Jayma Anne Montgomery
I KNOW WHY THE CAGED (JAMAICAN) TIGER SINGS
I pride myself on being self-aware. All good writers are incredibly introspective. Writers in my preferred genres (personal essays and...
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Jayma Anne Montgomery
- Jul 14
- 4 min
RELIGIOUS IDENTITY DESERVES TO BE PROTECTED & DEFENDED
I am a big fan of the writings of Tish Harrison Warren--a female Anglican priest in a denomination largely divided on whether or not...
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Jayma Anne Montgomery
- Jun 8
- 2 min
A Prayer for Someone Who Sees Me As Their Enemy
Gracious Father in Heaven I lift up this Precious One before you Someone you lovingly knit together in their mother's womb and imbued...
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Jayma Anne Montgomery
- Jun 1
- 6 min
Unintended Outcomes of Publishing My Book
I examine some of the unexpected fruit of publishing this book. Including, some thoughts this has inspired regarding the heritage of Indo-J
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Jayma Anne Montgomery
- May 11
- 4 min
Jayma's Inner Universe of Madness
"Happy" is what happens when all your dreams come true, isn't it? I tackle this question in light of the release of my debut book.
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Jayma Anne Montgomery
- Apr 21
- 3 min
Ballad of a CWPOCA: There Are No Strings on Me
CWPOCA = Christian Woman Person of Color in America My experiences as a person of color have been commandeered as a tool of political...
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Jayma Anne Montgomery
- Mar 8
- 3 min
I AM BETTER THAN NO ONE
I expand on what it means for me and other Christians to live out the gospel message. We fail the moment we elevate ourselves above others.
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Jayma Anne Montgomery
- Feb 23
- 5 min
UPSIDE-DOWN POWER DYNAMICS
I contrast our upside-down world with the right-side-up Kingdom of the Heavens.
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Jayma Anne Montgomery
- Jan 20
- 3 min
Camera Shy
I touch on my long-standing issues with self-image.
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Jayma Anne Montgomery
- Nov 13, 2022
- 7 min
CULTURAL VS CRUCIFORM CHRISTIANITY
I contrast the difference between cultural vs cruciform Christianity. Cultural Christianity has driven unjust wars, eugenics, and racism.
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Jayma Anne Montgomery
- Nov 7, 2022
- 7 min
THE EXASPERATED MIDDLE BETWEEN EXTREMES
A church sister of mine made an excellent comment on one of my posts recently. She said a particular phrase that caught my attention. It...
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Jayma Anne Montgomery
- Oct 16, 2022
- 7 min
The Different Skin We Are All In: Race vs Ethnicity
I discuss race as it pertains to skin color and other physical features. I also highlight some institutions that supported white supremacy.
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Jayma Anne Montgomery
- Sep 18, 2022
- 6 min
THE LITTLE MERMAID IS BLACK BUT...
I more or less live under a rock of my own choosing until things not directly related to my life command my attention. I like it that...
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Jayma Anne Montgomery
- Aug 11, 2022
- 6 min
WHEN FICTION IS MORE THAN SKIN DEEP
'I need to be white.' This is what my ultra-cocoa, brown-skinned four-year-old daughter says to me as I’m twisting her thick, curly hair...
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Jayma Anne Montgomery
- Aug 1, 2022
- 4 min
MY OWN WORSE CRITIC
My internal dialogue is not the healthiest. The combination of being a naturally insecure person who was raised by a well-meaning,...
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Jayma Anne Montgomery
- Jul 9, 2022
- 7 min
GUNLUST AND A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE
The soundtrack of my early childhood was incredibly violent. I was raised in the ghettos of the Waterhouse district in Kingston, Jamaica....
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Jayma Anne Montgomery
- Jun 8, 2022
- 5 min
ELEGY FOR THE SONS AND DAUGHTERS OF UVALDE
I have been pondering the Uvalde mass shooting event quite a bit lately. After every mass shooting event, I get quiet and start thinking....
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Jayma Anne Montgomery
- Apr 5, 2022
- 7 min
SURFACE PRESSURE AND THE PRETTY LIES WOMEN TELL EACH OTHER
I want to talk about some of the lies women tell each other, often with the best intentions. We say things to each other like, ‘that...
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Jayma Anne Montgomery
- Apr 3, 2022
- 12 min
MY ICARUS FACTOR: WHY MANY MEN IN LEADERSHIP SEEM THREATENED BY WOMEN LIKE ME
“God has staked everything on men. Strong men are the foundation of a strong marriage. Strong men are the foundation of a strong home....
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Jayma Anne Montgomery
- Mar 27, 2022
- 4 min
AMERICA’S STRANGE OBSESSION WITH PUBLIC FREAK SHOWS
I haven’t watched much of the confirmation hearings for Tejani Brown but the bits and pieces I have caught have been heinous. No other...
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