#EvolutionofaHolyBadAss
“You, my brothers and sisters, were called to be free. But do not use your freedom to indulge the flesh; rather, serve one another humbly in love. For the entire law is fulfilled in keeping this one command: “Love your neighbor as yourself.””Galatians 5:13-14 NIV According to the Word, before any American Declaration of Independence, …
“Pursue peace with everyone and the holiness without which no one will see the Lord. See to it that no one fails to obtain the grace of God, that no root of bitterness springs up and causes trouble and through it many become defiled.”Hebrews 12:14-15 NRSVUE Grace and peace. We say it, but do we …
“Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer.”Romans 12:12 ESV Have you ever heard of Chunking? Chunking is a cognitive strategy used to boost short-term memory by grouping individual pieces of information into larger, meaningful units, since working memory can only hold about 4 to 7 items at once.Remember how you learned …
“bless those who curse you; pray for those who mistreat you.”Luke 6:28 NRSVUE Look, everybody is not going to love you. That’s okay. What is not required of you is expending energy on it. And, as my Granny taught me, you don’t have to respond to everything. As a good BSB (Black southern belle) when …
“I will both lie down and sleep in peace, for you alone, O LORD, make me lie down in safety.”Psalms 4:8 NRSVUE I was away briefly this weekend; it’s a blessing to be missed. If this picture isn’t an example of laying down in peace and safety, I’m not certain that I’ve ever seen a …
“For we are what he has made us, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand so that we may walk in them.”Ephesians 2:10 NRSVUE God created us to do good works.How’s that showing up in your life? I’m challenging myself and you to. Good faith effort to do at least one …
“Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.”James 4:7 NRSVUE Submission is a tricky subject, and I’m not getting into it here. I will say this. God is sovereign.Dassit.Discuss among yourselves. Image may be subject to copyright
“Set your minds on the things that are above, not on the things that are on earth,”Colossians 3:2 NRSVUE It’s easy to get caught up in the day-to-day. Disciplines calls us to plan and look forward. As Bobby McFerrin reminds us, “no discipline is pleasant at the time, but painful.” It’s time to set our …
“The LORD is near to the brokenhearted and saves the crushed in spirit.”Psalms 34:18 NRSVUE It’s time for joy!We have been brokenhearted.We have grieved.There have been seasons of sorrow.It’s time for joy!Thanks be to God. Image may be subject to copyright
Grateful for a fellowship so grounded in Christ, history, and justice.Thanks be to God. “It is for freedom that Christ has set us free.Stand firm, therefore, and do not submit again to a yoke of slavery.”–Galatians 5:1 Dear friends in Christ, we gather today as an act of remembrance,repentance, and reparation as we celebrate Juneteenth …
Chelle A Wilson 
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