Category: leadership
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God Created Us to Be His People to Others
What a great God we have. In His majesty and glory, we were made to serve Him and Him alone for the elevation of others, as Christ did. As followers of the way, we have the duty to be God’s ambassadors for the truth and be instruments of hope for those who truly need it […]
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Godly Fearless Fatherhood
Small blog post about the need to be a father who prides himself to be a protects of his family.
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Whoever wants to be great must become a servant
This is a blog post about the need of serving other in this life, emulating the life of Jesus Christ.
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Much Discernment Christians Need These Days
This is a blog post about the importance of asking God for discernment I’m order to love a godly life. Hope you enjoy it!
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Just Because They Say They Are Doesn’t Mean Much
Blog article written to break down what the followers of the way really are in behavior. Sum goes up, the sun comes down and Christian. Be strong in the faith. —
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Revelations from God are for Real
“The secret things belong to the LORD our God but those things which are revealed belong to us and to our children forever, that we may do all the words of this law.” Deuteronomy 29:29. I am from the belief that God reveals things to us through a number of avenues, sometimes expressed by human […]
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Silence is a Great Source of Strength
Wise men aren’t always silent but they know how to use it at the right time. There is much strength is silence ladies and gents. Often times, silence means rearming for a counter attack. Fortunate are those who pay close attention to it and take notes for they will be at the top. “The quiet […]
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Be a Witness to His Love for Us
“‘The mountains may shift, and the hills may be shaken, but my faithful love won’t shift from you, and my covenant of peace won’t be shaken,’ says the Lord, the one who pities you.” — Isaiah 54:10 How comforting! How about this one below? “Therefore I say unto you, Be not anxious for your life, […]
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The Life of a Christian is Always Difficult…
True. But God is always with Him to help cope with the difficulties of life. It’s not much as a solo journey as people may think. In all my difficulties, ranging from personal to professional ones, the Lord was there to comfort me every single time. It is written… “Fear not, for I am with […]
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Your most valuable asset is time
Time, not money, is your most valuable asset because people cannot recover time lost. I personally value time a lot and refuse to trade its scarcity with spendable capital. “Make the best use of the time, because the days are evil.” Ephesians 5:16. The Bible is full of verses stating the time is one of […]
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The Law of Wrong Doing
“For the wrongdoer will be paid back for the wrong he has done, and there is no partiality.” You don’t need to operate ne’er they eye for and eye and tooth for a tooth. God always do justice my brethren. Flee from the perverted speech!!! Swearing, speaking nasty comments, racist slurs… as a result of […]
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Let your yes be yes and your no be no
In the Bible we learn, “Just say a simple, ‘Yes, I will,’ or ‘No, I won’t.’ Anything beyond this is from the evil one” Matthew 5:37. When we make important decisions in life, which should be done under much prayer, we must stand for what we decided without giving up our positions. The former has […]
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Give it to God and go to Sleep
God has a plan for your future! For every one of you. He is a God who cares about you, especially if you care for His people. Much hope you will get by being close to God. We all need more hope in our lives! “For I know the plans I have for you,” declares […]
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The Love Of God Never Ceases
“The steadfast love of the LORD never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.” Lamentations 3:22-23. Our God is good… all the time. Who are we without Him? Nothing I say. God is our only true safety that lasts an eternity. “The name of the […]
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Why is the Christian Church dying in America?
