LOVE. What does that word mean to you? What is the first thing that pops into your mind when you hear or read the word love? There is no doubt in my mind that the word love means different things to so many. In my fifty-five years on this earth, I have fallen in love …
Years ago, I initially wanted to name this blog Salt & Light. I am passionate about encouraging Christians to shine brightly for God. However, there were already many sites with salt and light in some related form, and I wanted to do something different. So, I prayed about it for a while, and one glorious …
Losing. Everybody hates to lose. This past month has been filled with reports, statistics, and poll results of winners and losers. I have always hated losing. Whether it was a game of chess or ping pong with my late father or my baby brother beating me like a drum playing the Madden video football game. …
Judgemental. What does that word mean to you? How about irresponsible, goody-goody, and irrational? Or maybe you prefer sanctimonious, smug, or snobbish? These are just a few of the word definitions for being judgemental. Unfortunately, these are also some of the words that Christians are being defined by on occasion. As a black man and a …
The mind is one of the fascinating creations God made. It is something beyond my comprehension, for sure. I never really gave it much thought until I experienced some short-term memory issues after my hemorrhagic stroke in the Summer of 2010. Don’t tell anybody, but I believe I had some “senior” memory …
Relationships. From the moment of our birth, every one of us has been in a relationship. There was the first relationship with our parents, and then possibly siblings. Some of us even had those imaginary relationships as a toddler with our “special friend.” Maybe they had tea with you as you played with your tea …
A young boy was playing in the sandbox with his friend behind the house at the foot of a beautiful snow capped mountain in Western Germany. It was a beautiful day; the skies were blue and the bright yellow sun was radiating as the two boys happily played war games with their toy soldiers in …
How to show Godly love is something I am learning the hard way. After years of broken hearts and dissolved relationships, Love is beginning to make since. I was studying in 1 Corinthians Chapter 13, the “love chapter” in the bible and the light bulb stayed on. Here is a little bit from …