(ThyBlackMan.com) Blessings can come from the smallest of things and from some of the most overlooked places, and such was the case with “The Book of Jude” that my Pastor preached from a few weeks ago. He spoke about the importance of relationships, and surrounding yourself within the proper circles ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Have you noticed that the more you grow in the knowledge of the Lord, and the more you desire to do His will, the more alone you begin to feel? You begin to feel separated from the world, as if you don’t belong. For me, it appeared, even my ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) There are a lot of people out there both male and female that are not sexually active and some that are even still virgins. I just want you to be encouraged today that there is nothing wrong with that. Do not let pop culture and society tell you that ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) How would this term apply to the use of Social Media by Fathers. Men are accountable in the creation of their digital footprints that their children and the world will see. Technology allows us to “digitally speak” our minds, share our hearts, express our spirituality, our Manhood, even our ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Loneliness I believe is one of the enemies greatest weapons used to turn people away from God. It magnifies all other elements of negativity. It makes hurt, hurt more, it makes envy grow and it makes you forget all the promise that God has given you in your life ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Becoming a dispassionate spectator of life often happens to us from one of the most unexpected sources. Within the framework of Christianity, legalism is the belief that a Christian must always stay on the sunny side of the street, a requirement that hit me between the eyes two days after ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) We know from scripture that two things God requires of us as Christians is prayer and worship. We have been instructed in God’s Word to pray without ceasing (I Thessalonians 5:17). As any true prayer warrior will tell you, prayer is two-way communication between God and the person(s) praying. Too often ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Spiritual depression. The dark night of the soul. This phenomenon describes a malady that even the greatest of Christians have suffered from time to time. It was the malady that provoked David to soak his pillow with tears. It was the malady that earned for Jeremiah the sobriquet, “The ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) My help [cometh] from the LORD, which made heaven and earth. Psalm 121:2 It is important to remember where our help comes from. We are not in this fight alone. Sometimes it seems like it is just us against the world, but remember we have the Holy Trinity and minions ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The meeting of the Southern Baptists this week in Phoenix revealed an interesting surprise. In an effort to increase minority representation in its ranks, the group has elected an African American pastor to become First Vice President. This is the first time in the group’s history that this move ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Many of us have goals and dreams that we would like to accomplish, but how many of us make those dreams a reality by taking action and bringing them to pass? Our intentions say “Hey, I wanna do this” or “I intend on doing that” but if we do not make steps toward ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) As a child of the Most High God are you Clark Kent disguised as Superman or are you Superman disguised as Clark Kent? There are Christians who pretend to be Superman, super Christian, but lack the fruit of the Spirit in their lives. They are Clark Kent disguised as ...