Creative Success Depends on Long View
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In this podcast, we feature author Taylor Marsh, who [read more]
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Retreat
I participated in my very first silent retreat last year right after Thanksgiving.
It was scary and I was nervous. Could I, a regular chatterbox, hold silence for an entire week? Well, it was actually five nights, but who’s counting?
I have [...]
Identity Theft
We go around thinking that what’s in our pockets and purses are safe.
You never look behind you to see if you are going to get snuck upon and get your information stolen. Once that happens, you have to go through procedures to get your identity [...]
The Devil Made Me Do It! Tales I Learned From Childhood
Using the Devil to Discipline
“The Devil made me do it” is one of my favorite sayings from childhood. I grew up utilizing and reiterating this popular slogan that I learned oh so well in black church culture. More often than not, I believed [...]
Remembering The Hip Hop Saint
Socio-Theological Insights from Tupac Amaru Shakur
September 13, 1996, marks the death of rapper, activist, and Hip Hop saint Tupac Amaru Shakur, one of rap’s most famed and beloved rappers. Tupac presented many with a discourse of the urban [...]
Shopping For School
The first day of school
For as long as I can remember, the first day of school was much more than the start of a new grade, or the first time in a new school. It was a time to watch music videos more intently, scour the latest magazines, and [...]
Settling The Score Between The Sacred and Profane
Religion and hip hop?
Gangster rapper Snoop Dogg is now Rastafarianism – his new name: Snoop Lion. Rick Ross proclaims that God Forgives, I Don’t and Kanye West, Jay-Z, and Frank Ocean declare that there is No Church in the Wild. Despite [...]
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