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Hurts Me Like Hell
Hurts Me Like Hell
During September 2019, Australian sibling duo, JANEY, released a song entitled ‘Hurts Me Like Hell’. Its shuffling beat and synthetic…
Omari Norman
Oct 12, 2020
Cheap Enough: Reframing Trials and Surrender
Cheap Enough: Reframing Trials and Surrender
I was so gassed with my purchase! TJ Hughes in Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent was having a closing down sale. Obviously, I popped in to have a…
Omari Norman
Nov 30, 2020
“It Is Well With My Soul”: Hope Through Grief
“It Is Well With My Soul”: Hope Through Grief
A prominent Israelite woman in Shunem had lost her miracle child. ‘Devastated’ is an understatement. She resolved to return to the man…
Omari Norman
Oct 26, 2022
Gratitude
Gratitude
“Thank you”: if you stop and think about it, that is such a weird thing to say — what does it even mean? Well, it’s a truncation of the…
Omari Norman
Nov 21, 2022
If Donkeys Could Speak
If Donkeys Could Speak
Who is my neighbour? The now renowned parable that transformed ‘Samaritan’ from a Jewish byword into a synonym for an altruist is a…
Omari Norman
Oct 28, 2022
“Jesus Wept”: A Sorely Needed Lesson in Kindness
“Jesus Wept”: A Sorely Needed Lesson in Kindness
Jesus wept. It’s painfully apparent that this shortest verse in the Bible teaches lessons sorely needed as we emerge from the pandemic. It…
Omari Norman
Aug 10, 2022
“I Promise…”
“I Promise…”
“For where a testament is, there must also of necessity be the death of the testator. For a testament is of force after men are dead…
Omari Norman
Jul 15, 2021
Wages
Wages
I don’t know about you, but my working week was brutal. The things we do for a pay cheque, eh? But let me look on the bright side: praise…
Omari Norman
Jun 2, 2021
Becoming Lucifer — A Musical Note
Becoming Lucifer — A Musical Note
Omari Norman
May 26, 2021
Forgiveness: The Chicken and Egg Causality Dilemma
Forgiveness: The Chicken and Egg Causality Dilemma
If you have never been a Christian, chances are that this quite technical topic would not have even crossed your mind. In my time as a…
Omari Norman
May 19, 2021
How to Strengthen Your Faith
How to Strengthen Your Faith
“Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen” Hebrews 11:1 (KJV).
Omari Norman
May 12, 2021
A Glitch in the Matrix
A Glitch in the Matrix
“We are still a long way off from producing professional-level Go play. Formidable challenges remain, leading some researchers to argue…
Omari Norman
May 5, 2021
The Paradox of the Pursuit of Happiness
The Paradox of the Pursuit of Happiness
The paradox of the pursuit of happiness was pointed out by Martin Park, an English-born Dubliner who had not slept in a bed for many years…
Omari Norman
Apr 28, 2021
When Is This Baby Coming?
When Is This Baby Coming?
BOOF! My bedroom door flies open and wakes me out my sleep with a jolt.
Omari Norman
Apr 21, 2021
The Story of the Inspiration Behind the Other Black Panther
The Story of the Inspiration Behind the Other Black Panther
The 2018 Marvel Studios movie, Black Panther, caused quite a stir. Much of the global Black community celebrated the release of the motion…
Omari Norman
Apr 14, 2021
Valued!
Valued!
The societal effect of the lack of knowledge of self-worth is profound. One’s estimation and understanding of their own value and how it…
Omari Norman
Apr 7, 2021
When She Loved Me
When She Loved Me
(Listen to this song before reading on, as what follows is an expedition through its lyrics).
Omari Norman
Mar 31, 2021
Too Loud
Too Loud
*contains adult themes*
Omari Norman
Mar 24, 2021
LOL
LOL
Laughter filled the pews and hysterical tears streamed down the cheeks of mothers of the children who looked on innocently, cross-legged…
Omari Norman
Mar 17, 2021
What’s The Urgency? In 4 Minutes (Or More)
What’s The Urgency? In 4 Minutes (Or More)
“I only got 4 minutes to say what I gotta say, to make you stay, and show you that I done change”.
Omari Norman
Mar 10, 2021
Cheerleader
Cheerleader
Our world is obsessed with love and romance. A search of the most common words used in popular music often reveals this (see, for example…
Omari Norman
Mar 3, 2021
Rethinking Heaven
Rethinking Heaven
In 2003, the R&B group, Jagged Edge, released a single entitled: ‘Walked Outta Heaven’. The lyrics are essentially a lament for ruining a…
Omari Norman
Feb 24, 2021
Keep Running
Keep Running
Jerusalem and its temple have just been desolated by Babylon, a kingdom north of the city. Smoke ascends from within its ramparts as…
Omari Norman
Feb 17, 2021
Valentine’s Day is Quite Similar to the Sabbath
Valentine’s Day is Quite Similar to the Sabbath
Continuing on this week’s theme, Valentine’s Day is quite similar to the Sabbath. Valentine’s Day is a great opportunity for couples to…
Omari Norman
Feb 11, 2021
On Emeli Sandé’s ‘Heaven’
On Emeli Sandé’s ‘Heaven’
Released almost 6 years ago, ‘Heaven’ was the debut single from Scottish recording artist, Emeli Sandé. If you lived in the UK during late…
Omari Norman
Feb 4, 2021
Hyperlinks
Hyperlinks
Quite early on in my childhood, Sunday became my favourite day of the week because it was the day that we would go to Grandad’s. Eager…
Omari Norman
Jan 27, 2021
Sucker Punch
Sucker Punch
Like a winding sucker-punch to the gut, the death of a loved-one really takes it out of you, exhausting your spirit and depleting your…
Omari Norman
Sep 30, 2020
The Garden: A Cemetery for Seeds
The Garden: A Cemetery for Seeds
The juxtaposition in the oxymoronic description of a garden as a “cemetery for seeds” fittingly encapsulates why Christians do not grieve…
Omari Norman
May 6, 2020
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