So I was listening to the Karen Hunter Show on SiriusXM today (I have a preview in my car that I just may have to subscribe to thanks to Karen Hunter).   She had a very interesting opinion about Hillary Clinton's meeting with members of BlackLivesMatter.   Ms. Hunter said that Hillary Clinton gave the representatives she met with some good advice..... but more importantly than that Karen Hunter pointed out what too many of us African Americans choose not to.  You have to have a plan or you will fade away into history.  I agree.

People want justice but they have no plan on how to get it.  They want things to change but they don't know how to spell out those changes and the steps that should be taken.  Too many times groups lose focus or take on "members" who don't have a clue or any intention of developing a strategy.  I applaud Karen Hunter for pointing out what should be obvoius to anyone keeping up with the news. You have to have a clear well thought out plan, a master chess game, a military-like strategy. 

It seems that too often we as a people are just bopping along without any real direction.  Karen Hunter, keep doing what you do!  BlackLivesMatter, get a plan together and execute it!  Don't fade away into obscurity!

Hello again,

I had a very interesting conversation yesterday in Sunday School Teacher's meeting..... ( yes I teach Sunday School, big smile).

One of the ladies was convinced that there are people who do not know right from wrong.  She explained that there are youth and young adults that behave in whatever way suits them and that she believes that they do not know what they are doing is wrong, whatever that may be.   Stealing, graffiti, cursing, fighting, drug selling and or drug use....

I disagree with her opinion.....but I can see how she arrived at the conclusion.  During our discussion I explained that the while the people she speaks of may think that their behavior is normal, they know that it is not right. That it is in fact wrong.  There is a chasm of difference between right and normal.

All people know when they do something wrong. It is part of man's Fall from grace.   How do we move from "normal" behavior to repentance?  Especially when everyone around us does not call us to task and in fact sees absolutely nothing wrong with our behavior?   In Matthew 11:28 Jesus says "come unto me all who are burdened and heavy laden and I will give you rest".   He tells us to come to him, not get ready, just come to him.

Thank you Jesus for seeing the desperate circumstance many may find themselves in and providing a clear path to Help. To You.



Please share your thoughts on this......

At work singing softly to myself.......


I need Thee, oh I need thee......
Every hour I need Thee,

Bless me now my Savior
I come to Thee....



Sometimes I be like that

At work, softly singing to myself..... 

I need Thee, oh, I need Thee;
Every hour I need Thee;
Oh, bless me now, my Savior,
I come to Thee.

Sometimes it be like that. 

Are you green with envy ?

Good Morning, 

It has been AGES since I've written anything on this blog, but I've started a devotion on Spiritual Growth and I want to share it with you. 

Today's verse 

Philippians 2:3-4Good News Translation (GNT)

3 Don't do anything from selfish ambition or from a cheap desire to boast, but be humble toward one another, always considering others better than yourselves. 4 And look out for one another's interests, not just for your own.

As I read this verse I also thought about my word of the day from the day before : schadenfreude which is ": a feeling of enjoyment that comes from seeing or hearing about the troubles of other people ."  For some reason this got me to thinking about the Wicked Witch of the West.   Call me crazy but  the scripture that says  And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.. 

So here is my point.  The Wicked Witch is green.....green with envy.  She is not just jealous, she has a bad attitude from the first time we are introduced to her in The Wizard of Oz. That kind of personality took a while to cultivate and did not happen just by chance. 

Yes her sister was killed by a falling house but as we find out, she had a bad attitude for quite some time. She was a known terror in her world.    Is the Wicked Witch a modern day image of what envy looks like? Of what the living embodiment of selfishness looks like?    She wasn't just jealous, she had moved on to full blown envy. She resented Dorothy & Toto.  What was that she called out?  "I'll get you my pretty and your little dog too!" .  She did not show any reason or kindness or tenderness or compassion.    Do we have the love of God in us?  Are we selfish and puffed up with pride?  Or are we servants in the image of our Lord and Savior Jesus the Christ?  Do we look out for our neighbor? Not just the person who lives next door but the person who sits next to us on the train? or in the next cubicle at work or in line at the grocery store or the next row of bleachers at the ball game?    Paul tells us in the scripture to be humble and look out for one another.  How do we do that?  Meditate on the Word of God, ask Him to show you His vision for you.  Don't let jealousy take over in your life and turn into envy.  Be the servant He has called you to be. 

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Behind the scenes......

Okay, I haven't posted to this blog in ....... wow it's really been a loooong time.  So, I was watching American Idol and came across this vid online..... very nice. Sincere and good encouragement.
American Idol - the cameras are still rolling

Enjoy.

American Idol ....... hopefuls?

Do the contestants who don't make it on American Idol know how they sound to the rest of us?  I mean, I'm no great singer, but seriously.  Maybe they are just auditioning to get attention. I'm not sure..... but take a look.