My efforts have proven useless against your inaction.[…]
I must resist that part of me until you present that part of yourself to me.
Author Archives: LaShawnda Jones
ACAD – Give Grace: Romans 1
Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
ACAD – Give Grace: John 1
From his fullness we have all received, grace upon grace.
ACAD – Give Grace: Song of Songs 7
I am my beloved’s,
and his desire is for me.
Come, my beloved,
let us go forth into the fields
Relics of My Imagination
Even as my relationships collapsed and wasted away one by one, there were a few I genuinely believed would survive close scrutiny. The friendships I thought were based in truth and mutuality of intent. The friendships I built on shared belief in the Word and compatible spirits. The family members I loved more than myself and would have laid down my life for… until my life became an expected forfeit for their ease.
Breathe. Release. Repeat.
There was a time when I held on to everyone and everything for dear life. Periods when life was defined by the people I craved relationship with, things I strove to acquire, and status I worked hard to achieve. All these were cultivated by family and societal culture. This current stage of transition and transformationContinueContinue reading “Breathe. Release. Repeat.”
‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’ Successfully Pays Tribute, Moves Mythology Forward
Director Ryan Coogler had a thin line to walk for his sequel to Black Panther. Following up 2018’s mega-hit that was unlike any Marvel superhero we’d seen before, reaching out to audiences and cultures that previously felt underserved by blockbuster entertainment, would have been difficult enough. Coogler had an opportunity to direct a sequel toContinueContinue reading “‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’ Successfully Pays Tribute, Moves Mythology Forward”
ACAD – Women & Truth: 1 Esdras 4
[About Esdras: First Book of Esdras, also called Greek Ezra, abbreviation I Esdras, apocryphal work that was included in the canon of the Septuagint (the Greek version of the Hebrew Bible) but is not part of any modern biblical canon; it is called Greek Ezra by modern scholars to distinguish it from the Old TestamentContinueContinue reading “ACAD – Women & Truth: 1 Esdras 4”
ACAD – Women & Truth: 1 Esdras 3
The first wrote, “Wine is strongest.” The second wrote, “The king is strongest.” The third wrote, “Women are strongest, but above all things truth is victor.”
Barbershop Theology
The common theme is: a strong Black Woman erases the Black Man. i.e. there’s no need for a man if a woman can live in her own strength & purpose. This line of thought usually leads to what a woman’s role and place are (spoiler: obedient & beneath a man).
Harvest Life 