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 Parable of the Pearl of Great Price presents the Kingdom of Heaven as a treasure of incomparable worth that is sought out and...
In Highly Favored: Part 11, Mary departs from Elizabeth's home after spending three transformative months with her cousin, whose faith and encouragement have fortified...
Jesus’ first miracle was turning water into wine. The fact that the miracle was performed at a wedding is significant. By His attendance, Jesus...
