M'Bracing Beauty Christian Magazine

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Modern Beauty In Christian Living

Christian Magazine 2019 Spring/Summer

Faith!

Rewarded

because of

The Resurrection

Jesus Christ

of

The

Thirty-Five Years...

And Counting!

Featured Article

Publisher/Co-Founder: Elizabeth Jackson

Contents Rewarded Because of Faith .................................................................................... 05 Thirty-Five Years...And Counting.......................................................................... 06 Resurrecton Of Jesus .............................................................................................. 09 Salvation To Christ ................................................................................................. 10 Potatos, Eggs, and Coffee Beans .................................................................................... 19

Cover Photo image by Photographer: Ferrell E. Phelps

“And my God will meet all your needs according to his glorious riches in Christ Jesus.”

Philippians 4:19

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Faith!

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Walking by faith and not by sight can sometimes seem like the most impossible act to complete. However, let me encourage you with a recent reward for taking a step based solely on faith.

Not too long ago I was working for a company that was rather laid back. My commute was ten minutes and the atmosphere on the job was void of stress and drama. I was almost in love with this place of employment.

Eventually, God started to show me warning signs that my time in this place was coming to an end. The staff began to hear the mumblings of the company losing money.

Vendors started calling complaining about not being paid and the board members were having many unscheduled meetings.

Taking heed to the warnings I began to search for another place of employment. The only call I received was from an agency with the offer for a contract position that would only last a year. I accepted the offer whispering a prayer that God would bless the assignment.

Within three months of starting the assignment two very significant events occurred: 1) my previous place of employment filed for bankruptcy and closed their doors; 2) my one-year assignment morphed into a permanent job with a Fortune 500 company.

Often, I thank God for both the warning signs and the extension of what should have been a year assignment. On the other hand, I also understand that if I had not taken heed I could have possibly been unemployed and stressed about paying my bills. I also recognized that if I had passed on the opportunity to accept a job just because it was a contract position I would have forfeited an opportunity of greatness for me.

Maybe your situation is not job seeking. Could it be a relationship that you are afraid to walk away from? Are you purposely ignoring the warning signs that God is showing you? Your first step may look like temporary placement but believe by faith and take the step anyway. Free yourself from unnecessary stress!

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Thirty-Five Years...

And Counting!

HOUSTON ENTREPRENEUR ELIZABETH JACKSON’S AWE-INSPIRING INVENTION IS STEADILY ATTRACTING A NATIONAL PRESENCE

EDITOR’S NOTE: Making Headline News in-depth news feature stories on Houston, Texas Businesswoman Elizabeth Jackson.

Thirty-Five Years...

And counting.

That’s how long Elizabeth Jackson has been actively involved in this ever-so-competitive cosmetology industry.

VISION FOCUSED — As a result to her appropriately recognizing a need that essentially would alter the overall landscape of the cosmetology industry, Houston businesswoman Elizabeth Jackson had eventually assumed the illustrious role as an inventor, considering she has been christened the mastermind behind Ez Needle Multi Threader, a Houston-based venture that is widely known for offering a multi-purpose product that is useful in the hair-weaving, sewing, quilting, or any area whereby the use of multi-needles are necessary.

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So much, in fact, that to her distinctly unique credit, she’s not only become a fixture in this arena but, most importantly, she has gone to great lengths to find her niche.

And not just find her niche, mind you. Rather, she’s having a monumental impact in the process.

“Having been in the beauty industry for over 35 years, I recognized a need for time efficiency and management and optimum customer service as it relates to setting a professional salon atmosphere and installation of hair extensions,” Jackson, 54, told Making Headline News this week.

In a nutshell, Ez Needle is designed to make consumers’ proverbial weaving installation process easier and faster than the conventional way, according to a spokesperson for Jackson’s business at https://www.ezneedlethreader.com.

YOU’VE GOTTA BE-WEAVE IT — In a nutshell, Ez Needle is designed to make consumers’ weaving installation process easier and faster than the conventional way, according to a spokesperson for Jackson’s business at https://www.ezneedlethreader.com.

An invention that Jackson is credited for having spearheaded in July 2014 — although it went into full operations in January 2016 — Ez Needle Multi Threader strives to promotes professionalism, increase productivity, revenue, efficiency, and enhances time management.

