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P.S. I Love You
I am what my husband would call “gushy.” I’m a bit of a hopeless romantic. I’d say that I express my love for my husband completely and fully. He may doubt my desire for perhaps a clean car, but I can confidently say he doesn’t doubt that I am inlove with him…
TGC and Future Grace
Last week I took a moment to watch Tim Keller explain what he thought would need to happen for The Gospel Coalition to be successful. As I watched I was struck by a few things.
The Walk of Faith
Dark, thunderous clouds fill the sky covering the whole earth. Even the slightest glimpse of sunshine is quenched by the cumulonimbus.
You take a step of faith and walk outside. Big balls of frozen ice begin to fall hitting you one-by-one. It hurts. It doesn’t make sense. But you keep walking. The dark clouds seem to get closer and closer. Each step is harder and more treacherous than the last. But you keep walking.
The Fear of Man and Writing
A reader wrote in recently and asked:
“Did the fear of man ever used to cripple you from writing? It’s weird and new for me to say this but I’m an aspiring blogger and have noticed this a stumbling as I’m beginning. Thank you for any advice you can give.”
Friendship Abandonment
Toy Story 3 gets me every time. Just when their fate, the burning inferno of garbage, seems inevitable, they are rescued by “The Claw.” Before their rescue they make a brave decision to hold hands, signifying their love and unity. They have been dear friends and they will not be parted, even by death. They are going to endure the fire together…
Black Women, Media, and Glory
I don’t watch much television, I enjoy movies. What I thought would be a fad that would soon move on seems to be here to stay—reality TV. My husband and I were on a reality show called Grounds for Improvement on the DIY channel. Our deck needed remodeling and found out through friends the show would be in our area so we applied. They came to our home and rebuilt our deck. The hours were long, the work was hard and much of what we did never got aired…
Could I Become Like A Pigeon in a Hole?
I was speaking with a friend about the potential for being pigeon-holed as the black woman who talks about black “issues.” You know, topics like race, racial reconciliation, diversity, anything that you may associate with being an African American. Actually, that wasn’t the first time I have had that conversation. Another dear friend issued some advice in the same regard…
Racial Reconciliation: What’s Love Got to Do With It?
Over the past two weeks I have been engaged with Natasha S. Robinson in a wonderful discussion of John Piper’s book Bloodlines: Race, Cross, and the Christian.
Today’s topic and discussion is important to me so I wanted to post it here as well…
It’s Scary–But I Write
I sit down and I write. Fear sets in and I write. I write because I love to write. I write because I believe I’m called to write and yet I’m terrified—to write. I write and the voice begins to talk to me. “You aren’t good enough,” she says with her deadly arrows to my heart. “You don’t know enough.” “You aren’t qualified.” “You can’t do it.” I listen to the voice in my head and I write. Then I tell myself…
Why are we talking about race in 2012?
I’ve been asked these questions:
Why are we still talking about race?
Doesn’t bringing up racism just divide us more?
Redefining “Sisters”
Black, White, Chinese. That’s what my friends and I use to jokingly call each other every time we met together to eat and chat about our lives. I am black, Amy is white and Lillian is Chinese. We met together for eight years pouring out our hearts, sharing the deepest parts of our souls and praying earnestly for our various needs. We were (and remain) the best of friends. We didn’t set out to meet because we were ethnically diverse- it didn’t cross our minds at first. But as we continued to meet we gloried in God’s creativity in making us as three people so very different yet so much the same because of the Cross of Christ. Our friendship was a sweet display to the world of the gospel…
Are you attending the TGC Women’s Conference?
I am and I’d love to meet you! I’ve had the pleasure over the past several months to “meet” many of you through twitter, facebook and Women of God Magazine. If you are coming to The Gospel Coalition Women’s Conference let me know; I’d love to meet you. If you aren’t sure what I am talking about here are the details for TGC website…
Politics: Diving in the Deep End
On March 25 James Cameron, writer and director of smash hits Titanic and Avatar, came up from a plunge to the deepest part of the sea via his one-man submarine. He had traveled below 20,000 feet (6,000 meters) taking 2 hours and 36 minutes to descend and only 70 minutes to ascend. The pressure of the water put Cameron in immediate danger of being crushed had anything gone wrong. Thankfully for him the pressure wasn’t enough for his 24 foot sub.
Black, Reformed, Female: An Update
aOver the past few months I have had the pleasure to engage the Christian community on the topic of race and church life. It’s been a humbling experience and an emotional time. I’ve cried tears of joy knowing that women are being affected and encouraged by my words, pastors are eager to learn more and are rallying behind me, and organizations such as Desiring God and The Gospel Coalition are taking an active role in helping inform those who might be encouraged to know the black female perspective. I’ve been fearful knowing that the topic of race (and racism) can be very difficult for some to face, about putting my heart out on display for the world to see, and a fear of God as I pray through what I write. Overall, I thank God that one post has been received so well…bl
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