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April 22, 2025
Interviews
Shonette Reed
Moni Ogunsuyi Aims For Authenticity In “Taken ...

In the Lifetime movie special, “Taken at a Basketball Game”, Moni Ogunsuyi relies on life experiences to bring authenticity in her role as “Splendid”— giving a full look at the determined sex worker partnering with a father to find his missing daughter. The actress shares how she started acting and where this journey has taken her so far.

Moni Ogunsuyi Aims For Authenticity In “Taken at a Basketball Game”
June 19, 2023
Poetry
Joylanda Jamison
Poem: Nothing Brown Can Fade

A poem by Joylanda Jamison

Poem: Nothing Brown Can Fade
July 31, 2022
Interviews
Shonette Reed
Q-and-A: Joan Embola

A Q-and-A with U.K.-based Christian contemporary romance author Joan Embola on her Sovereign Love series.

Q-and-A: Joan Embola
April 30, 2022
Culture
Shonette Reed
Wipf and Stock x Trap Feminism

Christian Publisher Wipf and Stock publishes book on trap feminism titled Bad and Boujee by Azusa Pacific professor Jennifer Buck, a white woman whose voice does not matter in this conversation and is wrongfully the face of the term trap feminism, which was coined by Sesali Bowen in 2014.

Wipf and Stock x Trap Feminism
March 10, 2022
Interviews
Aasha Marie
Profile: Common Hymnal

Praise and Protest

Profile: Common Hymnal
Kristina Rivera
December 15, 2021
Poetry

Poem: When I See You

Kristina Rivera
December 15, 2021
Poetry
Poem: When I See You

An Advent poem by Kristina Rivera.

Tagged: Advent, Lament

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Judy Campbell-Smith
December 13, 2021
Essays

Grief on Earth

Judy Campbell-Smith
December 13, 2021
Essays
Grief on Earth

In her essay “Grief on Earth,” Judy Campbell-Smith uncovers the intricacies of the Advent season. While we are often in anticipation of Jesus Christ with love, hope, joy, and peace, there is grief for many that persist through the holidays.

Tagged: Advent, Grief

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Olivia Chauntelle
December 8, 2021
Poetry

Poem: Wicked Roots

Olivia Chauntelle
December 8, 2021
Poetry
Poem: Wicked Roots

An Advent poem by Olivia Chauntelle.

Tagged: Advent, Justice

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Andrea Nwabuike
December 6, 2021
Poetry

Poem: Give Me Fire

Andrea Nwabuike
December 6, 2021
Poetry
Poem: Give Me Fire

An Advent poem by Andrea Nwabuike.

Tagged: Advent, Anger

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Archuleta Chisholm
November 25, 2021
Poetry

Poem: Communal Table

Archuleta Chisholm
November 25, 2021
Poetry
Poem: Communal Table

A poem by Archuleta Chisholm

Tagged: poetry, black culture

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Shonette Reed
October 25, 2021
Essays

Not Every Space Is Yours

Shonette Reed
October 25, 2021
Essays
Not Every Space Is Yours

We have to be more intentional about creating spaces that are for us as Black people and people of color. Regardless of how it makes white women feel.

Tagged: culture, black history month, white entitlement

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Kristina Rivera
July 31, 2021
Poetry

Poem: Ready

Kristina Rivera
July 31, 2021
Poetry
Poem: Ready

A poem by Kristina Rivera

Tagged: art, culture, poetry, relationships

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Veronica Alvarado
June 5, 2021
Essays

How Christ Met Me Through Stories

Veronica Alvarado
June 5, 2021
Essays
How Christ Met Me Through Stories

An essay on the power of storytelling by Veronica Alvarado.

Tagged: culture, literature, reading, stories, storytelling

Comment
Kristina Rivera
April 30, 2021
Poetry

Poem: Ugly

Kristina Rivera
April 30, 2021
Poetry
Poem: Ugly

A poem by Kristina Rivera

Tagged: poetry, storytelling, art

Comment
Sarah Amankwah
March 31, 2021
Essays

Beauty in Brokenness: Friendships

Sarah Amankwah
March 31, 2021
Essays
Beauty in Brokenness: Friendships

An essay on the shifts of the relationships we hold dear by Sarah Amankwah.

Tagged: beauty in brokenness, resolute magazine issue 2, essays

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Aasha Marie
February 28, 2021
Interviews

Profile: Carvens Lissaint

Aasha Marie
February 28, 2021
Interviews
Profile: Carvens Lissaint

In his profile interview with Aasha Marie, Carvens Lissaint talks about his journey toward theatre, how he came to know God, and navigating PTSD.

Tagged: hamilton, beauty in brokenness, resolute magazine issue 2

Michael Stalcup
January 31, 2021
Poetry

Poem: I Know Not Where I Go

Michael Stalcup
January 31, 2021
Poetry
Poem: I Know Not Where I Go

Read Michael Stalcup’s poem “I Know Not Where I Go”.

Tagged: Poetry, charles spurgeon, beauty in brokenness, resolute magazine issue 2

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Shonette Reed
December 16, 2020
Essays

Love Is Kind

Shonette Reed
December 16, 2020
Essays
Love Is Kind

For the third week of Advent, Shonette Reed focuses on the topic of love and what that has looked like in her life over the past few years.

Tagged: Advent, love, patient, kind

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Natalia Dahlgren
December 9, 2020
Essays

This New Hope

Natalia Dahlgren
December 9, 2020
Essays
This New Hope

2020 has served as an eye-opening year for many. In her essay “This New Hope,” Natalia Dahlgren expresses what hope has looked like through the Bible, and how we can cling to hope today.

Tagged: Advent, Christian, hope

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Alyssa Tan
December 2, 2020
Essays

Redefining Joy

Alyssa Tan
December 2, 2020
Essays
Redefining Joy

This year has brought about a number of unexpected circumstances. In her advent essay on Joy, Alyssa Tan looks at how her life has changed in this season of COVD as well as what it looks like to pursue biblical joy.

Tagged: Advent, Joy, Devotional, Essay, Christian

1 Comment
Kara Bray
November 1, 2020
Poetry

Poem: Encapsulated

Kara Bray
November 1, 2020
Poetry
Poem: Encapsulated

A poem by Kara Bray

Tagged: Poetry

Melissa Davis
August 31, 2020
Essays

Thrift With Mel

Melissa Davis
August 31, 2020
Essays
Thrift With Mel

Earlier this year, we learned how Melissa Davis of Open Profile got into thrifting. Now, she’s back! With thrift tips of her own to help you thrift well.

Tagged: fashion, thrifting, thrift culture

Karol Curiel
June 10, 2020
Essays

Calladita Se Ve Más Bonita

Karol Curiel
June 10, 2020
Essays
Calladita Se Ve Más Bonita

An essay examining the role of Latina Women in the #BlackLivesMatter movement by Karol Curiel.

Tagged: blacklivesmatter, latinx

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Kelli Lage
April 30, 2020
Poetry

Poem: Calloused Hands

Kelli Lage
April 30, 2020
Poetry
Poem: Calloused Hands

Calloused Hands by Kelli Lage

Joylanda Jamison
April 29, 2020
Poetry

Poem: Etched Into Our Minds

Joylanda Jamison
April 29, 2020
Poetry
Poem: Etched Into Our Minds

Etched Into Our Minds by Joylanda Jamison.

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