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What Happened to Us? A Sermon on Sin and Trauma

On By ebonyjohannaIn Black America, Christianity and Faith, Faith.Hope.Love, traumaLeave a comment

What does it mean to be completely and wonderfully made? What does it mean to be so deeply and intricately designed and known by our creator that wherever we go, whatever we do, whether we make our bed in heaven or the earth below, that God sees us, responds to us, loves us? These ideas …

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This Day

On By ebonyjohannaIn Black America, Faith.Hope.Love, trauma2 Comments

I refuse to watch the dash cam footage. I don't need to watch it to know what is there. And even still, knowing that the evidence visibly shows that Philando Castile did no wrong makes me want to fall apart. Knowing that Philando was killed while a 4 year old girl was in the car …

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