Thoughts on God’s love and redemption through conscious and Christian hip-hop
In my previous post I shared the words to a poem that came to me during our New Year’s service with my church family. I read the poem at church the following Sunday. I will often record the worship portions of service, because our worship team is awesome, and open to the moving of the... Continue Reading →
The following poem was written at the amazing New Year’s Eve into New Year’s Day worship service we had at the end of 2018 and beginning of 2019 with my church family. It was inspired by (and also confirmed) the fellowship and worship and words and scriptures shared during our time together. It was also... Continue Reading →
"How do you mend a broken world? Give it a gift it could never earn, Pour out a love, that it don’t deserve, Send it a Son and a Savior. It was a silent night, A Holy Night" Crystal Nicole, "Silent Night" 116's The Gift: A Christmas Compilation . Last month, on November 23, 2018,... Continue Reading →
(begin Laments in Midlothian series with part I of V here) . (begin Laments in Midlothian series with part I of V here. The following is an intro to a commentary I plan on writing for the series of poems linked above) A kind of essay, of Midlothian, and Saint Lucia’s son, and St Lucie’s... Continue Reading →
For Midlothian, A rejoicing. (begin Laments in Midlothian series with part I of V here) - A rejoicing was heard in Midlothian, But its revels were spiritual in kind, The prince of the city opined w/ no pity ---------- -this victory surely is fine. - There was a man of great stature, that once Stood... Continue Reading →
For Midlothian, A Lament - What do they say about him, out loud, to the masses? Empty platitudes? - That he was a brave man doing his best that they all mourn this tragic incident condolences offered to the kin and the dead subject -not suspect- is what the statement read - - - What... Continue Reading →
A Lament For Jemel Roberson (II) What doesn’t she say about him? What doesn’t she have the heart to say, Because the grief is still too near? - There are mentions, here and there, Of his work for the church, There are certainly words about that. - Words about hands, hands that held his child,... Continue Reading →
A Lament for Jemel Roberson (I) What does she think about him? She has not the heart to tell the world, at first The grief is still too near. But when asked about their nine month old child, She brightens with a smile, and she shares. What do they say about him? They must speak,... Continue Reading →
Big (belated) shout-out to dittrich.sara@gmail.com for the redesign! Thank you so much for getting the booths looking so fresh and so clean!
The weekend of February 2nd through the 4th was the third official Ceasefire weekend here in Baltimore. Ceasefire is a grassroots initiative designed to promote peace, celebrate life, and remember those who have lost loved ones to violence in the city. During this Ceasefire there were discussions on the root causes of Baltimore’s violence, screenings... Continue Reading →
Festival of Booths 