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Project College Counseling Project College Counseling

While serving as a college admissions officer at the College of Biblical Studies, I began to identify a problem among students from underserved communities: They lacked the resources and guidance need to search for their best-fit college.

Underserved students lacking the resources needed to make a critical life decision bothered me, bothered because I once was a college-bound student with no leadership on how to navigate the complexities of the college choice process. I aspired to attend college to make an impact in the world. However, t had no clue of how to search for colleges that would prepare me to impact the world.

To tackle this problem, I launched Project College Counseling in June of 2015. Project College Counseling is a community-based college counseling program designed to navigate families through the college admission process. The goal is to help college-bound students in under-served communities in Houston engage the college choice process to select a college that will help them thrive and develop their talent.

Currently, we target families in Southeast Houston with a primary focus on Houston’s Sunnyside. I chose to start to focus on Sunnyside for two reasons: 1) I am from Sunnyside and 2) Sunnyside is an under-resourced neighborhood in Houston that doesn’t have many services available to its college-bound residents. Many of Sunnyside residents possess tremendous potential but lack the guidance to help them showcase it to the right colleges.

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This brings me to the other purpose of Project College Counseling: To help college-bound students from under-served communities develop their talent through community involvement and civic engagement. These students not only lack the guidance needed to know their options but also require the necessary direction to compete in the college admissions process by developing their strengths and showcasing their talent to the right colleges.

We are committed to navigating the most vulnerable families through the college admission process and helping students with untapped potential develop their talents and present their value to the right colleges.

To learn more about Project College Counseling or support our cause, please go to www.projectcollegecounseling.org.

Jarvis Taylor, MBA Founder + Chairman | Project College Counseling Jarvis.taylor@projectcollegecounseling.org

The Resurrection of Jesus - Bible Story The resurrection of Jesus Christ is the foundation of the Christian faith. Without the resurrection, the belief in God's saving grace through Jesus is destroyed. When Jesus rose from the dead, he confirmed his identity as the Son of God and his work of atonement, redemption, reconciliation, and salvation. The resurrection was a real, literal, physical raising of Jesus’ body from the dead.

Jesus was arrested, tried and found guilty of claiming to be a king. His body was hung on a cross between two thieves.

After his death, Jesus’ body was wrapped in linen clothes and placed in a tomb with a large stone rolled across the opening.

On the third day, an early Sunday morning, Mary Magdalene and another Mary came to the tomb and found it empty.

Sitting on the rolled away stone was an angel of of the Lord who told them to not be afraid because Jesus had risen. As the women left to tell the disciples, Jesus Christ met them and showed them his nail pierced hands.

Both the Old and the New Testament speak of the truth of the Jesus being raised from death - Jesus testified of his resurrection before he died on the cross and his disciples witnessed his body after the resurrection. Below are the Bible verses and Scriptures that both prophecize of the resurrection and testify of it’s reality after Christ’s death. https://www.biblestudytools.

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A SINNER’S PRAYER Romans 10: 9,10

You Can Receive Jesus Christ Right Now by Faith - Through Prayer:

Dear God in heaven, I come to you in the name of Jesus. I acknowledge to You that I am a sinner, and I am sorry for my sins and the life that I have lived; I need your forgiveness.

I believe that your only begotten Son, Jesus Christ shed His precious blood on the cross at Calvary and died for my sins, and I am now willing to turn from my sin.

You said in Your Holy Word, Romans 10:9 that if we confess the Lord our God and believe in our hearts that God raised Jesus from the dead, we shall be saved.

Right now I confess Jesus as the Lord of my soul. With my heart, I believe that God raised Jesus from the dead. This very moment I accept Jesus Christ as my own personal Savior and according to His Word, right now I am saved.

Thank you Jesus, for your unlimited grace which has saved me from my sins. I thank you Jesus that your grace never leads to license, but rather it always leads to repentance. Therefore Lord Jesus, transform my life so that I may bring glory and honor to you alone and not to myself.

Thank you Jesus for dying for me and giving me eternal life! Amen.

Can you think of anything more wonderful that could happen to you than receiving Christ?

