2024
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The Message A thunderous message about God’s call for obedience in the face of indomitable odds was uttered at Freedom Life Church this Sunday. Minister Samuels transmitted what can now, in retrospect, be understood as a brief and efficacious sermon on the sovereignty of God in the face of a deadly storm that promised to…
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American multi-millionaire televangelist Kenneth Copeland stated, in so few words, that America will experience a spiritual revival under a second Donald Trump presidential administration. The sentiment in Copeland’s religious circles stems from a purported myth that President-elect Donald Trump is a Cyrus, of sorts, a secular leader instituted by God to assist and bless God’s…
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Notice Their Smiles… Then Their Actions “We often say that the perpetrator was living a double life. I often call it the ‘quadruple life,’ however. There is the public self we present to the world, the private self we share selectively with others, the blind self that is clear to others but remains hidden to…
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Obsession When one obsesses over something or someone, it is said that they throw caution to the wind in favor of that pursuit. To obsess is to preoccupy one’s mind and drive on one or several things. A compulsion, usually out of the control of the person in question, to pursue a goal, trail, concept,…
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Sonya Massey and the Recurrence of Violence Against Black Bodies The term echolalia means the continuous repetition of a term or sound. Those of us who share in the blessing and luxury of rearing children understand just how possessive the repetition of “mommy” or “daddy” can be in the best of times; and just how…
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Donald Trump has survived an assassination attempt. A blatant one caught on national television. This was not a foiled attempt where the FBI swooped in under the advice of the Secret Service. Yesterday a man climbed an edifice with a rifle in hand, bent on ending the life of a former president, and nearly accomplished his mission. His aim might’ve…
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Canada Day produces in me, as well as the indigenous population of Canada, a sentiment of ambivalence and discomfort. Canada celebrates its 157th birthday today, July 1, 2024, and as a result, it celebrates just how successful the British Empire was in establishing a beachhead on this continent, advancing its interests for the benefit of…
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Disclaimer: I ask that you not approach this post believing that I have disregarded or dismissed Paul’s admonishment easily found in 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 where he advises all believers to, one, rejoice always; two, pray without ceasing; and three, give thanks (to God) in all circumstances. This post is a challenge to the Christian who…
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Check Your Ignorance At The Door The hallowing of the mind occurs when we settle. Principally on matters of awareness and self-awareness. Meaning, that we tend to become less of ourselves when we believe we have nothing more to learn, and with that, less yet to add to the world because of it. Ignorance isn’t…
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A Timely Challenge The dilemma of acceptance is weighed by your understanding of a pivotal moment in life. Acceptance hangs on whether or not you understand why you are where you are with the predicament you find yourself in. What I mean is that understanding, the awareness of preceding factors, is inherently required in life…
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Why Jezebel? There is a superstitious malignancy evident in the Christian church that catapults ministers from varied denominations when they denominate and then cast out unclean spirits from seemingly unsuspecting people. It is common, the further down the rabbit hole of Pentecostalism you go, to find some of the more egregious doctrinal errors filmed and…
