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What Is Spiritual Bypassing?
Simply put, spiritual bypassing is when someone uses spiritual beliefs or practices to avoid dealing with painful emotions, unresolved...

Gina N. Brown
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What Is Lament: Exploring the Practice of Lament In Christian Faith
From a Christian perspective, lament is a heartfelt expression of sorrow, grief, or anguish directed toward God. It is a form of prayer...

Gina N. Brown
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The Power of Community: Embracing Rest and Sacred Self-Care Together
As a woman who embraces diversity and is dedicated to the journey of rest and sacred self-care, I am honored to host a retreat that...

Gina N. Brown
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Prioritizing Self-Care: Why Women, Especially Women of Color, Deserve to Rest
As women, we often find ourselves juggling multiple roles and responsibilities, striving to be everything to everyone. The demands of...

Gina N. Brown
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Embracing Rest: A Path to Wholeness
Saundra Dalton-Smith , M.D., the author of Sacred Rest, writes that “rest is the most underused, chemical-free, safe and effective,...

Gina N. Brown
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New Year, New Ideas!
As the new year's momentum builds, I wanted to share three idea opportunities that I hope will be of assistance to you in this coming...

Gina N. Brown
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Christianity Is Not Uniformed
Under the umbrella of Christianity, a spectrum of beliefs comprise the faith tradition. Our churches and denominations have taught us...

Gina N. Brown
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Freedom is Healing: Cultivating a Pressure-Free Faith Community
Several weeks ago, I joined faith leaders with the PC(USA) to talk about our “New Worshiping Communities.” We each brought our...

Gina N. Brown
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Ways To Know God (Podcast)
It was an honor to sit with conversation partner Sara Hayden, the New Way podcast host. The New Way podcast is a division of the...

Gina N. Brown
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Call Upon the Name of God
I remember walking into a church in the early 90s and hearing the congregation singing, "Yah is an Awesome Yah." I was alarmed! What had...

Gina N. Brown
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Claim Your Rest
Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Matt. 11:28 This is a solution to a problem. Problem: Many...

Gina N. Brown
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The Role of Self-care in the Prevention of Sudden Ministry Death Syndrome
Psychologist, professor, and womanist pastoral care theologian Rev. Dr. Chanequa Walker-Barnes is raising the alarm about the need for...

Gina N. Brown
4 min read


Join me as I read my 2022 Devotional
I'm not usually a person who reads devotionals however this year I wanted to participate in a grounding practice that matched interests I...

Gina N. Brown
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Interview with Black Seminarians Table
Last November I had the pleasure of being invited to participate in a podcast roundtable on the topic - "Things I Wish I Knew Before...

Gina N. Brown
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How To Manage When You Can't Manage It All?
How to manage when you can't manage it all? I don't have the solution, I'm asking. This was supposed to be a journal entry but.... So...

Gina N. Brown
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Do You See Now?
DO YOU SEE NOW? by Empress Han (aka Mila Konomos) This isn’t the first time But how many times Over how many generations Before you see...

Gina N. Brown
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Witnessing Our Grief
I recently heard grief educator, Bradley Vinson say “Grief wants to be witnessed.” We are grieving so many losses right now. Many of us...
Zeena Regis
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