S Oliver
Standing on Shaky Ground
Are you feeling a bit out of control? Like the world is shaking right beneath your feet and you’re not sure you’ve got what it takes to...
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S Oliver
Oct 16, 20201 min read
Still a Silent Cry
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. If it were a disease, it would be consider a pandemic! Let that sink in. Women all over the...
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S Oliver
Sep 16, 20205 min read
The Pain, the Promise, and the Panther
6 And He raised us up together with Him [when we believed], and seated us with Him in the heavenly places, [because we are] in Christ...
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S Oliver
Aug 25, 20204 min read
The Pandemic, the Pain and the Promise
It is no secret that I have found some of this time in the pandemic challenging to say the least. Add to it the racial strife, political...
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S Oliver
Aug 2, 20204 min read
Hey Brother: How to Practice Gender Equity in Church
There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is no male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus....
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S Oliver
Jul 22, 20204 min read
Why Pray? The 21 Day Prayer Challenge
As a youth minister many years ago, I decided to teach a group of 12 to 14-year-olds about prayer. As is a habit of mine, I began the...
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S Oliver
Jul 1, 20205 min read
The Healing Power of Lament
In the aftermath of the deaths of Ahmad Arbery, Breonna Taylor, and George Floyd, I finally gave myself permission to become conscious of...
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S Oliver
Jun 15, 20203 min read
Who Will Weep for Us?
At the thought of George Floyd, I wept. Then I remembered Trayvon, Eric, Ahmad, Amadou and Tamir in random order. I remembered others who...
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S Oliver
Jun 1, 20204 min read
Unchurched and Unchained
My struggle with church began years ago. Somehow, I was always able to quell the quaking in my soul by staying in my comfort zone. I...
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S Oliver
May 6, 20203 min read
Refreshing My Soul in Chaos
I know I skipped another month again. See, what had happened was… the Coronavirus. No seriously! It took a minute to get over this...
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Mar 14, 20204 min read
Steel Magnolias, Fire and Ice
I missed an opportunity to shout out black folks for being fabulous in February but, it’s okay. After all, we are fabulous and magical...
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S Oliver
Jan 15, 20203 min read
Not For Sale!
Happy New Year and welcome to 2020! I’m sure you’ve got 20/20 vision and have set some awesome goals. Follow your heart, my friend....
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S Oliver
Dec 18, 20194 min read
Finding God in the Ordinary
I often spend the Advent season reflecting on what it might have been like anticipating the birth of Christ, the Messiah, the Savior.
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S Oliver
Nov 7, 20194 min read
The Hunger for Authenticity
In a world of where fake news has become the norm and people show only their best faces on social media, I hunger for authenticity. Even...
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S Oliver
Sep 26, 20193 min read
Touch Not, Taste Not, Read Not: Lost in Translation
I don’t know how many times I’ve gotten a good tongue lashing for reading the “wrong” Bible. I’ve been told over and over the KJV (King...
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S Oliver
Aug 29, 20193 min read
Wanna' Be Made Whole?
20 And, behold, a woman, which was diseased with an issue of blood twelve years, came behind him, and touched the hem of his garment: 21...
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S Oliver
Jul 30, 20193 min read
What I Know Now: Five Things I’d Share with My Younger, New Christian Self
When I began my new Christian journey, I was ALL in. Hungry for the Lord. Anxious to get it “right” and trusting others to lead me. I...
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S Oliver
Jun 18, 20193 min read
On Self-Esteem and Selfishness
I recently facilitated a workshop for a national non-profit on developing a healthy self-esteem and self-confidence. The response was...
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S Oliver
Jun 3, 20195 min read
Ministry, Motherhood, the Messiah and Surrender
Most people think a seminary education is primarily an academic experience but my formation and learning was greatest outside of the...
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S Oliver
Apr 4, 20194 min read
Better Days
10 But may the God of all grace, who called us to His eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after you have suffered a while, perfect, establish,...
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