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We Are Alive!
Early this morning, I looked out my window into the still of silence and saw, naked trees yawning, swaying and stretching their slim limbs to touch sunrays, sunbeams and sunshine racing at lightspeed across the landscape of another awe-inspiring breaking of day. I paused as it was an amazing and refreshing reminder that I am Continue reading
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He Is Risen Indeed!
We stand and lift up our hands to the highest heavens, and we give unbroken, unabashed and unapologetic praise to the Unmovable Cause, Ancient Rock Of Ages – the Lord of Armies is His name. For He is the firstborn of all creation, the firstfruits of the resurrection and the quintessential image of Almighty God, Continue reading
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Courage On The Frontlines
As the death toll of souls swell, surge, and soar well beyond belief, our best and brightest in the mighty Mecca of medicine are frantically scouring, scavenging and scraping to gather all remedies and cocktails as serum to solution, subside and stem Coronavirus’ unstoppable stampede’s deathblow. Furthermore, there is talk about the inescapable “rolling apex” Continue reading
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It All Happened In Black
The word Black has been misused and abused by definition and design for centuries in the Western World. We now find ourselves trying to be supersensitive and culturally aware of how it impacts black people and people of color. This really speaks to the depth and degree of psychological damage caused by corrupting the pure Continue reading
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Proud To Be A Part Of Your Pride
A very close friend of mine, asked if I could write a thought for her Dad’s eightieth birthday celebration. “Proud To Be A Part Of Your Pride“ Abba, Father, Dad, you have been granted the miraculous gift of life and longevity. As you have lived beyond the days of our years which are 3 scores Continue reading
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Why Do You Follow Me?
Why do you follow me? Is it because you heard about the man from Galilee, who could save your soul? Is it because you heard about the manger boy born in Bethlehem, who could make you whole? Why do you follow me? Is it because you heard I turned the water into wine? Is it Continue reading
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Give Us This Day Our Daily Bread
We ask the LORD for our daily bread and we cannot eat for there is no room inside. As we are saturated, soaked and sated by silt, sediments carried by those who dwell outside the covenant community in secular, social and libertine streams of life. We sit in the seat of sedition, walk in the Continue reading
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Let Go Of The One You love
A friend of mine asked if I could write a thought to read at her mom’s wedding, because she didn’t want to grab some generic off-the-shelf poetry for the occasion. As her mom is getting remarried and she’s having ambivalent feelings about letting go of the one she loves. “Let Go Of The One You Continue reading
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Can Anything Good Come Out Of Roxbury?
This thought was instigated while attending the homegoing celebration service of the Reverend Dr. Michael E. Haynes at Twelfth Baptist Church in Roxbury, MA on Saturday, September 21, 2019. “Can Anything Good Come Out Of Nazareth And Can Anything Good Come Out Of Roxbury?” Today, I was privileged and honored to witness in awe and Continue reading
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The Familiar Sin That So Easily Distract Us
It’s amazing how we react to the familiar sin that so easily detains, distracts and ultimately derails us when it’s fully matured and, in some cases, leads to death on certain fronts in our lives. Admittedly, it looks good, smells good, is arousing and very desirous, rich in taste and comfort, goes down smooth and Continue reading
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