By Suha Ahmad Alsyoufi Preaching can feel very heavy to me. Not the message but the responsibility of it. To have to deliver a message that is meant to inspire people spiritually and provide insight makes me nervous and there are not many things that have...
Read MoreBy Joyce D. Sohl “Something about a song is nearly irresistible in that it reaches both the mind and the heart, the former with meaning, the latter with beauty.” Kay Collette The music of Christmas indeed can be, and often is, irresistible. It can evoke laughter or...
Read MoreBy Anita Peebles [This sermon was preached on Friday, October 25, 2014 at the Nashville Regional Festival of Young Preachers held at Belmont University.] Luke 10:25-37 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) The Parable of the Good Samaritan In late January 2012, I found myself in a little tiny car...
Read More[This sermon was preached by Niger A. Woodruff, on September 2, 2014 in Wightman Chapel, Scarritt-Bennett Center. Rev. Woodruff is the Assistant Director of Admissions and Vocational Discernment at Vanderbilt Divinity School] Romans 13: 8 - 14 For the glory of the Living God; the One who...
Read MoreBy Emily Johnson I’m totally guilty of it. I have an iPhone where I get news updates straight on my phone. I subscribe to a daily e-newsletter that presents 5-7 news topics in a summarized, quirky and fun-to-read format, all before 7 AM. My Twitter is...
Read MoreImage credit: "Keep Calm and Imagine" by Larissa Marinho By Judith R. Clerjeune In the introduction of his book, Freedom Dreams, Robin G Kelly Writes, "Trying to envision 'somewhere in advance of nowhere', as poet Jayne Cortez puts it, it is an extremely difficult task, yet it...
Read MoreBy Chanhee Heo “Hello, my name is Chanhee Heo.” In the first meeting, many people ask me again after I introduce myself. “Where are you from?” “Do you have an English name?” “Did you come directly from your country?” The unfamiliar sounds of my Korean name...
Read MoreBy Marie Campbell “Fifth Avenue is laid in gold, every mansion a citadel of money and power. Yet here you stand, a giant, starved and fettered… You too will have to learn that you have a right to share your neighbors’ bread… Well, then, demonstrate before...
Read MoreBy Chandra Allen Human trafficking is the second largest crime worldwide and its growing. Women and girls are disproportionately affected by the business of human trafficking. It is staggering to learn that the average life expectancy for someone involved in trafficking is only seven years. This...
Read MoreBy Karen Renee Rob, Founder of Music City Alliance for Sound & Music Healing The frame drum is powerful, connecting, primal and forgiving. There is something very deep and powerful that occurs when people are given permission to connect with a drum. The frame drum is...
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