My Ode to Self-Care 44: “You Make Me Feel”

I listened to gospel music every morning on my commute to Manhattan for work. From the moment I walked out of my car to get on a 5:29am train until around 7am, my soundtrack was a playlist I called Gluten Free Body of Christ. Although I often napped through my 42 minutes on the Long […]

The Reverend Mason Betha Devotional: Book of Life After Death, Chapter 10

Every Monday I will share an anecdote and/or existential life lesson based on teachings from your favorite rapper’s favorite pastor, Ma$e. “Stay humble, stay low, blow like Hootie.” Prosperity preachers often get a bad rap. The public perceive them as pompous and pious people who pillage Peter to pay themselves. Most miss the undercurrent of […]

My Life in 100 Songs: Inshallah by Goodie Mob

“How can I promise you forever when I can’t even promise the rest of today? All I know is we started this journey together; hopefully we can make it the rest of the way, Insha’Allah.” A few weeks ago, a friend and I were conversing on the phone. She was telling me about her plans […]

Being Stubborn Leads to Blessings

There are two people I relate to the most in the bible: Jacob and Solomon. Solomon was wise at a young age, and being to smart for his own good was his downfall (that’s the short version). I’m going to focus on why I relate to much to Jacob. Jacob was the youngest of fraternal […]