I met Rev. Jesse Jackson once. I was an aspiring young journalist at an HBCU, and Rev. Jackson was doing a tour of college campuses, warning young college students to “Stay out of the Bushes!” prior to the 2000 election. Even in the late 1990s, he was still coming up with catchy phrases for usContinue reading “Somebody”
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The Shadow Docket (Purim 2026)
If you’re unfamiliar with the term, it is shorthand for when the US Supreme Court issues rulings or procedural motions without a full hearing of arguments. Shadow docket cases do not receive written opinions or a vote from the full court. But the shadow docket often reveals clues about how the court is leaning. ThisContinue reading “The Shadow Docket (Purim 2026)”
You Can’t be Serious!
For more than two weeks, I saw y’all post 101 commentaries about that lady’s dress. Some of y’all even wrote commentaries about the commentary. Somebody went viral for his derogatory comments about the dress from the pulpit. (For the record, I thought the dress was beautiful. I wish I could pull it off and thatContinue reading “You Can’t be Serious!”
Such A Time As This
You know I stay critiquing our churches. It’s one of my favorite things to do. I do so out of love and profound respect for the institution. My goal has always to make the church be its best self. Every now and then I get a glimpse of that and it does my soul good.Continue reading “Such A Time As This”
Admin vs Ministry: The Milk (baby formula) of the Word
A couple of weeks ago, Nikalie Monroe, decided to do an informal social experiment. She called places of worship asking for help with purchasing formula for a newborn. Less than a quarter of the churches she contacted said yes. The yes category included a Buddhist temple, a black church, a mosque, and a Hispanic church.Continue reading “Admin vs Ministry: The Milk (baby formula) of the Word”
Women’s Ministry: A Rant
If you know me, then you know that I’m Baptist-born and Baptist-bred and when I die I’ll be Baptist dead. I am one of those girls that memorized the church covenant and knows all four verses of my favorite hymns. Sometimes I wish they’d bring back Baptist Training Union, and then I remember I likeContinue reading “Women’s Ministry: A Rant”
Thunderbolts (Spoiler Alert)
Let me be clear. This is not a movie review blog, but lately the movies have been speaking to me. Like almost everyone else with young children, I went to the movies this weekend. We took them to see the Thunderbolts. I had low expectations because I had never heard of the Thunderbolts before IContinue reading “Thunderbolts (Spoiler Alert)”
Sinners (Slight Spoilers)
Vampires come in every tribe, every language, every Creed and every color.
Easter Monday (Holy Week 2025)
As a good Baptist, I love an Early Sunday Morning. My favorite service of the year is a sunrise service at a church just down the road from me. They didn’t have a service this year, but I was able to catch a sunrise service at one of my favorite YouTube churches. I love theContinue reading “Easter Monday (Holy Week 2025)”
The Day After (Holy Week 2025)
Heartbroken and weary, the women who had followed Jesus returned to their homes to observe the Sabbath. What do you do when it’s time for worship, but all you want to do is weep? Easter is usually one of my favorite holidays. But I am dragging this year. I haven’t made the kids Easter baskets.Continue reading “The Day After (Holy Week 2025)”
The Gospel According to Gabrielle 