Carmela Monk Crawford

Carmela Monk Crawford wrote a new post, Latest Issue 3 weeks ago

SPIRITUAL WARFARE

Spiritual warfare operates on many fronts in our day-to-day activities and relationships. Three enemies work consistently to separate us from Jesus…
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Carmela Monk Crawford wrote a new post, POWER LUNCH 3 weeks ago

Lin Manuel Miranda’s character, “Sonny” in the musical “In the Heights,” is sensitive to the power imbalance between the haves and have nots. His Washington Heights immigrant community is scraping by. As part o […]

Carmela Monk Crawford wrote a new post, Truth Tuesday: Prayer Gives Birth to Spiritual Possibilities 3 weeks, 4 days ago

Prophetic prayers have the power to give birth to spiritual possibilities. The things that do not exist in the physical, can be obtained through persistent prayers.

When we look at the exciting event of a […]

Carmela Monk Crawford wrote a new post, 2022 March / April Issue 2 months, 1 week ago

LIGHTS, CAMERA, RAYS!

Dr. Cynthia Hale sheds some light on what it means to be a ray of sunshine in a dark place.
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11 FINANCIAL HEALTH ASSESMENTS
by Ru […]

Carmela Monk Crawford wrote a new post, THE BOOTS 2 months, 1 week ago

Don’t ask me where I heard the story, but one motif remained lodged in my memory: the winter boots. Perhaps some compelling reasons are pushing that mental note to my consciousness now.

I remembered th […]

Carmela Monk Crawford wrote a new post, 2022 January/February 4 months ago

CORNEL WEST

Interview with the iconic advocate of Love and Justice
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12 Faces of Protest 2021
compiled by Patrice T. Conwell / In vindication, or p […]

Carmela Monk Crawford wrote a new post, Three Time-Worn Relational Dynamics That Need to Change 4 months ago

Exoneration of Kyle Rittenhouse for the August 2020 killings of John Rosenblum and Anthony Huber, and serious wounding of Gaige Grosskreutz, repulsed our sense of justice. Their tragic conflict occurred in the […]

Carmela Monk Crawford wrote a new post, Vintage Vault – A Cold Winter Ahead 4 months ago

Sometimes we give mental assent to the truth but neglect to act it out in our lives or let it regulate our behavior. We neglect to let it help us generously love and care about each other as members of the […]

Carmela Monk Crawford wrote a new post, Merry Christmas from Message 6 months ago

Carmela Monk Crawford wrote a new post, Hard Times and Hurting People 6 months ago

From the Editor: When she wrote this article Dr. Jude Boyer-Patrick, served as the medical director of Thrive Behavioral Services in Baltimore, Maryland. She practiced adult, child, and adolescent psychiatry. […]

Carmela Monk Crawford wrote a new post, Urban Revelation 6 months ago

From the Editor: Ivan Leigh Warden, DMin, served as the associate director of the Ellen G. White Estate at the

General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists in Silver Spring, Maryland. He was passionate about […]

Carmela Monk Crawford wrote a new post, Sound Construction 6 months ago

From the Editor:
Charles E. Bradford, author, veteran evangelist, pastor, and world church administrator, became the first African American to be leader of the North American Division Seventh-day Adventists in […]

Carmela Monk Crawford wrote a new post, 2021 November/December 6 months, 2 weeks ago

COVID, CONSCIENCE, & the VAX

HOW TO ACHIEVE CHRISTLIKENESS IN THE MIDST OF CONFLICTING CONVICTIONS
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12 Faces of Protest 2021
compiled by Patrice T. Conwell […]

Carmela Monk Crawford wrote a new post, For the Last Time 6 months, 2 weeks ago

I stood in line at Macy’s in October and made conversation with a woman purchasing a simple outfit to accommodate her COVID figure. I could relate. She was going to a funeral. I could relate. And while COVID d […]

Carmela Monk Crawford wrote a new post, Vintage Vault: HE, STILL, IS OUR PEACE 6 months, 2 weeks ago

“Held in the vicelike grip of human weakness, man is unable to lift himself above the low motives and fleshly desires of his unregenerated carnal mind. A power from above and outside of himself must take c […]

Carmela Monk Crawford wrote a new post, The Rest of Your Story Episode 5: Sleep in Peace 7 months, 1 week ago

It’s the end of the week, perhaps your chance to catch up on some rest, sleep. Fear of missing out, letting go, or losing control keeps us driving past our opportunity for restoration. Hit the pillow, go to sleep, […]

Carmela Monk Crawford wrote a new post, The Rest of Your Story Episode 2: with Nick Taliaferro 8 months ago

The Art of Letting Go
“The Rest of Your Story,” puts peace and trust into the headline of your harried mind. This audio experience is your Friday evening detox to the stress and pressure of this week. Talk about […]

Carmela Monk Crawford wrote a new post, 2021 September/October Issue 8 months, 1 week ago

RESTORATION & RECONNECTION

NOAA principal and teacher, Carla Drake helps change the lives of her students.

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12 Financial Family Rules
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Carmela Monk Crawford wrote a new post, Desperate Give and the Real Take 8 months, 1 week ago

Angel, with the blue eyes, lurked on the outskirts of our Chester, Pennsylvania Message Community Infusion in July. I don’t necessarily blame him for being wary of our enthusiastic bunch. How desperate do you h […]

Carmela Monk Crawford wrote a new post, The Rest of Your Story Episode 1: with Nick Taliaferro 8 months, 2 weeks ago

The Gift with Your Name on It
“The Rest of Your Story,” puts peace and trust into the headline of your harried mind. This audio experience is your Friday evening detox to the stress and pressure of this week. T […]