Have mercy upon me, O LORD, for I am in trouble: mine eye is consumed with grief, yea, my soul and my belly. - Psalm 31:9 (KJV) My eyes grow weak with sorrow; they fail because of all my foes. – Psalm 6:7 (NIV) Many people have asked me why I wrote my inspirational book [...]
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I basically wrote this piece from the heart, not the head. Simply, it is entitled: “We Live.” Let the words speak to you and see if you can identify with any of its haunting truth. Also, “Ghetto Survival Kit” is a more politicized piece below. We Live Somehow,Whether we discuss it or not,Whether we get [...]
By Divine Deliverance
Posted in assurance, deliverance, glory, healing, hope, inspiration, Jesus, miracle, power, testimony, tagged blessing, Christ, deliverance, healing, help, hope, Jesus, power, redemption, salvation on July 30, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
When Jesus saw him lying there and knew that he had already been there a long time, he said to him, Do you want to be healed?- John 5:6 (ESV) Deliverance is derived from the Divine. Deliverance is disseminated by the Divine. The Divine has the power to deliver us from whatever may plague us in [...]
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 »
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 [...]
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 [...]
When God Calls You to Stand
Posted in assurance, calling, choices, deliverance, encouragement, food, hope, inspiration, lesson, nutrition, testimony, values, tagged blessing, calling, faithful, help, power on June 20, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
But Daniel sresolved that he would not tdefile himself with kthe king’s food, or with lthe wine that he drank. Therefore he asked the chief of the eunuchs to allow him not to tdefile himself.- Daniel 1:8 (NLT) What we learn from the many biblical examples provided to us is that God can distinguish us [...]
Inside Out: Demonstrate
Posted in Christian, church, community, encouragement, expectations, expressions, glory, hope, inspiration, Jesus, Love Your Neighbor, walk, witnesses, works, tagged Christ, church, community, daily, evangelism, fishers of men, glory, gospel, heart, outreach on May 21, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and praise your Father in heaven.- Matthew 5:16 (NIV) We talked about the church working from the “inside out.” We consider it the outward working of the church that starts with an internal spark like a combustible engines. [...]
It Happens to the Best of Us
Posted in acceptance, answers, believers, change, choices, commandments, deliverance, growth, hope, instruction, lesson, praise, Psalms, reflection, solutions, storm, suffering, teaching, trouble, tagged blessing, broken, built up, change, faith, grace, help, hindered, humble, hurt, power, praise, prayer, psalm, support on May 8, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
It is good for me that I was afflicted, That I may learn Your statutes. – Ps. 119:71 (NASB) Trouble comes your way. You may not have done anything in particular. Trouble found its way to you and now you have to deal with it. That’s part of how things go down in life. You [...]
Grace Overcomes Guilt
Posted in acceptance, assurance, blessing, deliverance, encouragement, grace, hope, inspiration, peace, salvation, saved, sin, tagged blessing, Christ, grace, heart, help, mercy, redemption, sacrifice, salvation on May 3, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
…But where sin increased, grace increased all the more, Romans 5:20 NIV Grace overcomes guilt. We are truly guilty of being sinful. As the seed of Adam, we are truly “as guilty as sin.” We are to confess our sin before the Lord and among one another. That is true, too. Yet, we tend to get [...]
