Pralines and Second Lines By Kateb Nuri-Alim Shunnar Welcome to the pot, y’all glad you could make it. You just in time. I’m getting...

Tasting the Nectar of the Creator By Kateb Nuri-Alim Shunnar You ever just stand in front of a flower and get completely caught up in its...

A Psalm of Peaceful Parting By Kateb Nuri-Alim Shunnar O Lord, You are my refuge when the tongues of others rise against me. If they...

Whispered by Heaven By Kateb Nuri-Alim Shunnar You ever just sit still and let the idea sink in  that the Creator of everything actually...

The Ones Who Walk With You by Kateb Nuri-Alim Shunnar There are moments in life that press against your chest so hard, you forget how to...

Let Me Take You to Church By Kateb Nuri-Alim Shunnar Welcome, welcome come right on in. Don’t be shy now, this is Sunday service. Find...

O’ No, I Can’t Come Down by Kateb Nuri-Alim Shunnar Everyone that smiles in your face is not your friend. When you’ve got a real...

Welcome to the bakery, baby. Now look here before we even preheat that oven or start siftin’ flour, lemme tell ya somethin’ true: this...

Welcome to the pot, y’all. In this reflection, I’m stirring together the soul of New Orleans, the laughter of old porches, the wisdom of...

The Father I Never Knew, and the Hands That Held Me By Kateb Nuri-Alim Shunnar I was raised in the Crescent City, where the scent of...

Healing from the Wounds of Childhood Trauma: A Journey of Restoration and Divine Grace By Kateb Nuri-Alim Shunnar Trauma often carves...

Don’t Co-Sign Darkness: The Spiritual Consequences of Enabling Wrong by Kateb Nuri-Alim Shunnar There’s something deep in our spirit that...

When Your Sock Gets Holier Than You By Kateb Nuri-Alim Shunnar Some mornings in New Orleans feel like the Lord Himself brewed the air...

How to Share My Blog (Without Breaking a Sweat) By Kateb Shunnar Sharing my blog Hearts and Soul is as easy as pie and way less messy....

WHEN THE CREATOR IS ABOUT TO GIVE YOU SOMETHING BIG by Kateb Nuri-Alim Shunnar When the Creator is gearing up to hand you something...

From Me to You By Kateb Nuri-Alim Shunnar Hey family, Let me just say this from the heart I’m grateful you’re here. Not just as readers,...

The Other Side of the Hill By Kateb Nuri-Alim Shunnar Let me tell you a little story one I carry in my chest like a tune I never quite...

The Donkey That Kicked Twice (and the Bird That Got Nowhere Fast) by Kateb Nuri-Alim Shunnar Life has a way of humbling you over and over...

They Tried to Bury Me, But They Didn’t Know I Was a Seed by Kateb Nuri-Alim Shunnar You ever been hit with betrayal so hard it knocks the...