Love does not allow wrong to continue to be right. Our time is now to stop justifying, believing, solidifying, and plain old, yielding to inappropriate conduct and systems that compromise the quality of our unalienable rights.
Scripture: Mark 10:35-45 Anyone who is a Tyra Banks fan remembers her hit TV show “America’s Next Top Model” — a reality television series and interactive competition in which a number of aspiring models compete for the title of America’s Next Top Model and a chance to begin their career in the modeling industry. Winners typically receive a feature in a magazine and a contract with a modeling agency, among other prizes. The show’s theme song is “Wanna Be On Top.” Every contestant wanted to win the coveted prize of being America’s Next Top Model. When you are on top,
I heard a pastor recently state that we’re going to always have enemies. He shared that people are going to fall into one of these categories: you will have people that will always hate you, you will have people who are willing to be persuaded differently about you and you will have people who really don’t care about you either way. People will have issues with you for a variety of reasons in life and many of those issues will be out of your control. Nevertheless, God has asked us to do something that may go against every fiber of
I was reminded recently that the Lord hasn’t changed His mind about me. This came at a time where I was being told to share with others that the Lord hasn’t forgotten them either. COVID-19 has disrupted the lives of everyone on the planet — work, play, plans and daily life have been altered. We’re asked to practice social distancing, have to stand in line for everything, wear masks, work online, conduct business via the internet and wash our hands. (I believe we are all professionals when it comes to washing our hands now). Many are getting restless staying at
I shall remember, While my eyes see trouble, I shall remember, Though I hear only bad news, I shall remember, When I feel afraid, I shall remember, That even as arrows fly, And pestilence comes, Though hearts may fail, And Death walks the street, My help comes from the Lord, Mighty in power, Faithful in mercy, Everlasting in love, A help forever, And ever, Amen.
The ups-and-downs of finding true love are highlighted in the play, “Girl From Schenectady.” The one-woman show, performed by actress Odunayo Majekodunmi, follows the journey of Ayo, a 38-year-old Nigerian, in her search for true love, yet determined to lose her virginity before she turns 40. Along the way, she discovers God’s love and self-love before attaining her original goal in the last place she expected to find it. Majekodunmi, who plays 11 different characters in the play, was inspired to write and produce the play after facing disappointments on the dating scene. She also learned that many of her
Scripture: Revelation 2:1-5 As our Church School has led us in the celebration of our heritage during this second month of the year, last year they highlighted the contributions that our ancestors made in the field of music; the universal language. Music has been called the universal language because it transcends race, ethnicities and cultures. The contributions of our ancestors to the field of music from the spirituals, to gospel, to jazz, to the blues, to rhythm and blues are too numerous to name. Today I’d like to just highlight a few. The influence of the music of our ancestors