I don’t know exactly. Like you and many others, I have opinions about it, though. Sure technology has a lot to do with it, the perception of Christianity has drastically declined for the much worse over the years due to the large number of false prophets who now fly private jets and live in Hollywood […]
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Always Stay Humble and Kind
Some of us who have lived in this earth for a while, have reflected on our own life experiences, and can attest to you that being humble and kind helps the brethren to live a better and fulfilled life minimizing the numerous side effects that are attached to unkindness and arrogance. Showing each other kindness […]
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Sometimes silence is sin
We need to be careful to stay silent in instances where God’s commands calls us to be vocal because this is our duty… “Open your mouth, judge righteously, defend the rights of the poor and needy” (Proverbs 31:9). I heard this phrase (Sometimes silence is sin) after watching a video from Pastor Spencer Smith, pastor […]
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Life is Too Short to Live In Regret
Do you have a dream? Don’t wait to attempt to fulfill it. Go for it! Life is too short to live in regret. Press on towards the goal. As my pastor used to say in Cleveland Tennessee, “We are all terminal.” Combat regret ladies and gentleman. “Brothers, I do not consider that I have made […]
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God Works In His Time For His Glory
“Our family is honored and excited to be joining Talladega College’s athletic department in addition to being a part of the operation in academic affairs,” I can’t wait to represent Talladega College in this new capacity and to build a competitive team. “Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; […]
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Selfish Ambitions and Jealousy Backfire
“For where jealousy and selfish ambition exist, there will be disorder and every vile practice.” James 3:16. Selfish ambitions are short-lived, brethren. They appear sweet at first but only bring destruction to your life. Those who choose to make their self-centered ambitions public are fools who take no pleasure in understanding like Proverbs 18:2 reminds […]
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Be Incorruptible: Your Name Is Worth More Than Gold
“A good name is to be chosen rather than great riches, loving favor rather than silver and gold.” Proverbs 22:1. We learn from the Proverbs of Solomon son of David that having a good name speaks a bit about a person’s integrity. Indeed, having a good name is a subject worth writing about because having a good name is indeed the […]
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The Illusion of Running Against the Wind
In the book of Ecclesiastes, particularly in chapter 2, we read about what Solomon thoughts were about the meaning of life. Riches, wisdom, the delights of the sons of men, desires, joys… It is all vanity, he once argued. The wise and the fool, both will die, he extended. Time in this life is short. […]
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What has been Broken can be Made New Again
Solomon once wrote in proverbs 29, “Do you see someone skilled in their work? They will serve before kings; they will not serve before officials of low rank.” I am hearing you Lord, here in the midst of Bannister Park. It has been 13 years since I graduated with my multidisciplinary doctorate degree from Penn […]
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Nobody Is Never Fully Prepared
Are you seeking for the right time to do a job or to pursue something you always wanted to do but didn’t because you thought you weren’t prepared to start? Stop with this mindset. If God wants you to do a task, he will ensure you will be prepared to do it even without having […]
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The Lord Loves You More Than You Think — Say No To Anxiety
“Therefore I say unto you, Be not anxious for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than the food, and the body than the raiment? Behold the birds of the heaven, that they sow not, neither […]
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The Day And The Hour Nobody Knows
I must admit that my life has been a testimony of the unknown. By faith I live and by hope God sustains me and my family. As I write this blog post, I reflect… what is next? I have my own desires and wishes, my own free will. But my belief is that only God […]
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Believing Without Seeing — A Quest in Human Trust
“Faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see.” Hebrews 11:1. Faith — Believing without seeing. At the core of faith is hope and trust, two important qualities that we humans wish we had more. It is easier, it seems, to hope for a better season under the […]
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Choose To Do Good
The time is always right to do good. It is good for men and women to not neglect doing good and sharing, to stimulate one another with love, it is indeed profitable for us all. Holy scripture is full of verses encouraging us to do good and live a life of service for others In […]
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When Are You Rescuing Me God?
