Posts from ‘February, 2010’

This year I have felt convicted about my lack of integrity. I thought it’s difficult to raise my children and try to teach them integrity when I am not modeling. I know on this blog I am very transparent but  I do struggle with integrity. I like to justify that I am not lying because [...]

Today at church the minister preached about your responsibility as Christians to give back to your community.   The message came from Joshua 1: 10-18. Joshua had learned 40 years earlier that when the Israelites didn’t stand united they could not achieve any thing. He and Caleb had been ready to do was necessary to get [...]

Last night I went to a teens united event. The event was an opportunity for local artist to give back to the community. Teens were able to give back by bring a 5 dollar donation or can goods to help a local food pantry. It was a great event even the thought the turn out [...]

Dr. Wanda Turner talks about how we can still serve God in spite of our issues in her book Even with My Issues. She defines pride , “ as our awareness of who we are  we focus on ourselves. Dr. Turner states, , “ Pride robs us of blessing and intimacy with God and leaves [...]

A couple of weeks ago I went to see Ninja Assassin. I didn’t really want to see if but I volunteered to go with the teenagers. I was blindsided because I realized as the movie started that I was not in the right place to see Ninja Assassin I also realized the teenagers were no [...]

Recently I was watching some programming on You Tube. I discovered SLUG TV at first I thought this  just another attempt to spread the gospel online but I realized it was more, because the story behind the broadcast.  I checked out the host on  Facebook and My Space and I learned  they had a powerful [...]

I remember the first time I read Joshua 1:1-9 and I liked the phrase ”be strong and courageous“, it encouraged my spirit.  I didn’t realize that it is a great verse to minister to those who have experience abuse. At church I heard the pastor say that domestic violence survivors were strong because they were able to endure and [...]

Yesterday I watched Tyler Perry’s I Can Do Bad All By Myself.   As with most works by Perry, I laughed and I cried.  It hit home as most of his movies do since they are dealing with abuse, un-forgiveness and self destructive women. The main character April was a relationship with  Randy and even [...]