The article presents literary criticism of the book "Say Jesus and Come to Me" by Ann Allen Shockley. Particular focus is given to the relationship between identity politics, black leadership, and feminist leadership in the novel. Details on the novel's protagonist, a black lesbian preacher, ...
O Jesus, come into this place in my heart. Help me to believe that you have given me your beauty. That I am a woman through and through, and because of your creation in me, I, too, have a heart for romance, I, too, am a life-saver, and I do have beauty to offer the world...
that, while they communed together and reasoned, Jesus himself drew near, and went with them. But their eyes were holden that they should not know him. And he said unto them, What…
You were saved to shine! Don't hide your testimony or be ashamed to take your Bible to work. Don't be afraid to pray over your lunch at school. Let others know that you love the Lord Jesus. 2. Take Light Where It’s Dark Jesus describes what we are in this passage - the li...
When I asked what she meant by evil, she looked at me with tears in her eyes and confessed that “I wanted to live monogamously. It was a sinful thought.” The conflict is a silent and, at times, an immensely disruptive psychological force that is present in every plural marriage. The...
Jen looked down. “It's good to see you.” “Yeah, you too,” Ben said, biting the inside of his lip. Notice how you can either include the dialogue tag (“Ben said”) or justuse the action itself as the dialogue tag. What About Internal Dialogue?
Once you’ve let any emotions out, it is now time to let the outside in – by that, I mean gaze at yourself in the mirror. Look into your eyes and think of something sincerely loving and caring to say such as “I love you,”“I accept you,”“You are worthy,”“You are beauti...
"Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth" is the best selling book by Iranian-American author Reza Aslan published by Random House in mid-2013. Zealot is not going to make everyone happy but it's a brave, competent and well-written sliver of history. Part scholarship and part ...
Human rights are not a privilege conferred by government. They are every human being's entitlement by virtue of his humanity. —Mother Teresa 56 If you find happiness, people may be jealous. Be happy anyway. The coming of Jesus at Bethlehem brought joy to the world and to every human hear...
There’s this wonderful moment in the British hipster-psychopath comedy The Mighty Boosh where the two protagonists Howard, an overweight, balding Jazz nerd, and Vince, a stringy vapid self-styled rave Jesus, are practicing for an upcoming gig at a local music club called The Velvet Onion. Ho...