Do Justice Love Mercy and Walk Humbly with Your God

 

First, Rev. Dr. William Barber, II is an excellent messenger for this message.  I recently listened to a message he delivered circa 2014~2016 that is still very relevant today.  It was both a Word to individuals, and to the nation.  I linked it below, and when you have time it’s worth a listen and a share.

With the recent 2024 election, it is evident that many people have forgotten how to treat people and are leaning to the ways of old out of what I think is fear and bigotry.  Greed may be mixed in as well, but

My Hot Take on DEI

 

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It’s time to have a plain conversation about DEI.  DEI is an acronym for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.

What is DEI

It was a term used to describe methods and strategies to promote and ensure representation and participation of diverse groups and individuals in the work place and learning institutions (primarily).  However, the illustrious Supreme Court and its conservative judges felt the need to strike down standards that were in place to ensure that type of inclusion; as well as greatly reduce the effectiveness of Civil Rights law and voting rights law.

Many want to fight to get back into a system that clearly wants to exclude them.  I say do the opposite.  A law is a two-edged sword.  And as in the past, we must learn to take everything and work it for our good.

I’m in favor of building our own resources, workforce, and institutions. This time, doing it the right

2024 December Update; And A Thank You for the 46K Views!

 

Every once in a while, I like to share with you, my people/readers, things that are going on with my social media platforms and the direction I am hoping to go in the near future.  I know my content can be a little busy, and eclectic so I like to communicate my overall plan a few times a year to keep things on track.  This is my End of Year Review.

First of all, THANKS! Since I relaunched the site on BlogSpot in April, it’s had over 46 thousand views!  That is awesome. I am saying thank you to any and everyone involved.  First to the viewers, and then to even the algorithms. 😁

I was a little hesitant to return to BlogSpot from using it years ago—but it turns out it is exactly what I need right now, even with the “perceived” functionality.  Work arounds work great and the actual

Here Is Something To Think About: The Lord (Word) Is With You

 

Image by: DHSpeller Thoughts of a Disciple

[Reprint of WordPress blog post of January 2023 (edited) ]

 

“And the Spirit of God came upon Azariah the son of Oded: and said unto him, Hear ye me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin; The Lord is with you , while ye be with him; and if ye seek him, he will be found of you; but if ye forsake him, he will forsake you.” ~II Chronicles 15:1-2

The above scripture reminded me how important it is to "think on good things".  ^{Philippians 4:8}
Remembering John, Chapter 1 which teaches that God is Word; and that Word gives life, we can encourage ourselves so that we can keep pressing towards the wins in our lives. 

Now, here in the Chronicles, it alludes to the fact that if we stick with the Word, it will be with us.  Yet, when we move away from the Word, it seems to move away from us—which technically is all about perspective (because we know that the Word will never