(ThyBlackMan.com) Churches proclaim divorce to be a sin with certain exceptions. These exceptions depend on which church you attend. Some believe divorce is a sin unless there is sexual infidelity, but what about abuse or neglect of a spouse? Most would say that sexual infidelity may warrant a divorce, but ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Pain and suffering is a reality in life. It’s hard to sit back and watch someone you love suffer with bad health while they try to invoke some Harry Potter like healing magic. I believe in the power of prayer, and meditation just as much as the next sistah. ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Places of worship can play a positive role in our life, family and community. They have played a vet important part in the upliftment of our people. As we grow and evolve so does the house of worship. With that in mind we must be careful who we allow ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) I was once told believing in God is easy when everything is going the way you want it to go. We are conditioned to believe everything God that happens to us is because of God, and anything bad was because he allowed it or actually caused it. Many believe ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Gun control has proven to be a national debate that continually fails to render any real legislation. Seems as though out lawmakers run circles around their rhetoric. Everyone agrees that there is a problem with gun violence, but no one seems to want to come to terms with what ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth. John 17:17 KJV Lean Not to Your Own Understanding If we’re not careful, we can fall into the habit of judging things, life, and situations by our feelings. There’s a degree of comfort in governing things by what we think ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) In light of mega-churches, 60 million dollar jets and mansions while church members struggle to pay rent and make end meet, it is time that we all examine what has gone wrong in our churches of today. So you say you have been taught to believe to keep the ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) It can be said that’s important to have something to believe in. When I was a kid my grandmother used to harp on the need for decency and order. She was a Deaconess and would talk for hours about the order of the church, and of the home. I admit ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) So many sisters are waiting for God to “show up and show out” in their life. They anticipate his arrival in their career, finances, and of course for a mate. There is the idea that if one simply prays hard enough that God will stretch his hands, and everything that ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Gods principles are His principles and Gods laws are His laws. No one owns them and everyone must adhere by them and will reap the benefits of pay the price for obeying them or disobeying them. This is something that just can’t be circumvented. The evil amongst us know ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) When Jesus warned his followers about the hypocrisy of the religious leaders of that day (Matthew 23: 1-34) He was referring to the fact that those religious leaders had made non-essentials into issues of doctrine (Matthew 23: 4). Fast forward to today; Jesus would be issuing the same rebuke ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) My favorite scene from The Godfather 2 is the moment Michael delivers a candid remark to Senator Geary, stating, “Senator, we’re both a part of the same hypocrisy.” That being said, I do not align myself with either the Democratic or Republican Party since they both embody the same ...