Monica's Blog
Stay up to date with our most recent news and updatesIsn’t Lent Depressing?
Even I ask myself: How can someone who lives with depression like such a depressing time of the church year? Lent is my...
Why I Love Rebecca Walker’s Baby Love
I like memoirs. In fact, when I have the time, I read them voraciously. Because I need them. I need to know someone...
10 ways you can pray for mental illness
10 ways you can pray for mental illness Today is the National Day of Prayer for Mental Illness Recovery and Understanding....
If Black Twitter Went to Church
For me and many other African Americans, this summer has been dominated by the not guilty verdict in the trial of George...
Follow Me
My daughter has been crawling for three months. Our outings to the six a.m. worship service with our faith community have...
Trayvon Martin: a Case Study for Church Response to Mental Illness
I was instantly nauseous. My stomach turned in knots and I doubled over. I collapsed into my seat and held...
Youth Ministry and Social Media
There are three generations living in my home: my mother, my partner and I, and our teenager and our infant. Conversations...
New Media and Prayer
Communal prayer is a tactile experience for me. In my denominational tradition, African Methodism, we come to a wooden...
What is Liberation Theology?
Blogger Rachel Held Evans invited me to answer questions from her readers in her "Ask a Liberation Theologian" column. ...