Shouting the Gospel: The Triumphant Faith of Betty and Mahalia
Bought to be Free: Reflections on Redemption
by Kyra Daniels
Dirt. Gravel roads. Clucking chickens. Rolling, green hills. Whenever I visit my family’s farm in Kentucky, I feel like I am stepping back in time to a period of simplicity and struggle. The land contains acres of embedded history, holding the pain and plight of my slave ancestors.…
Overcoming in Christ
by Kyra Daniels
My favorite a cappella group in college was Shades of Yale. The mission of Shades was to celebrate the music of the African diaspora and African American tradition. Whenever they had a concert, students of all backgrounds would flock to the Afro-American Cultural Center to hear their powerful vocals.…
Checking OCD and Checking Our Hearts
Reflecting on God through Journaling
by Kyra Daniels
Pages of reflection lay behind the pink, bedazzled cover of my journal. At the end of the day, I grabbed my journal from under my mattress and wrote about school crushes, future dreams, and secret fears. I thought if another person read its contents, I would have felt so ashamed.…
How to Awaken Your Imagination to God
by Kyra Riley Daniels
Screens hypnotize my eyes morning, noon, and night. By the end of the day, all the news and notifications have zapped my brain. I feel too drained to think about anything else. My imagination retires itself to bed earlier, and I am left again to consume more mindless media.…
The Fall Season and Biblical Harvest
Are You Angry at God?
In Times of Change
by Kyra Riley Daniels
I recently watched a Netflix docuseries called Babies, which follows multiple infants’ development within their first years. My favorite episode is the one on growth spurts. This episode showcased the work of Michelle Lampl, MD, Ph.D., who is a professor at Emory University and the Director of Emory University’s Center for the Study of Human Health.…