Why should we rejoice in anybody leaving their beloved community?

What’s wrong with giving while expecting something in return? We wonder what’s in for us.

When I first went to college to study theology, it was the time of aphorisms everywhere. I had cards everywhere. On my desk, at my walls, glued to my door.

Dawit takes a deep breath. The city smells holy to them, special, exciting, accepting. Like God.

When I first started seminary, I also met evangelical Christians for the first time. Well, not for the first time.

Sermon from Ash Wednesday.
It’s a tough time for love right now. How do I have the energy to love when my life freezes to mere survival?

When I was a teenager it was a day of disappointment. In college, I never dated anybody who celebrated. It seemed too commercialized to us, too enacted.

Inspired by Joy Oladokun’s song “i see america”.

So much has happened since March. It seems like the world stopped turning and speeded up all at once.

“Who am I to you?” That’s the kind of question calling for trouble. We all know that. It’s the perfect indication that something is wrong. “Who am I to you?” will almost always end in a conflict that will reveal some truths.

There he is again. Thomas, our Easterly friend.

How is your spirit today? What were your first thoughts when you woke up this morning?