Advent 2022

I was never led to believe that I could or would be sacred. I was too much–too loud, too chubby, too opinionated. Too feminine. Elders were men. Pastors were men. God was masculine, a creator of and believer in male headship. We were Adventist and strongly discouraged...

“‘He grew up before him like a tender shoot and like a root out of dry ground…’ Isaiah 53:2” (Erickson, 95). This is day twelve of the Advent season. As we contemplate the immanent celebration of the birth of Jesus in Bethlehem, we are called today to think about what...

I attended teachers’ college at Mico (pronounced Myco). It was the acclaimed “bastion of teacher education in the English-speaking Caribbean.” I majored in Home Economics, Food Science, and Home Management. Most of my skills were in cake-making and decoration,...

Virgin Let’s get some things out of the way before we begin. First of all, points to me for taking the day the prompt is the word “virgin.” I promised Pastor Raewyn I would do my best to restrain my inner middle schooler but I won’t lie, it’s been hard. Next, let’s...

“We all know this deal is as certain as death and taxes” (Meet Joe Black). I personally do not have a problem with death itself. The phrase “We aren’t getting out alive,” has strangely brought me a certain level of comfort. It’s interesting to acknowledge that a...

“Maybe the place we can experience the wonder of this season is in the moments we stop and listen to our very own breathing…and to realize the Divine with us is not in a building we must journey to, but is in the animating breath of what makes us alive” (Erickson,...