(ThyBlackMan.com) Forgiveness is the heart of the gospel. Yet, so many believers walk in unforgiveness towards others. Why is this? I’ve found that, in most cases, it’s due to the fact that we don’t fully grasp or appreciate the truth of the gospel—the essential nature of the forgiveness we’ve been ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) I hate to rush but according to the GPS, I would only be two minutes late. That wasn’t bad but I wasn’t prepared for an accident to happen. In my haste, I panicked and decided to jump on another freeway thinking I can just loop around and miss the ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Spending time in God’s word provides strength, wisdom, and peace. Daily fellowship encourages a closer, more intimate connection with Christ. This article offers four special themes to help you receive inspiration found in the assurances of knowing our Lord and Savior. The four themes are Relationship, Healing, Courage and ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Relationship on any level is formed by one’s ability to get to know the being they are looking to grow with. In many instances one of the first things we know about a person is their name. This gives us a reference for them, and we consider ourselves more ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) You know, life at times can appear to be just one big roller coaster—a frightening one, at that! It’s full of twists and turns, people and events, ups and downs that would make anyone skeptical at best as to its purpose. Free will is supposed to have something to ...
(ThyBlackmMan.com) On Dec. 26, the world lost beloved South African Archbishop and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Desmond Tutu. An outspoken defender of human rights and campaigner for justice for the oppressed, Archbishop Tutu was a prophetic voice in our world today revered for his commitment to fighting poverty, racism, and ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) From December 26th to January 1, millions of people around the world participate and experience Kwanzaa, a celebration based upon African and indigenous people’s values and traditions. Kwanzaa was created in 1966 by Dr. Maulana Karenga at a time when Diasporan Africans were reasserting our self-identity and self-determination and breaking ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Christmas is a season, not just a day. And it only begins on Dec. 25. The Rockefeller Center tree and elves on shelves and all the rest can be deceiving. We were merely preparing for Christmas, and are now celebrating it, at least until the Epiphany. Others will celebrate ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Rev. Jesse Jackson and Rev. Al Sharpton were doing the right thing when attending the Ahmaud Arbery trial. They demonstrated the solidarity that the Black community has with each other when one of us appears to be lynched. Lynching has reverberations. Each of us, every Black person, is repulsed ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) A break-through is something that happens suddenly and changes the course of your life moving forward. Second Samuel 5:20 describes the experience thusly, “The Lord has burst through my enemies before me like a bursting flood…” Whether it is your health, finances, family job, a break-through is coming! But ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The first Gallup poll which measured church membership in 1937, resulted in 73 percent of adult Americans confirming they had some type of religious affiliation. While membership remained around 70 percent during the next six decades, those who claimed to have a church affiliation fell below 50 percent for ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) With Congress expected to vote on the Build Back Better Act imminently, I pray God will help our leaders and all of us find the will, courage and common sense to end poverty in our time, beginning right now with passage of this transformative package for children and families. ...