countering culture with the TRUTH of GOD's word
The first step, to be honest, was terrifying. I didn't know what he'd say, I didn't know how the first meeting after 10 years would go, and I wasn't sure I even really wanted a relationship with him. I just knew that he was my father, that I missed him in my life (and the life of my family), and that I needed to figure out a way forward. So I took a step toward him.
Our challenge today is this: be mindful throughout the day on how God works through your mind, body, spirit, and relationships.
Too often we know issues are happening, but we put off addressing it and then as a result the internal struggles just compound one with another until it bubbles out and manifests itself in ways that we don't intend them to and usually later regret.
I've got to admit that I do miss the predominantly black church. The big choir, the animated sing/preaching, the dancing during praise, the soulful southern gospel style of music -- almost everything. Yes, it is easier to go and be with people that also love those things, were brought up speaking the same kinda slang [...]
Sometimes, I scroll through my timeline and wonder if a lot of people have any original thoughts of their own. The NPC meme sums them up in a tragicallty comical way. They have preset phrases they use to engage most issues and do not respond - AT ALL - to new information. The absolute WORST [...]