It is God’s will that your good lives should silence those who foolishly condemn the Gospel without knowing what it can do for them, having never experienced its power. You are free from the law, but that doesn’t mean you are free to do wrong. Live as those who are free to do only God’s …
Solange’s Story
My name is Solange. I'm a slave living and working on a sugar plantation in Jamaica owned by an unmarried Englishman who moved to the island a year ago with his widowed sister. I was dark so I worked in the field. Only the fair-skinned slaves worked in the great house. I remember the first …
Freedom
Photo by Alicia Jamtaas “I warn you, Girl, if you run away from me, I’ll come after you and when I find you, I’ll shoot you.” For years, fear of that threat prevented her from running away but not this time. This time she was going to be free of him and his unwanted attentions. …
Chief Atohi
Chief Atohi was a Cherokee warrior. According to Cherokee custom, he married Mary's white mistress, Calista, whom he had captured during an Indian raid. Then, he bought Mary, a black slave to be his wife's domestic servant. Mary was just 14 years old. She was scared and had no idea of what it was like …
Freedom for Joe
Therefore if the Son makes you free, you shall be free indeed - 8:36 I’s in chains fo tryin’ to run away. I’s a human being. I shoulda bin free not nobody’s slave. Dey treats us worst than dem animals. When dey brought us here to this here plantation, dey had chains round our necks …
For This Reason…
The reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the devil’s work - 1 John 3:8, NIV When it comes to the meaning of Christmas, we always think of the nativity scene with Joseph, Mary and Jesus in the manger with the cattle lowing. We think of the angels who appeared to the shepherds …
From Self-harm to Self-love
Neeha always wore long sleeves even when it was hot and humid outside because she didn't want anyone, especially her friends to see the ugly cuts on her arms. She wanted to stop cutting herself but she couldn't seem to. It started when she became pregnant and told her mother who said, "Unless you get …
Folani’s Story
My name is Folani. At the age of 16, I was forced to marry the man who raped me so that I wouldn't bring shame on my family. He wanted to marry me but after I rejected him, he raped me. I told my my mother what he had done to me and she insisted …
A Surpassable Peace
I stand here, staring at the stony path which leads to the gates of the convent and beyond. A peace which surpasses all understanding fills me. After living at the convent for ten years, I no longer wanted to cloister myself so I decided to leave the order. This was after much prayer and fasting. …
Free Again
Myra was waiting outside her building for a taxi when she saw Cody coming down the sidewalk. She hadn't seen him since the breakup. He looked so good in that uniform. Nothing had changed. She was still crazy about him. Her heart began to pound as he walked over to her. Although she was in …
Notes to Women 