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Courtbouillon de Grâce (Stew of Grace)
Courtbouillon de Grâce (Stew of Grace) By Kateb Nuri-Alim Shunnar Welcome to the pot, y’all! We back in the kitchen again. Yes, it's hot...

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4 hours ago4 min read
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Simbi et l’illusion de l’ailleurs [Simbi and the Illusion of Elsewhere]
Simbi et l’illusion de l’ailleurs [Simbi and the Illusion of Elsewhere] By Kateb Nuri-Alim Shunnar You ever find yourself staring across...

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19 hours ago4 min read


No Time for Play: A Reflection on Growing into the Spirit
No Time for Play: A Reflection on Growing into the Spirit By Kateb Nuri-Alim Shunnar I just want to meditate and pray. I’m getting older,...

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21 hours ago4 min read


My Résumé for the Throne
My Résumé for the Throne By Kateb Nuri-Alim Shunnar If heaven had an open door policy and I believe it does I imagine there’d still be a...

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2 days ago3 min read


The Echo of My Yes
Say Yes! The Echo of My Yes By Kateb Nuri-Alim Shunnar In the hush between the noise and mess, My soul still whispers one word yes. When...

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3 days ago2 min read


Sitting With Shadows: A Spiritual Meditation on Depression
Sitting With Shadows: A Spiritual Meditation on Depression By Kateb Nuri-Alim Shunnar Let’s not whisper this. Let’s say it plain. This is...

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5 days ago5 min read


Watch Your Mouth It Might Be Serving Somebody’s Soul
Watch Your Mouth It Might Be Serving Somebody’s Soul By Kateb Nuri-Alim Shunnar Let me tell you something my grandmother Celestine used...

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6 days ago3 min read


The Roots Beneath the Tree
The Roots Beneath the Tree as told by Kateb Nuri-Alim Shunnar So let me tell you a story. A real one. The kind that gets passed from lip...

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Jul 84 min read


Like a Blanket
Like a Blanket by Kateb Nuri-Alim Shunnar Like a blanket, we use The Creator to comfort our soul, we take Him off when we feel in...

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Jul 72 min read


The Delusion of Dust
The Delusion of Dust by Kateb Nuri-Alim Shunnar This life this worldly life we walk in, dance in, chase in is not what it seems. It is...

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Jul 63 min read


The Sanctuary of I Am
The Sanctuary of I Am by Kateb Nuri-Alim Shunnar This is not a reflection of complaints. This is a reflection of I Am. Of soul. Of...

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Jul 64 min read


Marked by Price, Lost to Value: A Soul’s Wake-Up Call
Marked by Price, Lost to Value: A Soul’s Wake-Up Call By Kateb Nuri-Alim Shunnar Let’s be honest this world has gotten a little...

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Jul 66 min read


DON’T MISS THE PASSING: WHEN THE CREATOR WALKS BY
DON’T MISS THE PASSING: WHEN THE CREATOR WALKS BY By Kateb Nuri-Alim Shunnar Let me tell you something that might just save your soul...

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Jul 65 min read


The Claiborne Avenue Blues: A Harmonica, A Hole in the Wall, and My Grandmother Celestine
The Claiborne Avenue Blues: A Harmonica, A Hole in the Wall, and My Grandmother Celestine By Kateb Nuri-Alim Shunnar You ain’t really...

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Jul 55 min read


Walking Like I Know Where I’m Going (Even If I Don’t)
Walking Like I Know Where I’m Going (Even If I Don’t) By Kateb Nuri-Alim Shunnar Truth is, I don’t know where I’m going but I walk...

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Jul 53 min read


The Price of a Moment: A Reflection on Temporary Decisions and Permanent Pain
The Price of a Moment: A Reflection on Temporary Decisions and Permanent Pain by Kateb Nuri-Alim Shunnar You ever made a decision so...

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Jul 54 min read


Drums, Dust, and the Divine: Holding On to What Grounds Us
Drums, Dust, and the Divine: Holding On to What Grounds Us By Kateb Nuri-Alim Shunnar Alright now, let me walk you through a story, not...

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Jul 45 min read


Waistlines, Wisdom, and the Funk of Fellowship
Waistlines, Wisdom, and the Funk of Fellowship By Kateb Nuri-Alim Shunnar Now let me tell you somethin' my Grandmother Celestine once...

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Jul 24 min read


Whispers of Yamabiko: The Discipline of Still Waters
Whispers of Yamabiko: The Discipline of Still Waters By Kateb Nuri-Alim Shunnar When the moon good old Tsukikage hung low like a silver...

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Jul 15 min read


Masonry Jars and Midnight Whispers: A Reflection of Ashes and Oysters
Masonry Jars and Midnight Whispers: A Reflection of Ashes and Oysters by Kateb Nuri-Alim Shunnar I once heard a man say that nothing...

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Jun 305 min read
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