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Happy Son-Day,  The start of something special for you Nothing but the Good News is posted here. An Anie-mazing Time Conditioning through Weight Lifting My emphasis during the Easter season was about . . . Love your neighbor as you love yourself (Matthew 22:39) .  For the Pentecost season, which runs through Sunday, June 8th, the focus will be on loving yourself.  I have a saying about the well-being of others: "A healthy you translates to a healthy us." If life's weights encumber us and impede our ability to love others effectively, as Christ directs us, we must shed those weights.  Don't admire it. Don't wallow in it. Hebrews 12:1 Let us l ay aside every weigh t that hinders and the sin that so easily ensnares us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us. The directive is clear.  We must be in good standing with ourselves. God knows all of your issues . . .   Psalm 56:8 God keeps a record of your sorrow and tears. God ...

 Happy Son-Day, Happy Easter!! Good News Always Served Here The Day Jo and I Tried Korean Pot AKA K-Pot What Really Matters I wish you all a Happy Easter today.  This is my favorite holiday of the year.  The thought of the Resurrection always invigorates and inspires me about my most cherished relationship.  This lump of coal is being formed and polished every day.   It also makes me remember the other relationships I cherish, namely YOU .  Such a privilege! I recount this Pauline thanksgiving passage of divine and earthly relationships.  It points to the joy, renewal, fellowship, friendship, and deep change.   Do me a solid.  Below, insert your NAME where the word "you" or "your" is highlighted .   Philippians 1:3-11 3 Every time I think of you , I give thanks to my God. 4 Whenever I pray, I make my requests for all of you with joy, 5 for you have been my partners in spreading the Good News about Christ from the time you ...

 Happy Son-Day - Holy Week is here Always Good News served here. This week's blog devoted to Maurice Marable's vigil of hope.  Below is highlights from yesterday.  Continue to keep hope afloat.  You guys are an inspirational family!  Thank you. Vigil of Hope for Maurice

Happy Son-Day!!! 55 degrees. Shorts Weather Nothing But Good News here. Interesting Eats! Accentuate the Christ Love Recently, I was commuting with a friend on a western a twin city county road.    We were discussing a taboo topic, politics. You know how that goes.  Sometimes a good discussion and oftentimes it's not.  We both agreed helping people in this country seems now seems to be frown on by many. He said the reduction in helping people is being done by Christians (with an emphasis on the last word in the sentence).  Yikes! Some people get breaks and many don't.  The tone now by society is to grab your bootstraps and start hoisting, otherwise, "tough luck". Now, I am not a bleeding-heart liberal.  I firmly believe in  2 Thessalonians 3:10   We gave you a rule. We said, “A nyone who won’t work shouldn’t be allowed to eat.”   Proverbs 14:23 All hard work pays off .  But if all you do is talk, you will be poor.   Proverbs 10...

Good Son-Day!!!  Rockin' Robins are Singing Outside Our Bedroom Window! A Spring Burst of Color  Love for the Least Last week, the topic covered giving and volunteering.  They are attributes cherished by God.  Before I move forward, I just want to mention as men of God we sometimes miss the mark.  What has gone viral on the Net in recent days is Marvin Sapp's directive to church ushers to close sanctuary exits to parishioners during the offering to collect $40K.  The optics of this entire video of the event were not good. He has rightfully received plenty of backlash.  Actions like this reflect terribly on pastors who are doing right by God.  More importantly, it can cause a person to fall.  Something no pastor in their right faith would want to see happen.  Last week, I referenced the scripture.   Matthew 10:8:  "Freely you have received;  freely give ." The passage fully speaks for itself.  "Nuff said!" Now, th...

Good Son-day Morning!!! enjoying 70's Nothing But Good News here. Hanging with My Axe'd Freely You Have Received, Freely Give Many economists are predicting a recession is in the making.  Quick lesson, a recession is defined as two straight quarters of negative value of goods and services produced in the USA (GDP, Gross Domestic Product). Other indicators like employment rates, business investment, and consumer spending also are considered.  A recession causes hardships for almost everyone, especially those whose income is below the Federal Poverty Level (for an individual, $967/month, and a couple, $1,450/month). During the holidays, the public has a more heightened sense towards the needs of impoverished people.  For the other 10 months of the year, less so.  There is a serious struggle for food shelves, clothing resources, and shelters to meet the demands of impoverished people.  I have seen this in my visits to the many community resources in the metro...