I still remember the first time I left the United States for a country other than Canada. The year was 2000 and I had just finished the 11th grade. After getting through the Y2K craze that year and all of the fearmongering that went with it (whatever were we thinking), I decided that I wanted …
Continue reading Systemic Oppression: Understanding the Nature of Poverty in the U.S.
A few weeks ago, I shared a sermon that I preached on finding one’s identity in Christ instead of the racial labels that we place upon each other and ourselves. One of the ways that we get beyond these labels is by renouncing the identities that we have attached to ourselves, including but not limited to: the …
Continue reading Renouncing the Victim Identity: Work in Progress
Life happens, plain and simple. It does not matter how old you are, how young you are, how rich, how poor, where you live, or who you know - life happens! But it’s what you do in response to it that can determine your outcome and your future– either for the good or for the …
A few mornings ago, I snuck out of bed early to spend a little time in prayer and Bible reading. After reading a few chapters in Numbers about our dear friends, the Israelites, and their tendency to complain about everything, I found myself in Hebrews 10, encouraging myself to hold fast to maintaining my faith …
Continue reading Developing Endurance (or How I Learned Not to Be Like the Israelites)
Sometimes in life, things just don't work out the way that we've hoped and prayed for. No matter how much we labor or how much we try, we do not always yield the results that we need to keep our heads above water. In times like these we find ourselves so discouraged that we want …
I believe that the Bible is the unadulterated Word of God. Inspired by the Holy Spirit, it carries the power to instruct us in the way that we should go, rebuke us when we have fallen short of the glory of God, and teach us every other thing in between. A book of such significance …
Ebony Johanna 