Teach Me to Rest

So I’m determined for this to be a quick evening post in between the time I’ve snuck out of bed to the time Baby eventually stirs for needing milk again. Hopefully that will help me be brief. (Edit to Add: I’ve gotten up a handful of times to finish this!). I felt oddly and ironically […]

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The Intimacy Thing

In the last episode, I said, “If It’s not intimate, I don’t want it. I’ll talk about the intimacy thing next time.” By last episode, I mean the last blog post. This is next time. Recap complete. I’ve been pretty obsessed with the word “intimacy” for awhile now. I’m an introvert by nature yet I […]

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If She’s Sleeping, I’m Writing

Hey Friends, So, in case you hadn’t heard, Curtis and I had a baby! Baby Victory is 7 months old now, and I have been a full time employee at Baby Victory Ministries. I earn employee of the month every month for the most Mama Milk produced. My goal within this ministry is to fit […]

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The Pastor’s Parking Sign

I was just moseying’ through 1-2 Corinthians, and my heart landed on a paragraph, then a verse within that paragraph. I started to post the verse for my Instagram story, only to realize I had many more thoughts on it to scribble down. Then I wrote my own paragraphs in a note and said, “Hmm… […]

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Bible Study Overflow: Women in ministry

Was reading my daily dose of Scripture this afternoon. And this is what I ended up writing for myself, but wanted a space to share it with others. So Mosaic Readers, here’s something a little different this afternoon. Raw, real, unedited thought on women in ministry. I’m doing this Bible Study with a group of […]

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The First Mixed Girl Meetup

At the end of May I hosted my first “Mixed Girl Meetup.” The goal was to give fellow mixed gals a place to feel safe talking about the struggles and joys of being mixed. There were eight of us and we talked for a little over an hour. There were differences but also many similarities […]

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Dear Faith Leader, I invite you to defeat racial injustice

For a decade, my serving “station” was within the walls of a church in a neighborhood of Cambridge, MA. When I say neighborhood, I mean you had to turn off the main street to find the yellow two story building that was planted in between rows of the triple decker homes around it. This church […]

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Jesus’ Stay-at-Home Order

From what I’ve observed, we need to fight the temptation to drag people to Jesus, pulling teeth to get them through the door of a church only to hear a message that would’ve been more effective if they saw it lived out in miraculous ways through your own life story. Rebekah Johnson Hagar the cat […]

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When Someone Asks Me, “What Are You?”

You and I are more than what’s gathered at a glance. Rebekah Johnson My soul wants to scream, “I am human!” A set of eyes and a set of ears Two lungs giving breath to answer your insensitivity To your curiosity that must be quenched For your thirst to know how to color me into […]

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Emmanuel (How to See God in Your Story)

The pieces of melody played previously still play a part in our song today. Only, perhaps what was once a lyric of despair has now turned into a song of praise. RJ Rebby Johnson My Life is a Hot Mess Dr. Park threw my life up onto the chalkboard. It was a rough timeline of […]

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