"James and John, the two sons of Zebedee, *came up to Jesus, saying, “Teacher, we want You to do for us whatever we ask of You.” And He said to them, “What do you want Me to do for you?” They said to Him, “Grant that we may sit, one on Your right and one on Yourleft, in Your glory.” But …
Continue reading If You Want to Be Great, I Dare You to Drink this Cup
As humans we are naturally competitive. We attach meaning to being first, excelling above others, and beating out the competition. Never do we want to seem like we are equal to others – we want to be better than everybody else. We want to be more financially stable than others, have better homes and marriages …
Do we want God to bless our efforts or do we want to be a part of efforts God is blessing? Do we want God to go with us, or do we want to go where He already is? Do we want to know God’s will for our lives or do we want to know …
Continue reading Wrestling with Existential Realities – Does God Exist for Us or We for God?
One of my New Year’s resolutions is to study the book of Deuteronomy. If I break all of the other things that I have on my list (which exists in my mind, not on paper by the way) I really want to see this one through. As I have grown in my social justice awareness, …
Continue reading There Shall Be No Poor Among You: Maybe Capitalism Doesn’t Work Afterall
2013 was an amazing year for my blog, Faith.Hope.Love. This is especially awesome for me since I didn't do the majority of my writing until after my son was born in June. I guess he is my inspiration! With that said, here is the best of the best in 2013: Returning to the Hood - Growing …
I recently came across an old journal entry of mine from the spring of 2006. For the majority of the piece, I rambled on and on about what I can only describe as nonsense. But right towards the end I wrote these words “I don’t care about the poor.” For many people who know me …
Continue reading I Don’t Care About the Poor and Other Stories About Injustice
Ebony Johanna 