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12  Wherefore thus saith the Holy One of Israel, Because ye despise this word, and trust in oppression and perverseness, and stay thereon: 13  therefore this iniquity shall be to you as a breach ready to fall, swelling out in a high wall, whose breaking cometh suddenly at an instant. 14  And he shall break [...]

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“Freedom is a hard-bought thing and millions are in chains, but they strain toward the new day drawing near.”- Paul Robeson (singer, actor & activist) Artists must learn to become activists.  Artists must somehow yearn to become activists who speak up and speak out, giving an artistic voice to the voiceless and raising some sense [...]

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1 Praise the LORD, O my soul; all my inmost being, praise his holy name. 2 Praise the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits- 3 who forgives all your sins and heals all your diseases, 4 who redeems your life from the pit and crowns you with love and compassion, 5 [...]

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46Every day they continued to meet together in the temple courts. They broke bread in their homes and ate together with glad and sincere hearts, 47praising God and enjoying the favor of all the people. And the Lord added to their number daily those who were being saved.-Acts 2:46-47 Christian churches are known for their [...]

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I  will sing a new song to you, O God; . . .I will make music to you- Psalm 144:9 (NIV) Poet or psalmist? Which is it? Oh, yeah… spoken word, poetry or psalms? Today, much like in the past ages, people are caught up in titles.  They live by labels.  For some people, they are precisely [...]

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Let the redeemed of the Lord say so… – Psalm 107:2 The Book of Psalms has been referred to as the prayer book of the Bible as well as the scriptural praise and worship guidebook.  The American Bible Society considers the 150 entries in Psalms as “prayers and hymns.” Psalms are literally sacred songs or [...]

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The tongue of the wise commends knowledge,but the mouth of the fool gushes folly. -Proverbs 15:2 (NIV) The tongue that brings healing is a tree of life,but a deceitful tongue crushes the spirit. -Proverbs 15:4 (NIV) The Word provides a contrast between the wicked and the wise when it comes to conversation. Each conducts himself [...]

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I waited patiently for the Lord; And He inclined to me, And heard my cry.- Psalm 40:1 (NKJV) I dare anyone to say that David was  not patient.  I truly suspect that David endured enough to learn extreme levels of patience as God bought him up as a shepherd boy, a man of war and a priest-like king.  [...]

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I will bless the LORD at all times;  His praise shall continually be in my mouth.- Psalm 34:1 (NASB) There’s plenty of room for boasting when it comes to the Lord.  We call it praise.  It involves worship, blessing the Lord with the “fruit of your lips.”   Beyond what we say, it involves our very [...]

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I wrote Words from the Underground in order to speak out and give a literary voice to the stories that lie hidden within the inner city streets of urban America.  I’ve been out there over the years.  Back in the day, I craved the allure of the street life that promised easy riches and high [...]

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