(ThyBlackMan.com) Church makeovers are common. Congregations and communities spend a lot of time and resources choosing to renovate their sanctuary in hopes of attracting new members and keeping current members happy. A lot of factors go into the makeover, but one of the most important is chairs for church sanctuary ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Have you ever seen a shadow? A lot of people are worried about spiritual encounters, especially when it comes to seeing a shadow spirit. For people who don’t have the knowledge to understand what’s going on, it can be pretty terrifying! But, you really shouldn’t be scared of them. ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) In a dynamic society that has become more tolerant of sin, young believers are constantly faced with challenging life decisions. Homosexuality, gender identification, and pre-marital sex were once considered taboo topics on Sunday mornings, now they are mainstream and accepted as the norm. Consequently, many young believers are facing ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) What do people really mean when they say, ‘I’m not religious I’m more spiritual’? Why is this important? Here is what we know: There are a growing number of people in America who are expressing dissatisfaction with organized religion. That trend has been obvious for well beyond a quarter-century. ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Ancestral worship is as old as time itself. Many cultures from around the world pay homage to their ancestors, from the ancient Kemites to modern-day Christians. The rituals that comprise the offering of meat and drink to the ancestors are the ancient traditions of our foreparents in Kemet, and ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) “And Jesus came and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. 19 Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in[a] the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) 1 Samuel 16:10, “Jesse had seven of his sons pass before Samuel, but Samuel said to him, ‘The Lord has not chosen these.'” Society may never pick you, but thank God when it comes to leaders, God has the final say so! At times of social injustice and unrest, ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) If there is one thing this global pandemic has taught us, it is the value of discipline. For much of 2020, we were forced to remain sequestered at home, to socially distance and otherwise keep our hands clean as we dealt with Covid-19. Some of these measures are still ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Scripture says, The human mind may devise many plans, but it is the purpose of the Lord that will be established. (Proverbs 19:21 NRSV). You do not create purpose. Purpose creates you. Before you ask, what is my purpose, though, ask these three questions: What does my life mean? ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) During the COVID pandemic, many of us have struggled with different challenges. But one that we have in common is the shifts that the quarantine has brought. These require balancing old responsibilities with new obligations, like ensuring our children’s education. And increased limitations on our time have strained another challenge related to the pandemic: our inability ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) “My heart also instructs me in the night seasons…” (Psalm 16:7) The year 2020 has been as confounding as any year we have ever imagined. No one would have ever expected the onset of a global pandemic and all its economic impact. So how do we get ready to ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) God works in strange ways. Last weekend, two friends and I were deeply moved when we saw a theatrical production of Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol.” This is the famous and popular tale of the transformation and redemption of Ebenezer Scrooge from a rasping, grasping old miser into a ...