(ThyBlackMan.com) In April of 2018, I wrote an article for this publication entitled, Adam, Where Are You: Why Black Men Have Quit the Church. That article pointed to four major rationales for why brothers have stopped attending church weekly, including too much judgment in today’s churches, the rise of personal spirituality, ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Faith Comes by Hearing (And Being Heard): A Message to Pastors: While the majority of men will not admit it, they will always desire being heard. They also long to be invited to a BBQ, taken out for a meal, or football party, or simply welcomed into the pastor’s confidence. ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) We are teaching on, Lord, Teach Us to Pray. We are on the section called, The Mechanics of Prayer, or the functionality of prayer. We want you first of all to read the Scripture. Our two foundational Scriptures are found in Luke 18:1, and Ephesians 6:18. Luke 18:1 [1] And ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) I’m not a religious person, growing up my household wasn’t particularly religious. Sure, my younger sister and brother attended Sunday School but church wasn’t a central part of family life growing up. We had that the two pictures in our living room for years: Black Jesus and Martin Luther King, ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Today, as the nation pauses to honor the late humanitarian and civil rights leader, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., I am forced to return to the life and legacy of Jesus Christ, whose struggle for peace and justice was not unlike that of Dr. King in the twentieth century. Indeed, ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) On Monday, March 25… HISTORY’s eight-part event “Jesus: His Life” explores the story of Jesus Christ through a unique lens: the people in his life who were closest to him. Each of the eight chapters is told from the perspective of different biblical figures, all of whom played a pivotal ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Christmas is a time of celebration and thanksgiving. Although sometimes lost in secularism, this holiday marks the birth of Jesus Christ. Alone, we can never atone for the wrongs we commit. Instead, Jesus cancels our debts as his death is a substitute for our own penance. How should we respond ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) I’m a freethinker, but logic causes me to lean toward believing in a supreme force. For me, whatever force is responsible for existence and the creation of the universe is God. Something caused the universe to come into existence, and whatever that something was, I call it God. So for ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Today we who call ourselves Believers and Children of God are surrounded by popular teachings absorbed by millions and millions of people. The problem is that too many of us have rationalized these teachings to be correct because we don’t believe that many people can be deceived. But sadly, that ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) So often we limit ourselves only to physical engagement although we are spiritual beings having a human experience. Everything does not have to be done on a physical level, there is more to life than what meets the eye. My spiritual teacher LaOta Rassoull often says “Before anything happens ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Almost all parents want to give their babies the name that will be either unique or will have an interesting meaning. Many believe that a name has the right influence of the fate of the child and sometimes even on the character. Do you also want to call your baby ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) There is nothing wrong with the truth, especially when it is explained comprehensively. However, the problem with many people is, they traffic in selective truths in which they believe and choose to advance. This is true, when it comes to Franklin Graham, the son of Rev. Billy Graham, and his ...