Merry Christmas, all... Today carries memories of loved ones who are no longer here, gratitude for the family who remain (especially my parents), and joy as we create new traditions with our kids. Both thankful and hopeful!!!
I just heard this - “Shared joy is a double joy; shared sorrow is half a sorrow.” In other words, life wasn’t meant to be carried alone. That’s the gift of community—the highs get higher, the lows get softer, and we’re never alone.
@1stclassclips Black philosophers, inventors, and innovators are plenty—Imhotep, Carver, Locke, hooks, Johnson, and countless more. What’s chronic isn’t “lack of development,” but centuries of exclusion. Denying their contributions is part of the decline you claim to oppose.
If all your prayers begin and end with “Bless me” and never move to “Use me,” then you’ve missed the heart of intercession. Intercession doesn’t just ask God to move on your behalf; it invites God to move through you.
Thinking about my mom and the many mother figures who have poured into my life. I’m grateful for every prayer, every push, every lesson, and every ounce of love that helped shape the man—and the minister—I’ve become. #MothersDay2025
Faith can move mountains, but doubt and fear often build them—brick by brick, thought by thought. They grow not from reality, but from the stories we tell ourselves in our weakest moments.
When you keep the Lord always before you, boundary lines become blessings, not barriers. Why? Because every limit reflects God’s limitless love. Every obstacle reveals an opportunity to display God’s power. And every provision reminds us of God’s unfailing faithfulness. TRF
I LOVE the line from @iamjamiefoxx's @netflix special: “If I can stay funny, I can stay alive.” My mantra is slightly different, though: “If I can stay hopeful, I can stay alive.”
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"Choosing a God who has already chosen us and allowing that God to be reflected in our lives is what makes our Christianity permanent." Dr. Caleb Oladipo
In the words of my late mentor, Dr. Haywood T. Gray, “Preach Christ. Preach the cross. Shape that emblem of suffering and shame into a drawing, healing force to which the lost will expectantly run, and to which the saved will gather and glory therein.” PREACH!
Psalm 27:4, “One thing have I desired of the Lord, that will I seek after: to dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the Lord, and to inquire in His temple.”