Are you dealing with any fears or phobias? If so, I have compassion and good news for you. Upfront, know that you are not alone. Fear plagues millions of Americans daily. Some have extreme phobias that cause severe panic attacks, requiring mental health treatment. Others have milder phobias such as a fear of flying, closed spaces, animals, public speaking, handshaking, crowds, death and the list gets bigger. I too have dealt with fear. As a child, I had...
I cannot count the many times that my car’s GPS has saved my bacon. Somehow I had gotten off course or didn’t know where I was going in the first place, but my trusted GPS gave me precise directions to my destination. The Holy Spirit is waiting to do the same in our personal lives by providing guidance and wisdom. Hiker woman searching direction with a compass in the mountains. Point of view shot G.P.S. stands for Global Positioning...
After creating man, the first institution God established was marriage. The marriage institution came into being when God declared that “a man shall leave his father and his mother and shall be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh.” (Genesis 2:24, Amplified Bible). In a Christian marriage, both the husband and wife must become one flesh before the marriage can survive the ups and downs of life’s challenges and become strong Christian marriages. The...
Christian Wives Are To Be Helpmeets to Their Husbands In the beginning, God said that Eve was to be a helpmeet to Adam. The Amplified Bible in Genesis 2:18 expounds on the meaning of helpmeet. It says, “I will make him a helper meet (suitable, adapted, complementary) for him.” Hence, the first role of Christian wives is to help their husbands by adapting themselves to the needs of their husbands and completing and enhancing them in every possible way. Christian Wives Should Respect Their...
It can be a dangerous proposition when law enforcement encounters African Americans. Knowing the proper way to conduct yourself during a police encounter can save your life or help you avoid a felony record. Here are several suggestions to make this encounter safer: Put forth every effort to BE A LAW ABIDING CITIZEN. DON’T TALK TO A POLICE OFFICER VOLUNTARILY, except to give him your name, address, and DOB if requested. You have the right to be silent. If the officer...