“As soon as you can find a Bible believing and Bible teaching Church so that you can begin to hear and study the Word of God. Remember, Faith comes by hearing the Word of God.” Paul D. Landrew

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Put Your Trust In God... Not Man!

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AFTER YOU PRAYED THE PRAYER OF SALVATION, BELOW ARE SOME SUGGESTED CHURCHES YOU MAY CONSIDER GOING TO FOR MORE BIBLE BASED TEACHING AND GUIDANCE IN THE WORD OF GOD. Dr. Paul D. Landrew, Senior Pastor/Teacher Loving Word Fellowship Church 170 Rittenhouse Houston, TX 77076

Pastor Henry Thomas True Fellowship Baptist Church 3115 N. Fry Katy, TX 77449

Pastor Bennett T. Cortez Greater Faith Baptist Church 9235 West Montgomery rd.

Houston, TX 77088

Pastor Raynard Hillis Double Rock Baptist Church 1595 Shafter Ave San Francisco, California 94124

Pastor John Adolph Antioch Missionary Baptist Church 3920 West Cardinal Drive Beaumont, TX 77705

Pastor Donald Stallings D. D. Perfecting Praise Community Church 6618 Antoine Dr. Houston, tx 77091

Pastor Roland Booker Just Church Ministry 13547 Bammel North Houston Houston, TX 77066

Pastor Ralph Douglas West The Church Without Walls 5725 Queenston Houston, TX 77084

Senior Pastor C. David Harrison First Baptist Church Heights 201 East 9th Street Houston, TX 77007

Pastor Charles Tompkins New Prairie View Baptist Church 4303 Sealy Rd. San Felipe, TX 77473

Pastor Charles Carter Jr. First St. Mark Baptist Church 2934 Brackenridge Houston, TX 77016

Pastor Andy Woods Sugar Land Bible Church 401 Matlage Way Sugar Land TX, 77478

What The Bible Says About Our Greatest Salvation “Christ took our punishment and died in our place. Since our attempts at righteousness will not satisfy God, Christ clothed us in His righteousness in such away that when God, the Father, looks upon us, He does not see our sin; He sees only the righteousness of His Son, Jesus Christ.” L. Moyer Hebrews 2:1-4 -What has been the greatest moment of your life? For some people, the answer might be their wedding day, the birth of a child, or an important promotion. But for believers, the best experience is salvation, when their eternal destiny was changed. New Christians often have a fervor to share their faith. In time, however, many find their hearts cooling as they focus less on their relationship with Jesus Christ.

Hebrews 2:1 instructs, Therefore we must give the most earnest heed to the things we have heard, lest we drift away. “Salvation is God’s amazing solution to man’s sinful condition: it is His gift of rescue - through the death of Jesus- from the penalty of our transgressions.” Charles Stanley

Read current & previous editions Online @ www.issuu.com/elizabethjackson9

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“Teaching, informing, and educating people about the importance of healthy hair at any length,” Jackson said, when asked what she loves the most about her unique business venture turned invention. “I enjoy cultivating customer relationships, as well as having the opportunity to promote healthy hair. I also love the freedom and flexibility of being selfemployed.”

A business that was birthed through her Interactive Hair Studio Salon, Jackson’s invention essentially has given way to her attractive a rather favorable and seemingly ongoing presence through the mainstream media.

AND THE WINNER IS — A recipient for the Design Patent Award earlier this year, Jackson doesn’t shy away from the notion that she wants to reinforce to people around the globe that, “Ez Needle Multi Threader is an amazing tool.

It’s innovative. It’s efficient and it’s a time saver. (Also), it’s never too late to pursue your goals and dreams through knowledge.”

Widely known also as a Houston-area photographer and magazine publisher, Jackson was afforded the golden opportunity to promote her compelling product on “The Ferrell Phelps Show,” for which she is an accomplished videographer and editor.

“It has taken me before great men and women,” Jackson said of her invention which, much to her delight, is steadily attracting a national presence.

IN HER OWN WORDS — “The foam head is to represent the old way of threading needles by replacing it with the new innovative and professional way with Ez Needle Multi Threader,” Jackson told Making Headline News this week. “(This) shows the reasoning behind why Ez Needle Multi Threader is a better, more efficient and effective way to thread needles.”

