What if reading the Bible isn’t just an invitation to know God and your beliefs better but also to imagine a better world? What if it’s an invitation to empathy and understanding?

You’re listening to Happy & Holy, a podcast about discipleship and community and how we meet each other right where we are to be the people of God on planet earth. And when we do, we have the potential to become the happy and holy disciples we are meant to be. 

I’m your host Kate Boyd, and today, I am joined by Sharifa Stevens as we talk about engaging your prophetic imagination when engaging with Scripture and with life. Sharifa is the daughter of Jamaican immigrants, born and raised in New York, and currently residing with her family in Dallas, TX. She graduated from Columbia University in New York with a Bachelor in African American Studies before earning a master in theology from Dallas Theological Seminary. She contributed to the book Vindicating the Vixens: Revisiting Sexualized, Vilified, & Marginalized Women of the Bible and Rally: Communal Prayers for Lovers of Jesus and Justice. Sharifa is married to a Renaissance man, and mother to two lively boys.

And let me tell you, you’re gonna love her and learn from her. I loved this conversation so much that I jumped it ahead in the queue.

Consider this your invitation to engage your imagination more often in life and especially in your spiritual practices. And your invitation to keep up with Sharifa online, which you won’t regret.

You can find her at:

sharifastevens.com
Twitter: @sharifawrites
Instagram: @sharifawrites

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