A few weeks back, I recorded an iTunes Podcast with Sarah Bragg, host of Surviving Sarah, a podcast focused on what it means to survive — survive life, yourself, your kids, your jobs, whatever! [I stole that from her site, btw!]
Before I jump in: if you don’t have iTunes, click HERE to listen to a streaming version. You’re WELCOME! Continue reading
In Shonda Rhimes’ new book, Year of Yes, she recounts being honored by Elle Magazine as a powerful woman in television. As the ceremony hostess ran off the litany of accomplishments of the women in the room, she noted that as the women were being complimented, they did one of three things: Continue reading
During our time in Uganda, we were all following the story of a young girl named Anna who came to the outreach clinic for a serious case of Jiggers. She was bright, fun, and a star before the camera. Continue reading
All things come full circle, you know? I can’t help but think about the song “Circle of Life” from the Lion King as this African breeze is whirls around my ankles through the window. Where’s Rafiki when you need him? Continue reading
“Joy…and pain…
…is like sunshine and rain…”
Maze featuring Frankie Beverly
The ebbs and flows of ministry are just like what soul band Frankie Beverly and Maze sang: there’s dualities of life — joy and pain is like sunshine and rain. You can’t have one without the other. Continue reading
Throughout history, stories have been told and retold for many reasons, but namely, so that the happenings, occurrences, and movements surrounding a group of people can be recorded and remembered.
I remember my Old Testament TA, Parker Diggory, saying something about storytelling that I’ll never forget:
History is always told by the victor.
Whoever wins the battle, whoever has the upper hand, whoever is the one in the position of power has the ability to not only tell a story, but manufacture, reconfigure, and shape the way a story is told.
Being a storyteller is a powerful, powerful position. Continue reading
Rev. Alisha L. Gordon 