Category Archives: Faith
Living in Love, A Tribute

“And so we know and rely on the love God has for us. God is love. Whoever lives in love…

White Girl Dipped in Chocolate?

Many years ago, my father said that by the time I have children, they’ll be white kids dipped in chocolate….

Okay, I’ll Keep Gratitude

Several weeks ago, I came across a Living Social deal for decorativewords.com and decided I wanted to decorate the walls…

Am I a (Proud) Southerner?

Am I a “Southerner?” Yesterday’s Talk of the Nation made me want to say, “Yes!” I was in the car…

How Every Christian Can Relate to Homosexuals in the Church

Last Thursday, Jeff Chu, author of the new book, “Does Jesus Really Love Me? A Gay Christian’s Pilgrimage in Search…

Even When It’s Not on ‘The List’

I think Olivia Pope was wrong about herself on last night’s “Scandal.” I don’t think she wants painful love (which…

Bringing Black Churches into Reproductive Justice

(For the first Faith & Feminism Friday of 2013, I’m a guest contributor on the “Feminism and Religion” blog. The…

An Open Letter to Shonda Rhimes: Bring April’s Sexy Back
Dr. Kepner

    Dear Ms. Rhimes: Most of the time, I love you and you make me regret not sticking it…

There’s Something about Mary

I have a problem with obedience—not necessarily the action, but the idea of it. Obedience implies acts done with or…

If the Mayans are Right
photo - mayan calendar

  If the Mayans are right*, and the world does end on Dec. 21, 2012—does anyone else wonder if the…

Pretty Biblical

Sometimes I read posts written as responses to something unusual and esoteric written online and wonder how the respondent found…

Tis the Right Season?

The end of the year is near. I know that not just because of the change in seasons or the…

Called to Love in Election 2012

“to be ‘feminist’ in any authentic sense of the term is to want for all people, female and male, liberation…

God’s Gift of Rape – The Reprise

I’ve already addressed “God’s gift of rape,” but since Indiana republican senate candidate Richard Mourdock has put the phrase back…

Where the Men Never Ended and Could Begin Again Part 2

In part 1, I talked about Hanna Rosin’s book The End of Men and the Rise of Women and suggested that…

My Thing With Things Against Submission

Last Saturday, for the first time ever, I went to a wedding and took notes. I think most single women…

Where the Men Never Ended and Could Begin Again

  In her book, The End of Men, author and The Atlantic editor Hanna Rosin explores how the “mancession” and changing…

When Christianity and Feminism Don’t Get Along

The following is part of a real text conversation that took place February 2, 2012. ME: Did u know the…

God’s gift of rape?

The following is a real* text conversation that took place on February 24, 2012, between me and @Bill1phd, who describes…

It’s in the GRITS
Bowl of grits

The full name of this blog is Redbone Afropuff & Black GRITS. I generally ignore the part after “and” because…

Bringing feminism into sexual morality

I stumbled upon the above tweets a few days ago in the timeline of Jonathan Merritt, author of “A Faith…

Why Black Voters Should Be Mad at Obama (and themselves)

I’ve spent the past several days absorbing commentary via social media and NPR about President Obama’s views on same-sex marriage…

Contaminating the Pulpit

Disclaimer: The following post is based on information that’s come down a chain. Names have been omitted to protect those…

When man-made laws protect us from bad faith

Because faith is so personal, I try to avoid looking at it objectively or commenting on religions that are not…

It’s about women, even when it’s about religion

At a hearing titled “Lines Crossed: Separation of Church and State. Has the Obama Administration Trampled on Freedom of Religion…

Related Posts Plugin for WordPress, Blogger...

Previous Page · Next Page