Let me ask you a serious question: does satan have you hooked? The Bible says, “The earth is the Lord’s, and the fullness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein” (Psalm 24:1). And again, “The heaven, even the heavens, are the Lord’s: but the earth hath He given to the children of men” (Psalm 115:16). From the beginning, the earth belonged to God and He entrusted it to humanity. But in our disobedience, sin entered the world, and through that rebellion we surrendered

Growing up, many of us were told that as Black girls we needed to know how to fight. It wasn’t just about defending ourselves, it was an expectation. Somewhere along the way, the ability to throw hands became tied to honor, respect, and even survival. And while there’s truth in knowing how to protect yourself, there’s also a deeper truth: God never created us to live with our fists as our first language. I’ve seen it and lived it myself. I grew up a fighter. For me, it wasn’t

Quite frankly, marriage caught me completely by surprise. I met my husband in the Bahamas through one of my male cousins, who was also his friend. Later that same night, after we’d been introduced, he personally approached me to start a conversation. And that’s when it happened: I literally saw a radiant light shine from him as he spoke. It wasn’t romantic, and I didn’t say anything to him about it in the moment. I just quietly took note of it, thinking it was unusual and dee