The spiritual is a combination of African musical traditions and European Christian hymns. They are meditations on the triumph of the metaphysical over the physical realities of slavery. They attempt to answer profound questions: What happens to an enslaved person when she dies? What does it mean if her life has been so denigrated on earth? What does freedom feel like if your only access to it is in your imagination? What miracles of God are needed to get free?
Today’s Top Ten List explores “Messages – Explicit in Implied – in Some African American Spirituals.” Scriptures referenced include Joshua 3; Jeremiah 8; Jeremiah 46:11; Isaiah 2:4; and Joshua 6.
The Bible has a lot to say on the subject of injustice. We know that God is in favor of justice; we know that...
This dramatic monologue captures the awe-inspiring moment of creation through the eyes of a celestial being who witnessed the birth of the universe. From...
We wrap up the book of 1 Corinthians by exploring the context in which it is written and its importance in understanding early Christianity....
