels like a dream. And after making…

  • Super Lowkey

    January 24, 2017

    This tee describes me so well. I come from an outgoing family. I have my outgoing moments. I can be loud and entertaining. I can appear to be anything but shy. I was a thespian in high school and I have a love for the stage. But the side of myself that I love the most is when I’m super lowkey. low–key (adjective) : quiet and relaxed : not very emotional or noticeable Although I love this state, as a believer, it is not a state that I can take when it comes to sharing our faith. I cannot be quiet. I cannot be relaxed.…

  • Rebirth

    January 17, 2017

    The recent birth of my nephew allowed me to appreciate the spiritual rebirth that believers undergo in Christ in a whole new way and prioritize walking in the image of God.

  • Not Today Satan

    January 10, 2017

    Jesus is by far one of the funniest people in the Bible to me. Not only did He have the greatest clapbacks of all time, I believe He coined this phrase, Not Today Satan, way before our existence. Let’s look back at the temptation of Christ.  Satan has some nerve coming up to THE Christ and tempting Him. But I am really grateful of this example. From it, we learn that we can defeat the temptations of the deceiver just like Jesus. Matthew 4 tells the story of the Temptation of Jesus. It begins with a fast that lasted 40…