Category Archives: Faith and Ministry

Our Family Thought For Today-“Take a Minute or Two”

We need to sit down more often and take a minute or two. We are so caught up in our appointments, worries, relationships-personal and professional, insecurities, challenges, fears, faults, accomplishments…I could go on and on but you get the picture. … Continue reading

Posted in 2017, American Spirit, Conduct and Behavior, Confidence, Faith and Ministry, Family, Love and Relationships, Motivation, Patience, peace, Rejuvenation, Thanksgiving, Uncategorized | Leave a comment

OUR FAMILY THOUGHT FOR TODAY!

We currently live in a world that is simultaneously filled with God’s grace, blessings, and love; yet riddled with hate,  divisiveness, and meanness. On this Sunday of Resurrection, I chose to celebrate all that is GOOD in my life and in … Continue reading

Posted in 2016, American Spirit, Conduct and Behavior, Confidence, Faith and Ministry, Family, Family Thoughts, Fatherhood, Love and Relationships, Motherhood, Motivation, Parenting, Patience, Politics, Poverty and Hunger, Rejuvenation, Thanksgiving, Uncategorized | Leave a comment

OUR FAMILY THOUGHT FOR TODAY!

“LOVE THE PEOPLE THAT GOD GAVE YOU BECAUSE HE WILL NEED THEM BACK ONE DAY.” SOURCE UNKNOWN 2015 WAS A TOUGH YEAR FOR OUR FAMILY AND I AM SURE MANY OTHERS. RIP AUNTIE GRACE, DAD, AND UNCLE TED. I AM … Continue reading

Posted in 2015, 2016, Ancestry, Conduct and Behavior, Confidence, Faith and Ministry, Family, Family Thoughts, Fatherhood, Insights From Our Children, Love and Relationships, Motivation, Parenting, Thanksgiving | Leave a comment

OUR FAMILY THOUGHT FOR TODAY!

“Don’t quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion.”  Muhammad Ali A positive word from the greatest of all times! Read, learn, and share…..Have a Family Meeting!

Posted in 2015, African American Leadership, African-American History, American Spirit, Athletics, Conduct and Behavior, Confidence, Editor's Message, Education, Faith and Ministry, Family, Family Thoughts, Fatherhood, Love and Relationships, Mentoring, Money and Finance, Motherhood, Motivation, Muhammad Ali, Patience, Rejuvenation | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

OUR FAMILY THOUGHT FOR TODAY!

“The happiest people don’t have the best of everything, they just make the best of everything.” Unknown In the words of my son, “I will do this until I get the best of everything. #motivated!” Read, learn, and share….Have a … Continue reading

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OUR FAMILY THOUGHT FOR TODAY!

“When I read great literature, great drama, speeches, or sermons, I feel that the human mind has not achieved anything greater than the ability to share feelings and thoughts through language.” James Earl Jones (1931-) Voices and Silences (1993) Sharing … Continue reading

Posted in 2015, African American Leadership, American Spirit, Ancestry, Conduct and Behavior, Editor's Message, Education, Faith and Ministry, Family, Family Thoughts, Fatherhood, Fine Arts, Love and Relationships, Mentoring, Motivation, Patience, Rejuvenation | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

OUR FAMILY THOUGHT FOR TODAY-“OUR CHILDREN NEED THEIR FATHERS OR A FATHER FIGURE!”

While seated in my barber’s chair this afternoon, he told me a bittersweet story about a man (who turned out to be both my cousin and my fraternity brother ’06). The man attended an activity (my barber was unsure what the … Continue reading

Posted in 2015, African American Leadership, African-American Greek Life, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, American Spirit, Conduct and Behavior, Editor's Message, Education, Faith and Ministry, Family, Family Thoughts, Fatherhood, Insights From Our Children, Love and Relationships, Mentoring, Motivation, Parenting, Patience, Rejuvenation | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

OUR FAMILY THOUGHT FOR TODAY!

“To put the world right in order, we must first put the nation in order; to put the nation in order, we must first put the family in order; to put the family in order, we must first cultivate our … Continue reading

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OUR FAMILY THOUGHT FOR TODAY!

“I keep the telephone of my mind open to peace, harmony, health, love and abundance. Then, whenever doubt, anxiety or fear try to call me, they keep getting a busy signal — and soon they’ll forget my number.” ~Edith Armstrong … Continue reading

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A REAL LIFE LESSON IN SPIRITUALITY

I recently lost my Godmother; she was also my aunt and was very instrumental in my upbringing. She had no biological children and could not have loved me more if indeed I was her biological child. On May 2, 2015, … Continue reading

Posted in 2015, Ancestry, Conduct and Behavior, Faith and Ministry, Family, Family Thoughts, Fatherhood, Insights From Our Children, Love and Relationships, Mentoring, Motherhood, Motivation, Parenting, Patience | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment