A few years ago, my brother and I were driving through Atlanta when we came across an advertisement for Coke Zero. The sign said, “unrealistic expectations met daily.” My brother remarked, “did you see that?” “No.” The double preachers’ kid continued, “That sign will preach!” He was right! That sign will and does indeed…
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Celebrate #ReThinkChurch
For time with my cousin Beth, the connection of new Spelman Sisters, and training and worship that fuel my passion for ministry, I #celebrate and give thanks!
Read MoreInjustice #rethinkchurch
Do you believe in coincidences? Today I had the honor of leading a teaching session on the role of the church in acting as a public witness in light of the #injustices in our world and communities. I have to believe that long before I knew that I would be teaching on #injustice on…
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I usually drive myself to the airport. I have a routine. I have a place that I love to park and it’s a great day when my favorite park and ride shuttle driver picks me up for my last leg to the airport. Yet recently, out of the blue, I decided to change my…
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Today, some of my neighbors used their voices and their bodies to protest cutting down 100 year old trees in our neighborhood. For several hours, they sat in trees so that they could not be cut down. While this is not one of the ways that I choose to use my voice, it got me thinking.…
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Today was one of those days. You know, the kind of day that makes it easy to get lost in the stuff of life and hard to remember who you are and whose you are. In fact, I almost forgot that it was a holy day – a day in which we are called to step away…
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An Invitation To The Lenten Journey
The Lenten Season begins on February 10, 2016. Lent is a period of 40 days, excluding Sundays, that is a time of preparation, fasting, reflection and drawing near to God. The forty day period represents Jesus’ 40 days in the wilderness. Christians around the world, participate in Lenten Spiritual Disciplines such as denial (giving up…
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Jasmine Rose Smothers 