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New Year. Same God.
Posted by Shemari Jones on
I’m just as excited about 2021 as the next person, but the difference may be that I’m not trying to escape from 2020! I won’t bore you with all the many ways that God has kept His promises to me this year, but just know that I would stay in 2020 for another 10 years if I could (quarantine and all). However, I know that because He’s going to be the SAME GOD in 2021 that He’s been all 2020 long, my future is secure.
Holiday 2020… A Celebration of Victory, Life, & Culture
Posted by Shemari Jones on
I promise, you won’t lose your Jesus via education! You can learn and begin to understand things that you don’t necessarily agree with without compromising your own beliefs! It’s so much easier to connect with others, when you understand their perspective. Free of judgements. Free of negativity. Free of convictions. No matter who or what you worship, ‘tis the season to be YOU9TED!
Deliver Us From Religion
Posted by Shemari Jones on
I will continue to scream that religion is used more often as a divisive tool, a point of conflict, and a battleground of beliefs instead of an instrument to spread love throughout the world. We allow other’s religious beliefs and practices to be an excuse as to why we don’t like them, argue with them, or worse, refuse to help them. For some, it’s used just like race, to indorse an illegitimate hierarchy; to sanction a pecking order that is unjustifiably used to oppress, harass, or discriminate against others.
Public Apology - "I'm sorry for how Christians have made you feel."
Posted by Shemari Jones on
I can honestly say that EVERY person that I know has been hurt in one way or another by someone connected to The Church. At the end of the day, The Church, is comprised of HUMANS! While we are followers of Christ, we aren’t The Christ. We aren’t superheroes. We are imperfect. We sometimes mis(represent) the One we serve. While we shouldn’t be expected to be faultless, we should be expected to take accountability and take steps to reconcile. As a company that’s founded upon Christian beliefs, we expose and denounce any behavior from Christians that push people away from God, instead of bringing them closer to him.
To Take Offense? Or Not Take Offense? That’s the Question!
Posted by Shemari Jones on
Religion is often a “sore spot,” a conflict area, a divisive tool, the battleground of judgement, etc. Therefore, people often feel that you must pick and choose religion or marketplace. Until now, there haven’t been many spaces where the two can healthily coincide so, I totally get it! There’s been plenty of times where I’ve found my adrenaline rushing in when approaching a “touchy,” religious topic in an “unreligious” setting. Religion has to stop being the point where we walk away from the conversation, and start being the place where we lay our weapons down!