Over the past few years I have had several people ask me, “How do you know when God is giving you a sign?” Some have even asked, “How do you know when God is moving in your life?” These are difficult questions to answer. I cannot say to someone asking these questions, “When you know, you know,” albeit that is how I feel.
To be honest, it has been rather easy to discern God’s will for my life as of late. I am not boasting or claiming to be any more spiritual than the next person. For all I know God could be making it so clear to me because I am actually less spiritual than the [.....]
Malcolm X would have been 88 years old yesterday. The past few years his name has been in quite a few headlines. From the recent passing of his grandson to the controversial book authored by Manning Mannable, history cannot forget Malcolm X. And it should not.
Many people have tried to define the legacy of Malcolm X. I am not up to that task. I simply wish to define what X has meant to me.
The characteristics that made Dr. King one of my favorite [.....]
"Faith seeks understanding. I do not seek to understand that I may believe, but I believe in order to understand." - Anselm of Canterbury
Anselm of Canterbury was a Benedictine monk born in the 11th century. According to Anselm, faith precedes reason. Through reason we are unable to find God. But through first having faith in God, God will reveal himself unto us. The authors of this blog have already taken the preliminary step of faith. We wish to use this space to log our reflections on Christianity, spirituality, and on life as we experience it as young Black Christians in 21st century America.
We hope that this blog can be a place that inspires, illuminates, and sparks productive dialogue. We hope [.....]
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