Derrick Holmes

Senior Pastor, Union Grove Baptist Church, Columbus, OH. Author, Organizer, Lecturer, Music lover, Knicks Fan

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My book is “After The Benediction: Practical Insights For Christian Living” Order your copy today!

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“If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor”

-Archbishop Desmond Tutu

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Check out my latest article, “How I Feel On This Fourth Of July”, posted right now at https://t.co/R94HBJdK20

Like, share & comment. Let me know what you think.

#areyouupyet?

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“Preaching ought to be like Jacob’s ladder, a combination of earth and sky. The bottom is the earth, but there ought to be a disappearance in the clouds.”

- Rev. Dr Gardner C. Taylor

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Focus on you until the focus is on you…then focus on who you’re serving.

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Better to be king of your silence than slave of your words.

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Your next move matters more than your last mistake. Pray & move with purpose

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“The most potent weapon in the hands of the oppressor is the mind of the oppressed." - Steve Biko

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#butforrealtho

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“…our determination must be grounded in the truth that our people are now, more than ever, built to survive this season”

Check out my latest article’ “The ‘New’ Black Agenda”, posted right now on https://t.co/R94HBJdccs. Let me know what you think.

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Learn the difference between people who are in your corner & people who are in your business

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Maybe your path is harder because your calling is higher

Stay encouraged!!

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I can’t complain about my plate being full when my goal was to eat

#GratefulForTheGrind

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Preach!!

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“It hurts to start the book with friends & have to flip the page” - Malachi (freestyle)

Grateful to have a crew that are all great in their own right & didn’t change even when my level did. ✊🏾

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Always choose peace over drama & distance over disrespect

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“A system cannot fail those it was never meant to protect.��
— W. E. B. Du Bois

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What does God have to say about the moment in time we are all living through?