A while back, maybe a year or two, I started working on some poems that told the story about life in the inner city and the urban streets. I began to conjure up poems and vignettes about the streets in the fashion and style of an Iceberg Slim or Donald Goines. I started crafting [...]
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Lessons from the Streets
Posted in America, ancestors, change, choices, community, expressions, future, hope, inspiration, poetry, poverty, reading, writing, tagged change, community, inner city, poem, poetry, urban, writing on July 5, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Planning Properly
Posted in business, future, instruction, leadership, methods, ministry, planning, resources, solutions, strategy, success, tagged church, ministry, planning, solutions, strategy, support, work on July 1, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Failing to plan is planning to fail.- Alan Lakein When it comes to planning, there just some things that need to be in place before moving forward. We have to look at our planning regimen carefully and understand that how we plan will have an impact on how our plans turn out. Truly, our planning [...]
Beyond Today
Posted in acceptance, action, business, doubt, expectations, faith, fear, future, growth, hope, inspiration, patience, provision, solutions, strength, trust, walk, weary, tagged desperation, doubt, faith, faithful, heart, help, hope, joy, ministry, patience, plans, power, psalm, strength, support, timing, wait on June 25, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him. Hebrews 11:6 (NIV) You’re getting nowhere with your plans. Yes, God gave you the vision. You have prayed and sought counsel on the matter. You have [...]
Revolutionary Tendencies
Posted in fear, freedom, future, poetry, prophecy, tagged change, community, heart, power, service, work on June 7, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Worries and woes are my soul’s bitter foes. They tend to leave me dreary. Or, is it weary? Either way you say it, They wear on me. They wear me down. My ups never seem to outweigh my downs. One day my weight will be lighter. One day I will no longer worry And my [...]
The Answer (Jesus)
Posted in answers, assurance, belief, Bible, Christian, encouragement, expressions, faith, future, gospel, grace, hope, inspiration, Jesus, love, messiah, prayer, redemption, relationships, salvation, solutions, trouble, trust, Uncategorized, tagged answers, Bible, Christ, eternal, faith, heart, Jesus, praise, prayer, psalm, redemption, relationship, restoration, sacrifice, salvation, support, Word on April 10, 2010 | 1 Comment »
“God is more eager to answer than we are to ask.”- Smith Wigglesworth We answers. Our hearts cry out for answers. We wish to make sense of all that we experience in this world, so we cry out to God, seeking an answer from the Most High God to all that we experience here on [...]
Built Up by the Bay
Posted in accomplishment, action, Bayview, blessed, California, change, Christianity, community, discipleship, evangelize, follow, future, growth, leadership, manhood, prayer, preaching, reflection, religion, salvation, service, stewardship, study, success, support, tagged calling, change, church, faith, help, ministry, outreach, preach, salvation, support on December 31, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
And let us consider one another in order to stir up love and good works. Hebrews 10:24 (NKJV) I learned most of what i know and have come to understand about God, salvation, church, ministry and being a minister of God right by the bay. It has been under Dr. Timothy J. Winters, the pastor [...]
A New Approach for a New Year
Posted in answers, business, change, charity, church, community, daily, family, foreign missions, future, leadership, planning, priority, service, solutions, work on December 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
One of my favorite jazz cover songs of a classic song is “Everything Must Change.” It doesn’t matter if it is Nina Simone or George Benson singing it. The lyrics say what needs to be said to every listener. Everything truly must change. As 2010 approaches us, I just wanted to share with those who [...]
Problematic Prophets of Promise
Posted in America, believers, calling, discipleship, doubt, future, leadership, trust on December 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The Apostle Paul was quite clear when stated for the Philippians to beware of dogs and the false circumcision (Phil.3:2). I often wonder why so many people are quick to jump at judging others. We find ourselves calling out someone who appears to be off with their theolgy with every derrogatory statement imaginable. Almost daily, [...]
