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August 27, 2015
Things that make you go hmm . . . Therapy Ain’t for Black Folk?! by Shanell T. Smith It’s all I see in movies.It’s all that I’ve heard spoken.“Black folk don’t do therapy.Unless he was a ‘token’Negros don’t believe in sittin’With no man to help to free usWe don’t need no medicationAll we needs,… Read more »
August 27, 2015
If not now, when? We willForget public access television. What about public access church? by Rose Niles Now thatbig bird is movingto premium cableit falls to usin the churchas the last bastionof a placewhere poor children canenterfree of chargebe lovedbe taught faithand lovebe treated no differentfrom any other child what a privilege to represent… Read more »
August 13, 2015
If not now, when? Sacred commutingI am about to do a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it? —Isaiah 43:19 by Rose Niles In our ancient dreamLet’s make spirit space whereWay stations happenAs hospitalityIncubators, whereAcceleratorsBirth new things toBe characteristicallyStartlinglypredictableEager for GodlyAmazement In continuous patternsLike trains pulling intoThe stationDrop offPick upThen… Read more »
July 23, 2015
If not now, when? Refugees for GodFor those who want to save their life will lose it, and those who lose their life for my sake, and for the sake of the gospel, will save it. —Mark 8:35 by Rose Niles I wonder ifwe reimaginechurchby walking inprophetic footsteps,carved-out legacies offearless self-inventory,listening to ancestral whispers,questioning:are… Read more »
July 9, 2015
If not now, when? Watch and learnGo to the ant . . . consider its ways, and be wise. —Prov. 6:6 by Rose Niles Carapace of industry on the march.Discovered:mountainous crumb.Careen to return home the prize.Oldest friendsI name youAmber and onyx.Scuttlers,observedfound peace in cooperative harmony.Others scorned digging in theDirt(But I knew better)Chaotic secrets of that… Read more »
June 25, 2015
If not now, when? The wailing wall. . . so that you may not grieve as others do who have no hope. —1 Thess. 4:13b by Rose Niles when the life you thought was solidfallsthere is a wallfor wailing.someday collapse waits for all.exhausted,shocked that you live on,know this:other handsthat knew abyssprepared a placea fit-together,jagged,made-with-inspired-hands… Read more »
June 24, 2015
Things that make you go hmm . . . Christian Band-Aids by Shanell T. Smith “Weeping may endure for a night, But joy comes in the morning!”But I sit here struggling in my angst And a new day is a’dawnin’“Everything happens for a reason. It’s all in God’s plan.”But it’s hard for me to divinize suffering. I’m sorry…. Read more »
June 11, 2015
If not now, when? We agreed to loveDedicated to University Heights Presbyterian Church, Bronx, New York(located in one of the poorest congressional districts in the United States) by Rose Niles Again, truly I tell you, if two of you agree on earth about anything you ask, it will be done for you by my… Read more »