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Add to the fact that Jackson was the beneficiary of an inventor’s award from The BC (or Brotherhood and Sisterhood Connection), and it’s no wonder many would agree that her invention’s best and brightest days are well ahead of it.

“Although I’m looking forward personally to ventured across the nations, Ez Needle Multi Threader has been purchased throughout the United States,” said Jackson, adding that her personal mission through Ez Needle Multi Threader is to be a blessing to the people of God through financial contribution, words of encouragement and, most of all, funding visions and dreams in the Body of Christ.

Amongst the reasons is that she has become a fixture at nearby Franklin Beauty College and The Beauty Spot Supply & Salons, whereby she customarily is afforded the opportunity to share of a variety of testimonials while promoting her product.

“I’m also excited for more opportunities to go out and share this innovative, time-saving tool across the world,” said Jackson, whose Ez Needle Multi Threader accommodates individuals ranging from teenagers to seniors, most notably hairstylists, seamstresses and quilters, among others.

“It’s for any field or occupation that has a desire to thread multiple needles in a fraction of the time instead of threading one needle at a time.”

TIME IS MONEY — An invention that Jackson is credited for having spearheaded in July 2014 — though it went into full operations in January 2016 — Ez Needle Multi Threader strives to promotes professionalism, increase productivity, revenue, efficiency, and enhances time management.

A recipient for the Design Patent Award earlier this year, Jackson doesn’t shy away from the notion that she wants to reinforce to people around the globe that, “Ez Needle Multi Threader is an amazing tool. It’s innovative. It’s efficient and it’s a time saver. It’s never too late to pursue your goals and dreams through knowledge.”

She would certainly know, especially considering she’s been doing this very thing for 35 years. And counting.

For more information about Houston-area Businesswoman Elizabeth Jackson, to inquire about Ez Needle Multi Threader, or to schedule her for a public appearance, call 832.722.2767. To purchase Jackson’s products, log on to www.ezneedlethreader.com. Subscribe to YouTube: Ez Needle Multi Threader| Instagram: @ ezneedlethreader; Twitter: Ez Needle Multi Threader @Ezneedle21.

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Inspiritual Story

Potatoes, Eggs, and Coffee Beans Once upon a time a daughter complained to her father that her life was miserable and that she didn’t know how she was going to make it. She was tired of fighting and struggling all the time. It seemed just as one problem was solved, another one soon followed.

Her father, a chef, took her to the kitchen. He filled three pots with water and placed each on a high fire.

Once the three pots began to boil, he placed potatoes in one pot, eggs in the second pot, and ground coffee beans in the third pot.

He then let them sit and boil, without saying a word to his daughter. The daughter, moaned and impatiently waited, wondering what he was doing.

After twenty minutes he turned off the burners. He took the potatoes out of the pot and placed them in a bowl. He pulled the boiled eggs out and placed them in a bowl.

He then ladled the coffee out and placed it in a cup.

Turning to her he asked.

“Daughter, what do you see?”

“Potatoes, eggs, and coffee,” she hastily replied.

“Look closer,” he said, “and touch the potatoes.”

She did and noted that they were soft. He then asked her to take an egg and break it. After pulling off the shell, she observed the hard-boiled egg.

Finally, he asked her to sip the coffee. Its rich aroma brought a smile to her face.

“Father, what does this mean?” she asked.

He then explained that the potatoes, the eggs and coffee beans had each faced the same adversity– the boiling water.

However, each one reacted differently.

The potato went in strong, hard, and unrelenting, but in boiling water, it became soft and weak.

The egg was fragile, with the thin outer shell protecting its liquid interior until it was put in the boiling water. Then the inside of the egg became hard.

However, the ground coffee beans were unique. After they were exposed to the boiling water, they changed the water and created something new.

“Which are you,” he asked his daughter. “When adversity knocks on your door, how do you respond? Are you a potato, an egg, or a coffee bean? “ Moral:In life, things happen around us, things happen to us, but the only thing that truly matters is what happens within us.

Which one are you? https://www.livin3.com/5-motivational-and-inspiring-short-stories

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