(ThyBlackMan.com) It’s tempting to simplify and view Washington DC as the lair of three different types of people – Democrats, Republicans, and now the ever-growing Tea Party faithful. Pundits and political scientists are prone to slide the actors of this political drama into these three columns. When you know where ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) It is hard to understand politics if you are hung up on reality. Politicians leave reality to others. What matters in politics is what you can get the voters to believe, whether it bears any resemblance to reality or not. Not only among politicians, but also among much of ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) There’s nothing in this world that’s better than loving and being loved, especially as we get older and retire. Here are a few ways to rekindle that spark that existed between you and your wife before a busy life began to get in your way… 1. Make believe this is ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Turn off the autopilot and start feeding your marriage… Everyone worries too much about bills, getting the kids off to school, and why the dog keeps peeing on the carpet. It’s time to light that fire again and remind her of all the reasons why she married you to ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Hit that snooze button brother—getting your Z’s can be crucial to how you feel the rest of the day… Yes that’s right… We know that: Getting at least 7 to 8 hours of sleep at the same time every night will keep you rested and alert. And don’t think ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Is it one of those days? Someone’s not pulling their weight at work, leaving you with a heavier workload. Or you ran late again, and started the day off on the wrong foot. Your spouse said something that rubbed you the wrong way or you got some bad news. ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Becoming a dispassionate spectator of life often happens to us from one of the most unexpected sources. Within the framework of Christianity, legalism is the belief that a Christian must always stay on the sunny side of the street, a requirement that hit me between the eyes two days after ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) As the season of presidential politics 2012 unfolds, I’m struck by similarities between today and the tumultuous period in our history that led up to the election of Abraham Lincoln and then on to the Civil War. So much so that I’m finding it a little eerie that this ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) I love Tom Joyner. In case you’re wondering, in “black political speak,” when someone mentions that they love someone, that means that they are about to crack a walnut over their forehead. I remember Tavis Smiley telling Al Sharpton that he loved him right before he proceeded to attack ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) We know from scripture that two things God requires of us as Christians is prayer and worship. We have been instructed in God’s Word to pray without ceasing (I Thessalonians 5:17). As any true prayer warrior will tell you, prayer is two-way communication between God and the person(s) praying. Too often ...