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When You ‘Do,’ You’ll Receive What’s ‘Due’

Barbara Bryant, Contributing WriterJanuary 5, 2017

I believe with all my heart that God wants you to live a life of favor. I believe He wants your life to be radically blessed with favor and increase. I believe God wants you to prosper and be favor-conscious in everything you do, giving Him glory. It’s His promise to us in the Bible. I know the devil wants you to believe that “it’s never going to happen,” but the devil is a liar. Don’t lose your sense of expectancy, just because it hasn’t happened yet. I sense in my spirit that God has some surprises in store for

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Words of the Week – Don’t Make Change Your Enemy

Barbara Bryant, Contributing WriterNovember 10, 2016

In Malachi 3:6, God says, “For I am the Lord, I change not.” Isn’t that comforting? With all the changes we face every day, there is one thing that can never change — God. The mind of God does not change, for God does not change. Things change and they change according to His sovereign will. Nothing is static. Society changes, culture changes and people change. Opportunities for change are all around us. And there is nothing wrong with creating the change you want to see. Change presents us with something different. You grow and learn new things every time something

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Words of the Week – Are You the Lone Ranger or Tonto?

Barbara Bryant, Contributing WriterSeptember 22, 2016

Recently, I watched an old episode of “The Lone Ranger.” I invited my 18-year-old son to join me. Of course, he responded, “Why?” I explained, “Son, this is a great opportunity to show you how Jesus wants Christians to work in ministry.” (For those of you who don’t know me, I try to use every opportunity as a teaching moment.) My son replied, “Mom! Jesus is like the Lone Ranger?” I smiled and said, “He’s not, but His works are.” Like my son, you may be wondering what Jesus has to do with the Lone Ranger. The saga of the

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Black History Message – You Have No Idea!

Barbara Bryant (Contributing Writer)February 24, 2016

On December 1, 1955, Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a city bus in Montgomery, Alabama. She had no idea that her decision would change the course of history. Thomas Edison never thought of himself as innovative. He was just a hard-working man who had no idea that playing with wires in his workshop would one day make possible the development of electricity. Martin Luther King had no idea that one day his name would be respected around the world as a human rights icon. Similarly, you have no idea what God can do through you if

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You Just Got a ‘Do-Over’

Barbara Bryant (Contributing Writer)January 20, 2016

I hope you’re ready for some great news this New Year! I just watched the movie, “City Slickers,” for the fifth time, because there was too much to absorb the first four times around. As I watched this movie unfold, I was struck again by the magnitude of this incredible story. In the movie, Billy Crystal plays a radio advertising salesman going through a mid-life crisis. He and his friends spice up their boring, mundane existence by signing up for a cattle drive from New Mexico to Colorado, an experience that changes them all forever. An epiphany, to be

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Thanksgiving Message – Who’ll Say Grace?

Barbara Bryant (Contributing Writer)November 25, 2015

When my youngest son, Stedmon, was small, before each meal, he would ask, “Who’ll say grace?” I always responded, “I think this is a good day for Stedmon to say grace.” My oldest son, Steven would usually respond, “I’ll say grace because Stedmon prays too long.” As usual, I chuckled. At age eleven, my oldest son, Steven, would pray a different kind of prayer–a prayer based on thanksgiving. He began every prayer with this phrase: “Thank you, Jesus. “Thank you, Jesus, for my mom and dad. Thank you, Jesus, for my brother. Thank you, Jesus, for my dog. Thank you, Jesus,

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This Week in Black History (September 24)

Amen Oyiboke, Staff WriterSeptember 23, 2015

This week in Black History

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Words of the Week – Stopping to Recharge

Barbara Bryant (Contributing Writer)July 29, 2015

For a long time, I resisted the idea of carrying a cell phone. But, as much as I have to communicate from the road, my cell phone has become essential. It is battery operated, which means that it will not run indefinitely. And, it is no fun to be in a situation where you really need to communicate, and you find your cell phone DOA. So, every few days, I make sure to plug my cell phone into a charger, so it is good to go again. Just as a cell phone needs down time to recharge, so do you