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Vernetta Reshell’s blog is based on Matthew 10:27 (AMP),
27 What I say to you in the dark (privately), tell in the light (publicly); and what you hear whispered in your ear, proclaim from the housetops [to many people].
The past 2 weeks I have been somewhat stuck, stalled, traumatized, mentally exhausted and frustrated with what’s been going on in the world. Not just the pandemic but how we as a country allowed a tyrant wannabe lead us into the fire. Not the fire to refine us but to destroy us. The only thing […]
The church has an image problem. And I don’t know if it cares to fix that. As someone who grew up in the church, left for 15 years and has come back, I have seen the evolution of how the church is viewed in the Black community. Especially among Millennials and Gen Xers. And it’s […]
A pandemic has upended the “status quo”. While many people have fought around the world for equality, inclusion and basic rights, this year has amplified fighting injustice on a level we haven’t seen in awhile. Americans may think we are the center of the world, we’re not. But living in the most powerful country in […]
Building a church community free of Evangelicalism as well as oppressive theology to women is the future of the Black Church. As we continue to explore The DNA of the Black Church, we dive into theology wars. We’ll examine 3 different theologies that either have come through the Black Church or is being used. These […]
2 and Abraham gave him a tenth of all [the spoil]. He is, first of all, by the translation of his name, king of righteousness, and then he is also king of Salem, which means king of peace. 3 Without [any record of] father or mother, nor ancestral line, without [any record of] beginning of days (birth) nor ending […]
The DNA of the Black Church wouldn’t exist without the church itself. This week we explore how the church became “too heavenly minded to do any earthly good” (fyi there’s no scripture in the Bible referencing this phrase, it’s just a phrase we use) and lost relationship along the way. Why it’s important to teach […]
Church is a political act. A Black Church is a revolutionary act in the United States. Before we continue let’s not forget where the Black Church actually started. In this series, ‘The DNA of the Black Church’ I will explore how the Black Church practices and principles have shaped the Black community. Now here’s a […]
This month I’m celebrating 9 years as a paid professional blogger. That’s right. I’ve been paid to blog since 2011. Even though I started blogging in 2009, it was just an outlet to express myself. Then September 2011 rolled around and I decided I would make blogging a career option for me. Now here we […]
This month I’m celebrating 9 years as a paid professional blogger. That’s right. I’ve been paid to blog since 2011. Even though I started blogging in 2009, it was just an outlet to express myself. Then September 2011 rolled around and I decided I would make blogging a career option for me. Now here we […]
Today is the official day to celebrate my divine 9 year blogaversary. And the 100th blog post on my newly revamp blog. So, lots to celebrate. 2 When he had agreed with the laborers for a denarius for the day, he sent them into his vineyard. 3 And he went out about the third hour (9:00 a.m.) and saw […]