Element Agape: Recent Episodes

Tania De'Shawn

Join your host Tania De'Shawn, a Christian Womanist in her war against lovelessness. Element Agape is a podcast where you will find stories from dope black Christian women and their allies about how to grow in love. We will be diving into real-life lessons on how to tackle the greatest commandment of all. Along our journey, we will focus on gathering weapons to add to our arsenal to fight agaisnt lovelessness. Get ready for radical self-discovery and growth with your host Tania and friends who join along the way.

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This bonus episode is a meditation session lead by your host on the topic of being made in God's image. We also use a mantra inspired by Philippians 1:6 to ground ourselves in the presence of God. I hope you relax, enjoy, and spend a few extra moments with God. 

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Do you have grand dreams? Have your goals ever taken what at first appeared as a detour but really came to prepare you? Join us as we discuss Cecilia's love for God through her journey to self-actualization. 

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Have you consulted God with your plans lately? Do you feel like you haven't had enough time to dedicate to those plans? Join me as we discuss a method to be good stewards of our time. 

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Have your plans not gone accordingly in 2020? Have you made any plans without consulting God? Today's episode is the first in a mini-series about goal setting with God. We are talking about the initial step in goal setting which is consulting with God. This content was inspired by Paul J. Bucknell's artivle Waiting and Planning with God. We explore Isaiah chapter 29-32 in our quest to gain knowledge about what implementing plans with and without God looks like. 

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The Jean twins share their powerful journey to purpose. Guerds is a DACA recipient and a law student. Indjina is a nurse.

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Have you ever experienced sexual trauma? Did that experience impact your relationship with God? Rebecca Dixon discusses her personal experience with sexual trauma. She discusses how God used her trauma to help educate others who are vulnerable or have also been abused. 

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Evane is an up and coming poet based in South Africa. Get ready for poetry that is fearlessly vulnerable and empowering.

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Have you ever been discouraged or disconnected in your journey with God? Neree shares encouragement from personal experiences to those who feel like walking away. She is a poet from Birmingham, UK and share her piece "Phenomenal" to encourage the masses. 

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Have you ever been impacted by poor water quality? Have you ever longed to see the justice of God within your personal situation. Ronnie Sloan shares her journey from surviving cancer cause by environmental stressors to pursuing her dream of advocating for those who are impacted by environmental stressors. 

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Have you ever struggled with discerning lust from love? Did you think that love was only romantic? Alexys Smiley shares with us her journey to defining God's love.