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Sex and the Single Preacher: Grace Greenleaf Part II
Sex and the Single Preacher: Grace Greenleaf Part II

Many of the women in ministry I know speak often about how difficult it has been to talk about sex in the church, much less acknowledge their own sexual desire.

A Grown Folks’ Conversation about Grace Greenleaf
A Grown Folks’ Conversation about Grace Greenleaf

Oprah Winfrey is executive producing and co-starring in “Greenleaf,” a show about the black church set in her own home state of Tennessee. I will admit being a bit late

The Hard Choice of Confronting Prejudice in the Church
The Hard Choice of Confronting Prejudice in the Church

As a woman of color in America, I am often on the receiving end of little reminders of my ‘other’ness. When I try to purchase nude pantyhose without special ordering

A Litany for Black Children Who Became Collateral Damage
A Litany for Black Children Who Became Collateral Damage

In light of the recent shooting deaths of Alton Sterling, Philando Castile, Korryn Gaines, the beating death of Joyce Quaweay, and the discovery of Skye Mockabee’s body in a parking

Standing in the Shadow of Death
Standing in the Shadow of Death

I’m writing this blog because I am worried about us. These are troubling times. Quite frankly, I have struggled to even find adequate words to say given the massive loss

Church Picnic Theology and Feminist God-talk
Church Picnic Theology and Feminist God-talk

It’s church picnic season! The annual church picnic is a wonderful opportunity for fellowship, to spend time outside the church walls, and to get our fill of Miss Mary’s white

“Love The Sinner, Hate the Sin:” Lies We Tell
“Love The Sinner, Hate the Sin:” Lies We Tell

As the details continue to come to light in the horrific assault of an armed man upon a nightclub called “Pulse,” we are once again embroiled in shock, disbelief, anger,

Is Your Church Talking About Rape Culture?
Is Your Church Talking About Rape Culture?

It has always troubled me, and should trouble all of us who identify as Christian, that one of the ugliest horrors women faced in the world of the biblical text

Christian Marriage and Reality Shows
Christian Marriage and Reality Shows

I was single for a lot longer than I’ve been married, so I have firsthand knowledge about the level of indifference some churches can exhibit when it comes to honoring

What Hagar and Ernestine from “Underground” Have in Common
What Hagar and Ernestine from “Underground” Have in Common

I have been thinking a lot about Hagar (Genesis 16: 1-15; 21:1-21) lately. Just a quick review of the traditional Sunday School corpus identifies Hagar has the woman who bore