Real, Raw, Revealing When author, lyricist, poet, and playwright, Dr. Jacqueline Lawrence puts pen in hand (okay, fingers on keyboard- she hates writing; unless of course, she has a slick, gel pen with a comforting grip that slides across the paper), her readers and audience can expect the real, raw, and revealing truth.
Written Communication
Books
To date, Jacqueline has written four Christian books to inspire the soul and impart insight and truth. She strategically and wittingly intertwines her soul-stirring poems/prose into each of her books. Dr. Lawrence, revealing God's command to love Him, self, and others through her real, raw, and revealing lyrics (primarily gospel and r&b), is often referred to as "The Love Lyricist". She partners with music composers to bless the nations through song. If you are a talented music composer who would like to collaborate with Dr. Lawrence to write beautiful songs together, send an email, including your genre, to drjministries@yahoo.com (Subject Line: Request to View Lyrics). Stage Plays
Prompted by one failed relationship after another, in 2004, Jacqueline published her first Christian, non-fiction book entitled, Single & Waiting (Harlequin, formerly BET Books) in hopes of inspiring single men and women to wait on the Lord to send them a suitable mate and not take matters into their own hands, as she did for so many years.
In 2006, Lawrence wrote Prosperity Planning God’s Way (Xlibris), a wealth of information and exercises to help children of God cultivate their soil so their seed would fall on good ground, understand the types of seeds that God has purposed for them to plant, and plant their seeds in due season, so that when God sends down rain, they will be able to bring in ripe and plentiful fruit from their harvest.
Won’t Somebody Come Correct? (Harlequin, formerly BET Books) was written in 2006 to help God's children come correct and treat others the way they want to be treated so that we can love one another the way God wants us to.
Top Secret (Xlibris) prophetically sets scriptures in order to reveal God's hidden mysterious mission to those having ears to hear it in this fourth and final generation. Jacqueline recently completed her fifth book, and first fiction book, Heavenly Skyways, which parabolically reveals this Top Secret misson.
Lyrics
Some of Jacqueline's dynamic titles include:
Jacqueline has written numerous stage plays and skits. Most notably, however, she wrote a stage play entitled “Single & Waiting” which is based on her book, Single & Waiting. This play is about five college buddies who come together after many years and tumultuous relationships to attend one of their weddings. As they are preparing for the wedding party dinner and for the wedding, they discuss their many dating dilemmas throughout the years.
Her latest play, Heavenly Skyways, based on the top secret mission revealed to her for end time believers, was adopted from her book, co-entitled, Heavenly Skyways.
Dr. Lawrence is eager to get the messages of her plays out to the nations. If you would be interesed in having her come to your church or place of business to perform one of her stage plays, email drjministries@yahoo.com. (Subject: Stage Play)
To View More Stage Plays by Dr. Jacqueline, Click Here.
WorldWideWeb
Having a special place in her heart for her African American brothers and sisters, Dr. Lawrence created a website called Black In Effect, its aim, to unite black folk in love as in the days of yesteryear, so that as a people, we can come back strong from a state of complacency and fight to become more effective than we've ever been.
Author for Urban Edge Webzine, an online Christian Magazine for today's youth, Dr. Lawrence, encouraging single men and women to wait on the Lord, writes the monthly article, "Single & Waiting". In her article, she responds to some of the concerns of her readers in their plight to live single, while honoring God as husbandman. If you have a question regarding a "Single & Waiting" topic, email drjministries@yahoo.com (Subject: Single & Waiting Topic Question).
Mission Statement:
Going forth to teach God's children to love Him, themselves, and one another.
THE KEY
Why does everyone always say
that communication is the key?
But when I tell folk about the way I feel,
they always get mad at me.
Folk can dish it out, but who can take
others telling them the truth?
All people want is to be pumped up
and to have their egos soothed.
It seems as though no one can handle
any kind of correction.
Nobody wants to change their ways
and head in a new direction.
They want me to walk on egg shells,
tip-toeing around their insecurities.
They feel more comfortable dealing with folk who exist in mere obscurities.
Everyone wants a relationship,
but no one wants to relate.
Even when I try to talk nice to folk,
they swear I’m trying to mutilate
their character, just because I’ve lovingly pointed out one of their many flaws.
Folk are so quick to dismiss “friendships”
without having legitimate cause.
When I try to further explain my position,
they get loud and even more offended.
I thought I could at least keep it real
with folk in my life who I befriended.
I wish there was someone who could respect what comes from inside of me;
someone who really and truly believes
that communication is the key.
by Dr. Jacqueline Lawrence
(From her book, Won't Somebody Come Correct?)
