(ThyBlackMan.com) Taking a much needed breather from work I necessary to keep us on target to meet the goals we set. However, we know time is an entity that, once gone, can never be recovered. Too often we allow distractions to stand between us, and the goals we have set to ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) I recently ran into a young brother who had brought an interesting problem my way! As we were talking about business building and Black economic success, he seemed a little frustrated in the fact that he could not find any books written by African Americans on business success. You ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Today one could argue that there are at least two churches on every major street in every major city in this country. There are denominations then sub-denominations within them. There are church organizations like the National Baptist Association and the Southern Baptist Association. There are ministries in shopping malls, ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) There really is no reasonable way to view what Scripture says about who we are as believers and try to make a case for dating or marrying someone who does not believe in God. To wit, there are believers who have married atheists, agnostics and such and report a ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Freedom – the right and privilege we often take for granted. Freedom – important enough for countries to go to war over and neighbor to take up arms against neighbor. Yet ironically, America has a larger amount of its population incarcerated than any other top nation in the world. ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) A friend of mine, who’s a Christian and a very insightful writer, recently wrote an article that started me thinking about both Christianity and organized religion in general. In his article he asked a pivotal question that I believe goes right to the core of Christianity – “What if ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Tsunamis. Earthquakes. Nuclear meltdowns. Unstable global economies. Doom and gloom. I suppose it pays to be Christian right now; particularly, one of those Christians who consistently forewarns of the end of days. You know the ones who have a sense of urgency that lends to rapid eye movement (R.E.M.) ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) I could start off by saying there is no such thing as the “black vote” because black is the color of our car tires, not the color of our skin. And though I would be factually correct, that is a pineal gland discussion for another time. So let’s assume that ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) What is a rule of life? It is a vertical relationship in a horizontal world. It is a vital set of spiritual disciplines and principles such as prayer, meditation, Bible-study, and worship that keeps one grounded in the amazing love of God. Yet is not a perfunctory mode of ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) How we treat each other is based on how we see each other. How we allow other races or ethnic groups to treat us is also based on how we see each other. But on an even more important note, our expectations of everyone else are based on how ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) When one decides to take control of their health, and fitness, shaming of any kind should not have to be a concern. Unfortunately too many people feel uncomfortable going into a gym when they are obese, or out of shape. However, it is also becoming an issue when going ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) One of the most difficult things for most people to accept in any form is the truth. Although as bitterly distasteful as it usually is, truth is liberating and life-changing. Unfortunately, for change and growth to occur people must be receptive to it and willing to implement it in ...