Articles by Janiqua Codrington
Minister Janiqua Codrington is married to Jonnel Green and is a preacher, teacher, and mentor at First Corinthian Baptist Church of Harlem, NY with a BA from Syracuse University and an MDiv. from New York Theological Seminary. She is a Ph.D. student at Fordham University's Graduate School of Religion and Religious Education. Passionate about urban youth, she has served within New York City Mission Society, Children’s Aid Society, Department of Education, and Department of Probation. She is the Chief Strategy Officer for the dropout prevention program Young Harlem, Inc. and Executive Director of Dear Sisters Girls Group.
by Janiqua Codrington
Codrington expounds on the mysterious connection between ourselves and God and what it is that keeps us aligned with creation according to the understanding that the Spirit of God is within. Interestingly, Jürgen Moltmann’s insightful metaphor captures the Spirit’s wholeness by calling it the Spirit of Life; the unrestricted presence of God that awakens our life. “Unrestricted presence” precludes any attempt to contain the Spirit that never sought to be confined. The Spirit of Life is available to the whole of creation and forges a connection that extends beyond human limitation and prejudice, thereby forming “spirituality.”