“But you, LORD, do not be far from me. You are my strength; come quickly to help me.” Psalm 20:19. In faith I wait and in your time your will be done. You created the heaven and the earth, the right and the left, the up and down, east and west. Rescue us from all […]
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Take The Initiative And Start
“For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” Jeremiah 29:11. God said, I believe…. it settles it. Why are you so afraid to do what the Lord wants you to do? God has called […]
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We Are Called To Have Humility In order To Receive The Prize
In Matthew 18 1-5, we learn that he spirit of a little children is how we must be in our core in order to see God — “At that time the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Who, then, is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?” He called a little child to him, and […]
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Even God Rested On The Sabbath
“Then God blessed the seventh day and made it holy, because on it He rested from all the work of creating that He had done” Genesis 2:3. Even God, with all his might and glory… rested. As His creation, we must obey His commandments and on the sabbath — rest. The benefits to resting are […]
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God Gives You A Ministry
In 1 Corinthians 12, we learn that we are given gifts of the holy spirit by God. We are one body but we have many parts. There are many gifts but the same God. We have a gracious God who loves us and enables us to do His will. To some, much wisdom is given. […]
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Don’t Take Insults Personally
The Lord has taught us two important lessons through scripture. First, we are too be obedient to our masters on earth (Colossians 3:22) and give to Cesar what is Cesar and God what is God’s (Mark 12:17). Don’t be angry, revengeful, mean or ill spirited against anyone regardless of what they may have done to […]
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Pride Destroys Humility Builds
There are at least 100 Bible verses relating to pride. They can be found in the book of Proverbs, James, Psalm, Romans, Galatians, Obadiah… Bible verses against pride can be found throughout the Holy Bible. Similarly, there are at least 100 Bible verses about humility. They can be found in the book of Genesis, John, […]
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The Lord Has Instructed Us To Help Others
God has given us talents to help others and glorify Him. Some of these talents are related to teaching, others are in counseling, prophesy, discernment… “Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change.” James 1:17. […]
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The Unpredictable Actions Of The Lord
When we think we know what comes our way, the great Lord displays his might and glory at dawn by surprising the brethren with unexpected events that literally changes their game unannounced. “However, as it is written: “What no eye has seen, what no ear has heard, and what no human mind has conceived” — […]
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Life Is Not Fair
We learn in Ecclesiastes 7:15 that the just perish in his justice and that the perverse prolong his days in their perversion. I’ve seen the just pay the price at the expense of the perverse many times in my life reinforcing what we learn in biblical scripture. Life is just not fair. In all reality, […]
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The Lord Guides Our Steps
All of our steps are guided by the Lord. At least, the former is what we are told by God in holy scripture. “The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord: and he delighteth in his way.” Psalms 27:33. He takes delight in our journeys, all the days of our lives. I […]
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Work With Them Anyway
We don’t need to like people in order to work with them. If they are a co-worker bully enemy (or a potential enemy), I get strategically closer to them, if I feel there is potential in them. “Know thyself, know thy enemy… a thousand battles, a thousand wins.” Sun Tzu. Usually, adversary workforce bullies have […]
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Don’t Test God For The Lord Knows You
When speaking with the woman at the well, Jesus said, “The fact is, you have had five husbands, and the man you now have is not your husband.” John 4:18. Don’t test God the Lord knows you. Hiding the truth, faking honorable appearances and immature adult actions are easily spot by the creator and are […]
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The Lord Gave Us Talents For A Reason
He has given us our talents to help others and advance the kingdom. Possessing talents for self glory isn’t God’s intent for our lives. Using a skill set in public speaking for sales purposes to enlarge one’s pocket is a way to use God’s gift in this life. Wouldn’t be wonderful to use our skills […]
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Anger Is Sin Choose To Be Calm
We have learned that, “A soft answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.” Proverbs 15:1. Yet, much human communication is done with harsh words with a touch of anger which can cause much division among people. Choose to be patient, to be kind, to be different… remember: “ye are the salt […]
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You Got Time, Use It
“For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven: a time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up what is planted; a time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to […]
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Build A Good Name: The Rest Will Follow
One of the secrets of living a good life is to build a good name. A good name can lead to favor and favor, as written in the Bible, is “better than silver and gold.” Proverbs 22:1. Having a good name is much better than lots of money. Take for example a “preacher” who owns […]
