Wednesday, January 1, 2014

Letting Go of Shame: A Psychoanalytic Reading of The Prodigal Son

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Series: Diary of A Divinity Student (Entry #4) This past semester, I participated in a Student-Faculty Colloquium ...
Sunday, October 13, 2013

DARE to BE NATURAL!

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“Hairstyles such as dreadlocks , afros , mohawks and other faddish styles are unacceptable.”   These were the words in the studen...
Monday, September 2, 2013

Be Open: On Discerning the Journey

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I am convinced, that life is one great journey to self.   With each experience, I have felt the essence of my true sel...
Tuesday, June 11, 2013

"Or Should I Reprogram the Programming and Get Down?"—A Lesson from Janelle Monae (A Seminarian’s Perspective)

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    Series: Diary of A Divinity Student (Entry #3) I have just completed my second year of seminary.   This is what some refer t...
Wednesday, January 30, 2013

Twice in A Lifetime: A Reflection on the 2013 Presidential Election

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I remember watching his speech at the 2004 Democratic National Convention in my high school Leadership class, and my teacher, insin...
Sunday, September 30, 2012

A Voice Crying Out in the Wilderness: Revisiting Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. On Organizing Clergy and Advocating Worker's Rights

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Series: Diary of A Divinity Student (Entry #2) Although I have been a community organizer since high school, I spent this summer...
Saturday, September 22, 2012

Speaking Truth to Empower: Celebrating Sojourner Truth, Jill Scott and Me

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This morning, I listened to Sojourner Truth’s, “Ain’t I A Woman?" and Jill Scott’s, “Womanifesto.”   I would classify both poems...