July, 4, 2024 The Setting, the Serpent, and the Savior!!! Since today is a holiday in the United States, albeit a paradoxical one for those of us who are the descendants of slaves, I hope you can enjoy a relaxing and stress-free day. I have chosen to revise and share one of my favorite Thursday …
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June 27, 2024, “Let God be Is!” Professor George S. Nixon “God Is,” written by Robert Fryson from Raleigh, N. C., and recorded by James Cleveland and SCCC, was so popular when I was a young radio announcer in Durham, N. C. that some began referring to it as the new Black National Anthem! It …
June 20, 2024 We May be in a Famine, but Everybody Will Eat! Although my son Jonathan has special needs, he is quite witty, and his words are often wise. “I don’t watch the news because it is too depressing,” he explains when I try to get him to watch it with me. Then just as …
June 13, 2024 Let Us Know! “Let us know, let us pursue the knowledge of the LORD…He will come to us like rain, like the latter and former rain to the earth” (Hosea 6:3 NKJV). Let us Know! “These are the times that try men’s souls…Tyranny, like hell, is not easily conquered; yet …
You are God’s Masterpiece! This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND I have heard many well-crafted, ear-tickling sermons, with witty titles. I won’t cite any examples as I might, inadvertently, offend someone. Today, I sat down to write, wondering what I could write that would be like some of those sermons. But God’s response …
May 30, 2024 It’s A Legacy Weekend in the DMV It’s Legacy Weekend in the DMV! This Saturday and Sunday, June 1 & 2, 2024, we gather from across the globe to honor and celebrate the impact, footprint, and love-filled legacy of our founding pastor, Bishop Alfred A. Owens, Jr., and Co-Pastor Susie Owens. This …
May 23, 2024 “Be Careful What You Talk About.” I was all set to write about the challenges of getting older! But, as Kurt Carr sang,“God blocked it!” My thoughts might have been relatable for some, but theywere not God’s thoughts. His thoughts are higher than mine (Isaiah 55:9)! Did you see Sinbad’s recent statement …
May 16, 2024, Watch! and Hold On! “Watch, stand fast in the faith, be brave, be strong” (1 Cor. 16:13 NKJV) Watch! and Hold on! AI, artificial intelligence, is absolutely fascinating! It can help with myriad small matters, like a wake-up alarm or finding a restaurant. AI is also making strides in generating …
May 2, 2024 Memory Check: Are there ever times when you think, “Well God, this situation is too tough, too big. No one can get me through this one?” Maybe you have never questioned God, but Moses, yes, the great prophet, did “And the LORD said to Moses, ‘Has the LORD’s arm been shortened?” (Numbers 11:23a). …
April 25, 2024 The Secret! https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=cH6oxHH6eHk “Don’t be selfish; don’t try to impress others. Be humble, thinking of others as better than yourselves” (Philippians 2:3 NLT). The Secret! At age 93, in 2013, Dr. John Harding Lucas, Sr., was asked to share his secret for longevity and success. Lucas had spent over 50 years working …