Böcker av Lawanda Smith

This heartfelt, passionate, and purposeful book by transformation coach LaWanda Smith will make you laugh, cry, and give you hope while providing a glimpse into one woman's whirlwind life during the COVID-19 pandemic. Told from the standpoint of a Black woman, the story follows how she fell into defeat because of racial judgement during the 2020 global pandemic and her fight to overcome it while launching a million dollar consulting technology company and nonprofit agency. The story also chronicles the lives of three Black men during the pandemic and their fight to continue moving forward despite the obstacles they faced with racial oppression. We all encounter defeats in life, yet we must never become defeated. LaWanda's goal in writing this book is to inspire readers to discipline around purpose, turn to faith, understand the struggle African American Blacks still face in this country, and move forward with passion and discipline.

In 1 Corinthians 15, Paul asserts that the message that Jesus died for our sins, was buried, and raised on the third day is "of first importance" (v. 3). It is the core of the gospel story and of the Christian faith. Therefore Easter, and Holy Week before it, point to central truths Christians would do well to remember and retell.Rather than looking directly at Gospel accounts of Jesus' death and resurrection, this month's unit will wrestle with key texts from Paul's first letter to the Corinthians. In the Apostle's words, we will read some of the church's earliest theological reflection on the meaning of these events. First, we will explore how the church "proclaim[s] the Lord's death" (11:26) in the bread and the wine of the Lord's Supper. Then we will spend three weeks on 1 Corinthians 15, Paul's lengthy defense and interpretation of resurrection faith.No one can claim to understand fully the meaning of Jesus' saving death and resurrection. Paul certainly made no such claim. But as much as Easter is a mystery to contemplate, it is also a hope to embrace and good news to proclaim.