“The hammer of criminal justice is the preferred tool of a society that has run out of ideas.” — Ta-Nehisi Coates This is Part 4 of a 5-part series. Read Part 1, Part 2, or Part 3. As part of my weeklong immersion experience through Memphis Theological Seminary’s class “Jesus, Jails, and Justice,” we were … [Read more…]
Sometimes the best thing we can do is to define the very thing we are after, and in doing so, find out our value isn’t the truth of the Gospel.
Each of us is more than the worst thing we’ve ever done, says social justice activist Bryan Stevenson. Why is it so hard to believe that?
“I was naked and you clothed me, I was sick and you visited me, I was in prison and you came to me.’ 37 Then the righteous will answer him, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you drink? 38 And when did we see you a stranger and … [Read more…]
The highlights and memorable moments of 2018 weren’t just happy pictures that pop up on social media timelines, but they were more deeply meaningful and spiritual than what appears on the surface.
I’m engaging in a new endeavor beginning today: Inktober. Inktober (you can read more about it here) is the 31-day span throughout October where artists commit to using ink to create a daily offering of art. It’s kind of like NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) in November, but for visual artists. It’s my dream someday … [Read more…]
I don’t have what it takes to be a baking goddess in the kitchen. My beloved banana breads burn on the outsides but are gooey in the middle. I frequently grab baking soda when it should be powder. I never have the right amount of milk, or peanut butter, or other scrumptious addition a recipe … [Read more…]
One of my friends requested an update on the irises, and it’s only right that we revisit them! This is the photo that was taken this morning of my iris flower bed, now in full bloom under my bedroom window. There are the early bloomers, the cream-colored beauties. The plum purple ones are blooming behind … [Read more…]
It’s usually the first thing I do after getting out of bed every morning – raise the window shade that opens to a view of my back yard. I don’t necessarily do it for me, although I like the light it provides. I even keep the shades on the other two windows of my bedroom … [Read more…]
As much as I love to read, I don’t always have the best comprehension of what my eyes translate as they scan a page. With sometimes as many as six books assigned per class, I can’t read them all word for word. And with critical in-class discussions to follow, I can’t afford not to, either. … [Read more…]