A body that’s lean Money that’s green Surroundings that are serene A house that’s pristine A flexible schedule, not routine Protection from the unforeseen A loving companion who’s not mean A person to answer the phone, not a machine Genuineness in others, not a smokescreen Help, when needed, to appear on the scene Complete trust in the Lord to intervene A heart that’s clean A mind that’s keen To believe in the Christ you have […]
Read More »It was refreshing to watch Black America Since MLK And Still I Rise on PBS. I’m impressed with the way the Black Panther Party organized to protect black people from the police and to address the social ills in the Black community. They were united in purpose as they provided feeding programs, protection, sickle cell screening, school breakfast programs… Wouldn’t it be nice if our churches would exhibit that type of unity in the community? […]
Read More »Big Guns, Bigger God I was teaching in a classroom that was suddenly surrounded by police officers and sheriffs with a noisy chopper hovering over the building. As my guest speaker was leaving, I looked out of the window and saw officers running toward my building with big guns drawn. I felt like I was on a movie set. I immediately closed and locked the door as I calmly told my guest without explanation, “You’ll […]
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