“And so we know and rely on the love God has for us. God is love. Whoever lives in love…
Many years ago, my father said that by the time I have children, they’ll be white kids dipped in chocolate….
Several weeks ago, I came across a Living Social deal for decorativewords.com and decided I wanted to decorate the walls…
Am I a “Southerner?” Yesterday’s Talk of the Nation made me want to say, “Yes!†I was in the car…
Last Thursday, Jeff Chu, author of the new book, “Does Jesus Really Love Me? A Gay Christian’s Pilgrimage in Search…
I think Olivia Pope was wrong about herself on last night’s “Scandal.†I don’t think she wants painful love (which…
(For the first Faith & Feminism Friday of 2013, I’m a guest contributor on the “Feminism and Religion” blog. The…
Dear Ms. Rhimes: Most of the time, I love you and you make me regret not sticking it…
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*, and the world does end on Dec. 21, 2012—does anyone else wonder if the…
Sometimes I read posts written as responses to something unusual and esoteric written online and wonder how the respondent found…
The end of the year is near. I know that not just because of the change in seasons or the…
“to be ‘feminist’ in any authentic sense of the term is to want for all people, female and male, liberation…
I’ve already addressed “God’s gift of rape,†but since Indiana republican senate candidate Richard Mourdock has put the phrase back…
In part 1, I talked about Hanna Rosin’s book The End of Men and the Rise of Women and suggested that…
Last Saturday, for the first time ever, I went to a wedding and took notes. I think most single women…
In her book, The End of Men, author and The Atlantic editor Hanna Rosin explores how the “mancession†and changing…
The following is part of a real text conversation that took place February 2, 2012. ME: Did u know the…
The following is a real* text conversation that took place on February 24, 2012, between me and @Bill1phd, who describes…
The full name of this blog is Redbone Afropuff & Black GRITS. I generally ignore the part after “and†because…
I stumbled upon the above tweets a few days ago in the timeline of Jonathan Merritt, author of “A Faith…
I’ve spent the past several days absorbing commentary via social media and NPR about President Obama’s views on same-sex marriage…
Disclaimer: The following post is based on information that’s come down a chain. Names have been omitted to protect those…
Because faith is so personal, I try to avoid looking at it objectively or commenting on religions that are not…
At a hearing titled “Lines Crossed: Separation of Church and State. Has the Obama Administration Trampled on Freedom of Religion…