Stories There’s No Wrong Way To Connect With God – This Story Proves It There is no wrong way for you to connect with God. He made you and he knows who you are inside and out. When we allow ourselves to focus on his love for us, we truly become free. This man’s story serves as a powerful reminder.
Stories How to Make Space For Others Spiritually We are all here for a reason, and God’s love extends to each of us, no matter how different we may be. Everyone's on their own spiritual journey. Here's how we make space for each other along the way.
Stories How Amos 5:24 Reminds Us Of The Spiritual Call Of Justice Do you ever look at things happening around us and wonder about justice? Can it exist in a society that seems to be set against our people? What is God’s will for our justice? How can we create justice in spaces that seem so unjust and filled with hatred?
Stories Our Dreams Are A Sacred Space To Commune With God When you think about fighting against injustice, what’s the first thing that comes to mind? How about rest? Rest is actually some of our most crucial liberation work because it is during rest that we dream.We are all worthy of rest and following our dreams.
Stories How To Speak Peace Into Your Life Our words have power. We have the ability to speak things into existence. Whatever life you envision for yourself, say it aloud for the Spirit to hear.
Stories How To Share Your Spiritual Gifts Each of us has a gift to share with the world. Showing up for our gifts takes work. Patience. Courage. It may be scary to face our gifts because we often have to face ourselves for who we truly are. Your gift is your calling. Here’s how to show up for it.
Stories How To Build Relationships That Feed Your Spirit You deserve affirming relationships that build you up. Human connection is one of the most essential parts of life and has a powerful effect on our paths. Here’s how to build relationships that serve your spirit.
Stories This Humble Food Staple Is Both Soul Food And Spiritual Mojo What’s the most powerful soul food in your pantry? Could it be beans? After all, the humble bean is the “soul” of so much of our food. Our enslaved ancestors depended on it for survival. But beans brought them more than just sustenance. They also brought magic.
Stories 4 Ways To Create Sacred Space Around Your Home We all deserve time in spaces that create a sense of peace, respect, and calm in our spirits. And the best part is that these spaces don’t have to be huge or expensive because they can exist in our hearts, too. What do you hold holy?
Stories What Matthew 27:3-4 Teaches Us About Betrayal And Liberation How do you feel about those skinfolk who ain’t kinfolk? Those who hurt our communities with their words, actions, and views can have dangerous consequences for us, but should we forgive them for their harm?
Stories How To ‘Hang Up’ When Negative Self-Talk Calls Negative self-talk is anti-Blackness creeping into our subconscious. “I’m not good at this. I shouldn’t even try,” is an example of negative self-talk and it is spiritually draining. Here’s how to hang up when negative self-talk comes calling for you.
Stories How To Release Internalized Anti-Blackness And Live Proudly You are powerful. You are worthy. You are whole. You are important to your community. The lies society tries to tell about you roll off like divine rain. Unlearning the harmful anti-Black messages we get each day is spiritual work. Here’s how.
Stories The Spiritual Power of Community You deserve care and protection. When we tend to one another, we tend to God’s will for our people. We’ve always been each other’s harvest, and Proverbs 31:8-9 proves it.
Stories This Bible Verse Is Your Reminder To Think BIG, Not Small You’re thinking small when you need to be thinking BIG. God has big plans for us and our futures. 1 John 3 reminds us that anyone guided by Spirit will likely be misunderstood by society. We can’t allow this to make us question our worth. If anything, this makes us even more worthy of God’s love.
Stories How To Begin A Solitude Practice Spending time alone doesn’t have to be lonely; it can be a powerful spiritual tool. Here are three ways to practice being in solitude.
Stories How To Love The Negativity Out Of Your Life Do you ever feel uneasy, like you’re restless and all over the place? It may be that you need to take a moment to turn the negative energy around you into more positive vibes. You deserve to feel more pulled together. Here’s how you practice making that happen.
Stories How We Can Grow Black Children To Be Spiritually Strong Activists Black children deserve all of the goodness in the world. But the world doesn't always deserve our people. It's never too early to equip children with liberation tools. Here's how we build the next generation of spiritually strong activists.
Stories Why Soul Food Is A Staple For Black Liberation Efforts Whether it’s a huge spread of our family recipes or enjoying lunch with friends, we cannot help but feel full both physically and spiritually when we eat with our families and friends. We call it soul food for a reason.
Stories How To Live So Fearlessly, You Go Out Like A Meteor Audre Lorde’s fight against cancer reminds us life is short. It's hard not to fear death, but we can still find ways to live our lives fully. Here are three steps you can take to start living fearlessly.
Stories Our Heads Are A Powerful Spiritual Site Our heads are potent spiritual sites. Think about it. Our hair is often referred to as our crown. Our third eye is located in the middle of our forehead. Our head holds our crown chakra. But what if Spirit lives inside our heads, too?
Stories This Ancient Wellness Practice Reminds Us To Slow Down And Focus On Our Healing We all deserve wellness practices that bring us rest, ease, and a sense of safety in our bodies. There are many traditional Afro-diasporic practices that our ancestors preserved over the years with our health and wellness in mind. Here’s a powerful one that you might not expect.
Stories How To Build An Altar That Helps Make Your Dreams A Reality Close your eyes and imagine your dream world. What does it look like? Feel like? What does it taste, smell, and sound like? All of it is possible through intentional altar work. Here’s how to create your own.
Stories How To Create Your Own Gris-Gris Bag For Abundance and Protection God already protects us, but a little extra protection never hurts. Gris-gris bags are the perfect spiritual protection we can always carry with us. A West African practice preserved by our root working ancestors, these bags will keep you in your bag. Here’s how to create your own.
Stories How To Talk To Your Ori, The Spirit Guide Inside Your Head In the Yoruba spiritual tradition it is believed that our heads are a powerful spiritual site. Our head is where our Ori resides. An Ori is the Orisha assigned to be your spirit guide and govern your unconscious mind. What’s the best way to communicate with your Ori?
Stories What Jesus’ Resurrection Teaches Us About The Importance Of Our Collective Revival “Then go quickly and tell his disciples: ‘He has risen from the dead and is going ahead of you into Galilee.” – Matthew 28:7. Looking at his mother he asked her the question that tests all Black parents’ faith.