When I think about all the arguments over the years with my parents and how I behaved or responded, I’m not proud. My parents and I shared the same blood, but we grew up in very different cultures and generations, leading to sometimes overlapping but often conflicting frameworks of values, beliefs, and understandings of the world.
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Ever since I could remember, I’ve been going to church. I knew about gospel choirs and sermons that ended in the pastor shouting about Jesus’ death, resurrection and salvation. When movies depicted Black churches, I felt qualified to judge their performance against the real thing.
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I’ve come to realize and accept that I am what I call an ‘outdoor Christian.’ Like an ‘outside cat,’ I’m just not suited to be indoors (in a local Church) all the time. I thrive and serve others best when I’m in and out, visiting old friends, meeting new ones, cross-pollinating and making Spiritual connections as I go. And that’s Okay.
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Sometimes life doesn’t go according to plan. Sometimes friends leave and those we love become hurt by the very thing meant to build them up. Have you ever felt helpless in this?
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What does it mean to “other” someone? What harm do we cause when we turn someone into the other?
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Life is messy. Throw together some youth, a youth minister, and some pizza and what do you get? Burnt pizza and a change in plans.
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