In the world, everything from atoms to molecules to cells change to match our beliefs. Our belief inform our thinking. Then, our beliefs impact our physiology at a cellular, subatomic level, shaping outcomes and outputs. What we believe impacts who we are in the natural, physical world. Thus, we are limited by the way we think of ourselves and others in that world. If a group of human beings believe that another group of human beings are subhuman or inhuman, then the preju

Jesus sought to transform his social world by creating an alternative community structured around compassion, radicalized love. As Prophet, it also involved him in the radical criticism of his culture’s present path and warning his people of the catastrophic historical direction in which they were headed. The prophetic is a revitalization movement rooted in love, revealed Spirit maturity and manifested fruit of the Spirit in hearing, seeing, thinking and then speaking. As

In foundational collegiate communication courses, students are introduced to the ABC's of Communication: Accuracy, Brevity and Clarity. Accuracy includes both accurate information and accurate expression. The information should be correct and well-expressed. Accuracy demands precision in writing. Precision is the quality of being exact and accurate. Brevity is the quality of being brief. It is a striking feature in communication. Brevity means giving maximum information in

Romans 13:11 "And that, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep: for now is our salvation nearer than when we believed." The subconscious mind is like a garden. The seed that is planted there will grow. We've been planting many different seeds there. There are many tares among the wheat. MIND = GARDEN WORDS = SEEDS Some tares or weeds are obvious and they need to be rooted out. Sometimes it's hard to tell the bad from the good. Sometimes it's har

Everything that is experienced with your five senses is to be creative. Your consciousness is rooted in Me. You can influence the responsible “effects” that appear in your reality. You are designed to create. You are designated to generate and to produce. As I AM Creator and you are created, you are sent to demonstrate My first nature revealed to you: in the beginning I created light from My Words. To the degree that light penetrates your mind will be the degree that you know

Considering that we are all joined in a unique community of believers with a variety of concepts, I celebrate every one’s uniqueness and recognize their individual journey. I have determined not to minimize, criticize or in any way demean or demonize another’s belief or religious system. I desire to live, speak and write in a redemptive manner in order to share insights and observations to help others grow in Christ. As for my belief, I do need to state clearly that I believe

Humanity finds itself in a pivotal moment: to realize civilization contains the seed of its own destruction or to recognize the capacity to plant new seeds and cultivate the constructive creation in the soil of our collective consciousness. Are our present crises as birth pains, driving us toward a brand new quality of being and a revelation becoming in human life: an enlightened, evolved consciousness? That conceivable evolution is a consciousness where we all see the certai

Regardless of what is happening outside of ourselves, we always have a choice to how we choose to be and what we choose to do with our mind and our lives. Our will can never be lost because it is part of our innate nature--it is unseen, invisible as part of our eternal nature as created beings. However, we can believe we are not free and not free to make choices. When people's attention is focused on what is not free, that focus will bring them to a state of belief that re

We can know as much as Holy Spirit chooses to reveal to us and within us. Until our eyes are opened to truth, we may not know. In the passage Matthew 16:18, Jesus says to Peter, “ I will build my church, and the gates of hell will not prevail against it.” I began to reflect on the gate to the backyard of my paternal grandparents home in SC where my grandmother would feed many of the community pets. During one of those feeding times, she told me to close the gate so the pets

Felt needs are changes deemed necessary by people to correct the deficiencies they perceive in their community. To consider there is a need means there are flaws, frailty and failures; thus, there is room for growth, maturity and course correction where necessary. The need: leaders who are disciples and sons first and foremost. Discipleship fosters a dependency on Christ for direction and development; in turn, that leads to discipling of others in the words and ways of Jesus,

As part of my grief recovery and wholeness journey, I craft handwriting letters and cards: signing them, dating them, placing wax on them and sealing them too. These letters are written to people I deeply and dearly love. Who I miss. Who I care about. Who I have lost. Who I have hurt. Who I have disappointed. Who have hurt and harmed me along with a plethora of scenarios I want and need them in my life. The sentiments are not reciprocal. Many days I wish and hope these impa

Philippians 3:13-14 Brethren, I do not count myself to have apprehended; but one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward to those things which are ahead, I press toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus. Paul, the apostle, exhorts us to “forget those things which are behind” and then to “press toward the goal.” one thing we must do is stay on track. An important question to ponder (as we press toward our goal o

In a day where cover-ups rule character, being true to our motives and intentions will hopefully restore public and private faith in leaders. The power of transparency linked with truth leads us to transformation. Transformational leaders acknowledge their weaknesses. These leaders are not afraid to admit their weak areas. In fact, they honestly examine themselves in order to identify areas of need. In being transparent about themselves, they can focus on turning those w

I would put all my energy in trying to make it work, trying to help another heal, but would abandon my own needs or truth in the process, because the desire to recognize or honor my own worth was not as strong as it was for me to show you yours. Was I aware of this mindset? Was I aware of this pattern? No, for I did not keep my heart with all diligence for out of my soul flowed the controlling forces in my life (of being self-absorbed with hiding in fear and not healing in fa

When my blind spots were obvious, some may have thought my life was out of control, and the truth is, it was. Yet, I could not see it or was it that I 'would' not see it or frankly did not 'want' to see it? But it wasn’t the result of partying or drug abuse or plain ol’ laziness. It was the direct result of the condition of my soul. Instead of talking about my journey and asking for help, I shut down out of shame, fear, guilt, and remorse, and the worry of losing all. I tried

What humanity does outside of the kingdom of God is driven by meeting felt needs. One of the greatest needs in humanity is to access the original mandate of its creation. Kingdom leaders must focus on the genesis assignment to demonstrate in the image and likeness of God. Leaders who are disciples first and foremost, followers of Christ. Leaders who deconstruct religion in a way that is dismantles beliefs that serve as a substitute for realizing and recognizing the kingdom o

Why Mainstream Christianity Must Reclaim What Christ Taught Mainstream Christianity appears to NOT teach the same message that Christ brought on the earth 2,000 years ago. That central message formed the basis and foundation of his entire ministry and teachings. That priority focus was “But seek first the kingdom of God.” Matthew 6:33. According to these words of Christ, the kingdom of God is the Number 1 emphasis in the life is his followers. The gospel of Christ was NOT

"O my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me: nevertheless not as I will, but as you will.” Matthew 26:39 I am forever amazed at these words of Jesus. I have felt the very same thing-oh let it pass, and my circumstances are light afflictions in comparison to the sufferings of Christ. The words of Christ lead to the results of Christ. Numerous times I wanted to the cup of suffering, the chalice of pain or the bowl of confusion to pass from me---pass over me! Chr

The critical issue is how to restore the value of human life. The black experience in America is a living monument to the enduring nature of the human spirit. A collective that exemplified the miraculous ability to adapt, survive and overcome under the most dehumanizing, subhuman conditions ever conceived. The middle passage that began in Africa as a historical betrayal led to exile and evolved into a road leading to chains, shackles, auctions to the highest bidder in market

Why Your Mind Matters in a Time of Crisis and Injustice What do you want in this exact moment of time? What do you see that impacts the fabric of your heart? “Do you want to be made whole? Do you want to see the world heal?” In ghastly times, our nations are losing restraint and casting away vision. We have been inundated with misinformation, disinformation and the lack of it. Overloading of sound bites, video clips and hashtags fill our minds with images, forming a neural