Episode Description:

In this powerful sermon, Dr. Christina Edmondson calls believers to wake up: to resist the temptation to manipulate, to spot manipulation when it comes for us, and to cling with contentment to Christ, who operates in grace and truth. Through Proverbs 6, she shows that manipulation is never just talk, it never just happens, and it never stays in one place.

From the oldest con in the garden to Absalom at the gate and the midwives who made good trouble, she calls us to be shrewd, not slick, and innocent, not naive. She points us to Jesus, the Great Un-manipulator, who lays all his cards face up and sets us free. Come take a seat at the table and hear about how Christ calls us to freedom from manipulation.

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It’s been a minute since we’ve had a BlackGirlMagic Episode and we are so excited to introduce Ten who is an amazing vocalist and up and coming musical artist. Y’all know Christina and Ekemini are always doing new creative projects, so you’ll want to listen or watch this episode to learn more about their new project we did in collaboration with Ten, Common Hymnal, and SeauxChill (the producer of the Truth’s Table theme song).

Learn more about Ten:

Ten found her voice as a kid on Chicago’s West Side, singing along to cartoon theme songs until a run that stopped her cousin in his tracks told her she had something special. From there she sang everywhere — block parties, school events, basketball games — before forming her first group with family and friends. Their independently recorded album sold over 2,000 copies in Chicago, entirely outside the system.

A full basketball scholarship pulled her toward athletics, but a career-ending injury sent her all the way back to music — and she rebuilt from there, twice. In Atlanta, she founded Ettenet Music Group, spent seven years developing her craft under Writing Sessions of America (Kevin Shine), shared stages with Angie Stone, Bilal, Musiq Soulchild, and Raheem DeVaughn, and appeared on national TV via America’s Got Talent and The Voice. In Nashville, she became a certified audio engineer (SAE Institute) to take full creative control of her sound — writing, performing, producing, mixing, and mastering her own catalog. Her debut single, “Boss Lady TEN,” dropped August 2025.

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Y’all, Black women are writing amazing and timely devotionals and we are delighted to share them with you. In this episode, Ekemini and Christina are joined by Donna Barber to discuss her latest devotional book, “Enough for Today: 40 Reflections for Surviving the Wilderness.” We all need to be reminded that what God has provided and will provide for us will be “enough for today.” So pull up a chair and have a seat at the table with us!

Buy Enough for Today on Donna’s website: https://donnambarber.com/

Follow her on Social Media:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/urbanladybarber/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dbarber.voices

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/urbanladybarber/

Learn more about Donna Barber:

Donna Barber, a follower of Jesus, is a native Philadelphian, an educator, author, minister and mentor. For more than 40 years Donna has led programs that develop spirit-led, socially aware, community-minded leaders through the local church, non-profits, schools, and the university.

As a licensed minister, Donna served as worship leader for 12 years at Community Life Church, part of the preaching team at Imago Dei Eastside in Portland and finally as preacher and Elder Board Chair at The Groves Church in Portland, OR.

Donna was also the first African American elected and to serve as Chair of the David Douglas School Board in Portland. She is the author of Bread for the Resistance: 40 Devotions for Justice People, a Reader’s Choice nominee, and the recently released devotional, Enough for Today: 40 Reflections for Surviving the Wilderness.

Presently, she serves as Co-Founder and Executive Director of The Voices Project and The Voices School for Liberation and Transformation and as a leadership Consultant specializing in the leadership development of BIPOC youth.

Donna and her husband, Leroy Barber, now again reside in Atlanta, GA and together they have six adult children.

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