I received this message in an email today.  I wanted to share it with those of you who would also appreciate the words!   Be Blessed   FOCUS ON YOUR SOUL   Bishop T.D. Jakes     If you truly want to break through your addiction to mediocrity, your recovery must be spiritual.   It doesn't necessarily involve going to church.   That is good, but without a personal relationship with God, chur...

I can't imagine going to a church or being a member of a church where they tell you that if you don't tithe, you go straight to hell, or someting like that!  I am aware that there are some churches who do force their members to tithe, I think that is wrong. There are also those out there, who if they don't force memebers to tithe, they dictate how much money their members should give to them.  I also think that is wrong. When I was a regular member at a church, I did tithe, ...

I realise something the other day.  I don't feel as connected to my faith as I used to be.  I asked myself how did I get that way?  Is it because I don't go to church as often as I used to, which was, not every sunday, but not just on holidays!  No. Is it because I don't pray as often as I usually do?  Well, I still pray, any and everywhere. So no. Is it because I don't read my bible as often as I used to?  I don...

I was watching a movie on the television, don't remember the name of it. It was one of those channel-surfing-looks-interesting-stay-with-this-one thing. One of the characters in the movie asked another, "What if there is no hell?" Interesting question I thought! What if there really is no hell, would the world fall apart, would the gospel according to Jesus' religion be a lie? Would God not be real? What about all those people who like to swear other people to hell, or those t...

Whatever your cross, whatever your pain, there will always be sunshine, after the rain .... Perhaps you may stumble, perhaps even fall, But God's always ready, To answer your call ... He knows every heartache, sees every tear, A word from His lips, can calm every fear ... Your sorrows may linger, throughout the night, But suddenly vanish, in dawn's early light ... The Savior is waiting, somewhere above, To give you His grace, and send you ...

" Color of the Cross " tells a traditional story, focusing on the last 48 hours of Christ's life as told in the Gospels. In this version, though, race contributes to his persecution." Link This is the first time I'm hearing about this movie project, "Color of the Cross". I haven't even seen a preview of it on television or in the news paper which is the norm for new movies coming out. It's interesting that Jesus will be portrayed as black in this movie. It definately will be qu...

I've been meaning to write about this and kept putting it off. I just want to say one thing, My God, the God that I know about, that I've learnt about since I could think on my own, the God that my parents loved and the God that I know exist in my lifetime, IS A FORGIVING GOD. Despite what all the different churches and their rules and policies and all the 'stuff' that they do preach and practise, HE IS A FORGIVING GOD. And if I being a part of a religious denomination doesn't tea...

I was at a crossroads recently, wondering if it makes sense believing what I do, believing in whom I do. My faith has never steered me wrong. But there were times when I wondered about that which I believe in. I know there are people out there who don’t believe in the God that I do. Who perhaps after serving him for a while begins to question themselves and that which they believe, and so they turn their energy to something else. Whether it’s to worshipping and serving another form of...

This is an Email I received today. I wanted to share it because it's pretty relevant to what's being said now. I don't if it's really written by a child or not, or who wrote it. I'm posting the way I received it. I just think the words give a lot of food for thought. What say you? ************************************************************************************************ " Since the Pledge of Allegiance and The Lord's Prayer are not allowed in most public schools anymore ...

What is it about God that Atheists fear so much? Because some will be quick to say an Atheist doesn’t hate, then it must be fear. A fear of God. What makes an Atheist an Atheist? I don’t really know the answer to that question. And I’m sure some of you will enlighten me. I welcome the responses. But I wonder what does being an Atheist really means? Is it someone who goes around and look for everything and anything that represents God and make a big fuss about it because his rights are...

I wasn't sure what to entitle this piece. I've been thinking about this a lot recently, Faith and what it means to me. Recently, a week or two a go, I was channel surfing and saw a program called "Faith Under Fire" on Pax TV. I've never watched this program, nor did I know about it. Upon observation, they were talking about Faith and Christianity; whether Christianity needed updating; what it is; is God real? Stuff like that. I’m not a born-again Christian, meaning, I haven’t b...

I wanted to share this. I'm blessed. Blessed to be alive and healthy and have a wonderful family who loves me (and I them). I'm blessed because God loves me and shows me this everyday. He provides little miracles when I least expect them. This past weekend something that I least expected happened and I know that God made it happened. It's good to just let go and let God. It's good to just let him take care of your needs, to calm down, shut up and quit trippin about every littl...