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Stand Up For Others When Need it
“Open your mouth for the mute, for the rights of all who are destitute. Open your mouth, judge righteously, defend the rights of the poor and needy.” Proverbs 31:8-9. “Learn to do good; seek justice, correct oppression; bring justice to the fatherless, plead the widow’s cause.” Isaiah 1:17. It’s Sunday morning. It’s another sunny day […]
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You Are To Know Your Place
Solomon is one of the wisest man who has ever lived on earth. His call to embracing wisdom as well as trusting and honoring God, makes his proverbs’ writings both applicable to our daily lives and important to memorize and master them. Solomon once said, “Do not exalt yourself in the king’s presence, and do […]
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I’m So Thankful For God’s Provisions
As I seat here waiting to get a haircut in a small town in rural Alabama, I reflect and thank God for everything that he has provided to me and my family. Despite the obvious annoyances we are all experiencing with COVID19, I must say that God is good. To start of with, God has […]
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A Calling For The Obedience Of Faith
In the beatitudes we learn that “Blessed are the meek for they shall inherit the earth.” Jesus was meek and had a humble heart (Matthew 11:29), it has been written. Therefore, we are called to obey in faith and be meek. Talking with others with a docility of spirit, being gentle and kind are qualities […]
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The Last Will Be First And The First Will Be Last
I’m seating here on my first graduation at Talladega College. I’m the first faculty to be present in the graduation premises which is often not a surprising fact. If a ceremony starts at 9:00am I’m usually in my spot around 8:15am or so. I could have taken my seat up front but in my book, […]
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Resist Pride At All Costs
“When pride comes, then comes disgrace, but with the humble is wisdom.” Proverbs 11:2. Resist pride at all costs. Much disgrace comes to those who choose to not repent from pride. I’ve experienced the former in my own skin. When I was a teenager, I remember experiencing a period when I had much pride in […]
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God Takes Us Places For A Reason
The Lord guides us to do His will when we submit to His authority. The bible says, “For I know the plans I have for you… plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” Jeremiah 29:11.” I truly believe that. Many prosperity gospel false preachers take […]
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The Day And The Hour? Nobody Knows
“Nobody knows the day and the hour.” Matthew 24:36. Only God. It is written, I believe it. It settles it. You should, as well. There are things that only God knows. I like to call them divine mysteries orchestrated by the Lord. Sure, the second coming of Christ maybe near but in trueness we don’t […]
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Choose Love Over Evil, Do Good
“Let love be genuine. Abhor what is evil; hold fast to what is good.” Romans 12:9. Love, above all things, are to be stamped inside of our hearts so that evil flees from our sinful nature resulting in is doing what is good, in Christ. I’m often amazed by how evil some people can be. […]
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Trying To Guess The Future Is Futile
The Lord has taught us in several places in His loving word that worrying about the future isn’t worth our time. “O que sera, sera” as we learn in Brazil! What is going to be is what is going to be, with God’s blessings. In Matthew 6:25-34 we learn, “Therefore I tell you, do not […]
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Say No To Anger: Trust God. Work Follows.
“We learn from the Bible that anger isn’t the answer to our life’s problems. We also read in scripture that we must “Refrain from anger, and forsake wrath! Fret not yourself; it tends only to evil.” (Psalm 37:8) and that “Whoever is slow to anger has great understanding, but he who has a hasty temper […]
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Be A Blessing To Others
“Do nothing from rivalry or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves. Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others.” Philippians 2:3-4. It’s possible to be a great leader and still look for the interests of others as much as his own. […]
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Everybody Should Be Treated With Dignity
At least this is what we learn and are asked to do in the Bible… In Proverbs 14:21 we learn that “Whoever despises his neighbor is a sinner, but blessed is he who is generous to the poor.” The message in Leviticus 25:35-37 also echos this message. Luke calls us to have a generous spirit, […]
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Celebrate Humility and Be Humble
C.S Lewis once said, “True humility is not thinking less of yourself but thinking of yourself less. We learn from the Bible that “Whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted” (Matthew 23:-2). Being humble doesn’t mean being meek or week. Arrogance is everywhere ranging from name dropping, rolling of […]
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Three Ways To Share The Gospel.
Have you thought about becoming a soldier of Jesus Christ? The methods in which you can serve the Lord are more flexible than you may think. In this blog post, we are going to briefly talk about the former with a touch of practicality. In Matthew 28:16-20, we learned, “Then the eleven disciples went to […]
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Why Read The Bible? Here Is Why.
Many unbelievers say, “why should I read the bible?” There isn’t wisdom in “that allegorical book.” “The bible is of no use to me…” I typically reply, “Interesting. Which part of the bible do you think is allegory?” “Which part of the bible have you read that seemed goofy to you?” The vast majority of […]
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