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Who’s Taking Your Calls?
Who’s Taking Your Calls? By Kateb Shunnar A porch has a way of teaching. The boards creak under the weight of stories, the air thick...

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Sep 26, 20254 min read


That’s All She Knew — Faith…
That’s All She Knew — Faith… By Kateb Shunnar Zola Bankole wasn’t even twenty when life decided to test her, and test her hard. Nineteen,...

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Sep 25, 20256 min read


Even the Crawfish Know
Even the Crawfish Know By Kateb Nuri-Alim Shunnar You ever notice how the Creator has a way of pulling back the curtains on life like...

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Sep 23, 20255 min read


The Bank That Never Fails Wealth Without Wallets
The Bank That Never Fails Wealth Without Wallets By Kateb Shunnar I’ve been thinking about wealth a lot lately, not the kind that...

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Sep 21, 20256 min read


Exposure: When the Creator Pulls Back the Curtain How Fake Smiles Fade and True Hearts Shine
Exposure: When the Creator Pulls Back the Curtain How Fake Smiles Fade and True Hearts Shine Written by Kateb Shunnar Everybody who grins...

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Sep 17, 20256 min read


The Creator Is My Peace
The Creator Is My Peace By Kateb Shunnar When storms surround and shadows press, The Creator calms my restlessness. No matter how...

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Sep 17, 20251 min read


The Train Ride Day One
To my beloved readers, Many of you know me as an inspirational writer, a poet, a Psalmist, and a Folklorist but what some may not know is...

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Sep 15, 20258 min read


I Got a Feeling
I Got a Feeling… Written by Kateb Shunnar I don’t have everything I want, but Lord knows I’ve got everything I need, and that difference...

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Sep 15, 20256 min read


Spiritual Potty Training
Spiritual Potty Training How to Flush the Funk, Spray Some Grace, and Leave the Room Better Than You Found It By Kateb Shunnar I don’t...

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Sep 14, 20255 min read


What If My Life Was a Movie
What If My Life Was a Movie By Kateb Shunnar If my life were a movie, it wouldn’t start with a bang or a sweeping orchestral score. No,...

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Sep 13, 20253 min read


“I Won’t Help You Do Wrong”
“I Won’t Help You Do Wrong” by Kateb Nuri-Alim Shunnar Now listen here, y’all, and I mean really listen, ‘cause I ain’t gonna say this...

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Sep 12, 20258 min read


The Rose That Does Not Wither.
The Rose That Does Not Wither by Kateb Nuri-Alim Shunnar I once prayed in a whisper so soft it could’ve slipped through cracks in the...

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Sep 11, 20254 min read


When Words Become Wounds
When Words Become Wounds A Reflection on Verbal Abuse, Healing, and the Power of Gentle Speech By Kateb Shunnar They say words are just...

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Sep 9, 20256 min read


Forty-Seven Rivers Flow Into One
Forty-Seven Rivers Flow Into One A Birthday Reflection on the Creator, My Mother, and the Pen That Bridges Worlds By Kateb Shunnar Man,...

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Sep 9, 20255 min read


A Necessary Love Note to Humanity
A Necessary Love Note to Humanity Words From One Heart to Every Other Heart By Kateb Shunnar I want to write you something that feels...

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Sep 8, 20256 min read


When Flames Refuse to Die
When Flames Refuse to Die How Compassion Outshines Selfishness in the Storms of Life By Kateb Shunnar You ever notice how life has a...

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Sep 6, 20254 min read


The Sky That Refuses to Answer
The Sky That Refuses to Answer A Reflection on Silence, Storms, and the Creator’s Unfinished Work in Us By Kateb Shunnar There are nights...

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Sep 5, 20255 min read


Big Enough to Be Wrong By Kateb Shunnar – Part 1
Big Enough to Be Wrong By Kateb Shunnar – Part 1 Breaking Barriers and Being a Better You I used to think that saying “I was wrong” would...

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Sep 4, 20254 min read


Faith With an Address
Faith With an Address Stop Mailing Your Hope to Nowhere and Send It to The Creator By Kateb Shunnar Faith, to me, is like mail....

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Sep 4, 20255 min read


The Forgotten Village and the Lost Soul
The Forgotten Village and the Lost Soul The Body Without the Village Is Just Bones By Kateb Shunnar It’s strange, isn’t it, how easy it’s...

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Sep 3, 20255 min read
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