(ThyBlackMan.com) Two words provided to the world from the annals of literature that could not be more prescient and frightening are ‘Orwellian’ and ‘Kafkaesque.’ The first, adopted from the writings of George Orwell, particularly his novels 1984 and Animal Farm is used to describe all aspects of activities detrimental to existing in a free ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Jehovah Shammah means God is there. You could say that He is the omnipresent One. Omnipresent: “present in all places at all times“. You have to stop and just let that sink in. To be everywhere at ALL times!?! Jehovah God is omnipresent, He is not bound by time ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) It’s a good thing in many ways that we Americans tend to believe in hope, but if you are truly listening to the Republican leader who is trying to get back into the White House, there is no doubt that he is getting more air time than the law ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) On Nov. 28, the family of former first lady Rosalynn Carter held a beautiful memorial service for her at the Glenn Memorial Church at Emory University. Guests included President Joe Biden and Dr. Jill Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris and second gentleman Doug Emhoff, former President Bill Clinton and ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) In the early 1950s, E. Colin Cherry, with his work on audition and auditory stimuli operationalized the term “selective attention.” It was meant to describe processes humans employed while engaging in situations that required what he called ‘statistical filtering.’ Specifically how we as humans attend to certain stimuli for ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Recently I’ve heard more people than usual say, “I don’t celebrate Thanksgiving.” Let’s not get things confused, so don’t think you should stop there. Beware of how this country was brutally taken from Indigenous Peoples. It’s okay to say, “I don’t celebrate Thanksgiving”, but don’t be confused about our need ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) When the governors of Texas, Arizona and Florida took advantage of the welcoming traditions provided by sanctuary cities, it was meant to get rid of an unwanted problem. More than 23,000 asylum seekers have been bused to Chicago from Texas since the beginning of the year. As the cold ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The polls and prognosticators we have all been following tell us former President Donald Trump possesses a commanding lead in the GOP presidential primary. Could there be some hiccups and unforeseen happenings before the early political events in Iowa, New Hampshire, and South Carolina? Sure, but let’s make the ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) It was recently explained to me that salvation is merely needed as fire insurance. You know, get saved so that one can avoid hell. Also, that it’s okay to live as you see fit, because God knows our heart, so we ought to pray when we need him…and if ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Above all, gift-giving is the sharing of good, and practiced rightly, it becomes not only a ritual of celebration, but also a lesson and a model and mirror of how we should live our lives. For it is not only the giving of things, but also a sharing of ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Not a day goes by for the average person without using the Internet. Some use the Internet as a way of entertainment, some as an income, while others manipulate financial resources on the Internet. Many Internet users place part of their financial resources in electronic wallets today. Nothing is ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The song Superstar, which was popularized both by the Carpenters and by Luther Vandross, contains the memorable and melancholic line, “Loneliness is such a sad affair.” While the song specifically concerns a forlorn lover, the fact is that loneliness – due to a variety of causes – has become a ...