Love is splendid, gracious favor, adoration, and kindness, which comes to you as a blessing from heaven. You must receive this Love in surrender and humility or else you will resist it (often unconsciously) trying to find fault with it, because the awareness of your own faults and shortcomings will tell you, it is too... Continue Reading →
“Just Mercy” …A Nice Peep
I saw the movie “Just Mercy” yesterday. It is the story of Bryan Stevenson, the founder of the Equal Justice Initiative organization. There is a scripture that says, the Lord is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him. GOD is Truth and Light, and this movie does a great job of telling how Mr.... Continue Reading →
The Official Theme of Black History Month is “The Vote”
The theme for Black History month this year is “The Vote”. This is the sesquicentennial of the Black vote or its 150th anniversary. This month the founders of Black History month, The Association for the Study of African American Life and History, brings focus to the historical inclusion of African Americans into the category of... Continue Reading →
Making The Choice To Be Human
To treat someone humane means to treat someone as you would want to be treated. It means to show others the same sympathy, consideration, and regard you desire for yourself. Any time you fail to show this to another person, in that moment, you are being inhumane. I know what it is like to be... Continue Reading →
Looking Ahead Begins With Looking Back
The fact that it will soon be year 2020 has prompted many people to have dialogue surrounding vision. These conversations cover everything from visions of businesses, to family and personal wellness. It is always good to aspire and plan, but without clear vision, you could reach your destination only to find it was not really... Continue Reading →
A Glimpse at Real Marriage
The principle of quality over quantity has never had a more necessary application than that of marriage.
Consciously Addressing the Unconscious
I recently took a course on “Unconscious Bias “. I was impressed with the many scientific studies performed which validate this mental phenomenon. The key word being "unconscious". Somethings are truly too close to see. It is why you are better off sometimes getting someone else to proof your writing. I’m sure we have all... Continue Reading →
What Does Real Freedom Look Like?
In the Black Community, there is sometimes teasing about one's worthiness to carry the Black Card. The meaning has strayed from its true roots in the struggle for Civil Rights. One of the chants often heard by protesters during Civil Rights rallies was “A PEOPLE…UNITED…WILL NEVER BE DEFEATED!!” To be a proud Black Card carrying... Continue Reading →
A Message for American Church Folk
Recently, one of my brother’s in Christ posted a message on Facebook regarding the ongoing segregation witnessed in churches across America. He cited the 1960s quote by Dr. King, “the most segregated hour in this nation is Sunday at 11:00 am.” This whole topic of the church being segregated is due to social engineering, which... Continue Reading →
Empathy: The Power of Greater Vision
I wrote a piece recently about hoping empathy will rise in this New Year, looks like it is beginning with my own heart. Due to all the exposure of racially motivated violence in the past couple of years, I have heard many white people saying they didn’t realize black people still had it so bad.... Continue Reading →