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A well- known principle describing the connection between a father’s active development of his children and how these kids interact with their own surroundings as they mature is, “an apple doesn’t fall too far from its tree.” Overwhelming evidence has been gathered from many social experts as to how children who engage in violence grow up in families with missing fathers and damaged family structures. Studies have been presented that show how delinquent activity of these youth have ravaged the broader ‘community support system’ that makes up what we consider to be the ‘American Way.’ In an effort to re-establish the basic communal code that structured families into functioning as assets to a more broad public, members of Congress and other legislators are seeking out the root causes of the disintegration of the ‘family tree’ that rooted all societies and pressed forth fruitage that furthered new generations toward greater social function.

Violence is defined as: strength of

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emotion or an unpleasant and destructive natural force intended to hurt, damage, or kill someone or something. The most dramatic cases of violence can be found among the youth. Adolescents moving into adulthood without a father’s direct involvement tend to engage in aggressive criminal activity that pains themselves and society in general, with little to no regard for the costs.

In 2008, U.S. law enforcement agencies 2.11 million youths under the age of 18, while the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) reported youth violence to be the second leading cause of death for people between the ages of 10 and 24 in 2010. Intervention is being worked toward through some common sense initiatives and accountability. And with all social groups realizing how these incidents somehow eventually ‘hit home’ for everyone, more detailed factors can be looked at through a shared lens.

life. The concept of discipline, both proactive and reactive, is generally administered through the father’s seemed natural authority. When children encounter conflict more frequently as they grow without parameters to help them to understand how to manage situations through prevention and communication methods, some simple disagreements can appear to them as threats to their being.

Especially at times in their lives where peer acceptance and obtaining material resources become more important and pressing, many kids value their personal ‘space’ in direct relation to their world as a whole.

Behaviors seen and experienced are implemented while navigating through daily social functioning.

These are sometimes perceived as their only defense mechanisms from becoming victims of violence. Also, some violent acts come to be thought of as being acceptable A father’s physical absence from an ‘handling’ of circumstances. aging household, alone, adds to the Basically, a balanced empathy and understanding of what makes up likelihood of a child cultivating healthy relationships are impeded by violent tendencies on into his adult lack of consistent training.

Where children look to for social membership also plays a big role in them becoming violent citizens. Recent figures show illegitimate birth rates in many urban neighborhoods to be up to a staggering 80 percent. As children move into adolescence just before becoming adults, a very forceful invisible ‘push’ is made toward their accepting some sort of established role in the public they’re aware of. This is where groupings like gangs take firm holds on neighborhoods.

Misguided energy must still seek a place to thrive. In efforts satisfy wants and needs, those who end up in these affiliations take a callous approach to human interaction.

Some youths are attracted to these settings in seeking some alternative structure in their livelihoods. Some simply participate in the activities that go along with these groups in order to feel as though they are the hunter, rather than the hunted. Who can truly distinguish between which youths are looking for protection and those who truly feed off of another person’s pain? The acts caused by the effects easily form a curtain between public sectors that can become solid as steel sometimes.

within the very fabric of society. After all, having the ability to live among a group of people with shared and unique ideas about what healthy lifestyles are equals out to what we deem to be freedom and liberty. But even these qualities that mark us as being most civil come with personal obligations that keep a fine grid in place that we can all knit toward. It is an issue that’s being placed on everyone’s laps here lately, due to some crimes being daunting enough to capture instant and automatic national attention. As a whole, the American public is realizing that all backyards paint the front grass green. We are witnessing these crimes collectively, even if only through observation. There is almost no real choice in believing what we can now see more of ourselves.

The Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994, supported by President Clinton’s Administration and enacted recently, provides billions of dollars toward fostering new social programs designed to curb violence resulting from social decay. President Obama signed into law the Claims Resolution Act of 2010, authorizing $105 million for programs that promote healthy marriages and responsible fathers. The idea is to vaccinate the roots of the problems in order to refurbish the ‘garden’, so to speak.

What is just as fascinating as these domestic observations is the fact that research shows these issues to be unilateral across all racial lines. Different faces wind up in the same places when they see the same images and sense the same surroundings.

Intervention of violent crime by official authority figures does patch the bleeding some on a running red waterfall, but some acceptance of responsibility has to come from

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Wells Fargo plans to lend $55 billion to women-owned businesses by 2020 Wise up ladies according to according to Mark Calvey Senior Reporter of San Francisco Business Times as of March 8, 2013, Wells Fargo said that it plans to lend a total of $55 billion to womenowned businesses by 2020.

The San Francisco bank said it has lent more than $38 billion to women business owners since making its first lending commitment 18 years ago.

"Women-owned businesses are among America's fastest growing segments," said Lisa Stevens, Wells Fargo's (NYSE: WFC) lead executive for small business and West Coast regional banking president.

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She told the newspaper that Mr Obama's status as America's first black president had inspired her to make him the subject of her high school graduation essay.

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Dr. Nathaniel J. Williams was a orphan and foster child who is now a noted author, lecturer, TV talk show host, trainer, motivational speaker, and entrepreneur. Who says you can only do one great thing in life. Dr. Williams has notably shown that not to be true.

My interview with Dr. Williams has simply been observant, no conversation on how he stared working toward his vision.

I ‘ve purely observed him take people under his wing (both children and adults )encouraging and empowering them with the necessary tools to attain their personal best. Reflection, Discovery and Action are all great attributes I’ve seen in his character. His smile represents the sincerity of his personal and professional development. His firm hand shake shows you how committed he is in helping others realize their full potential. I sat in awe I one day as he aided someone in making a balanced decision through self discipline. His walk highlights his managerial leadership gifts with each step being prompt, as well as pristine. He choose to use the three P’s as prompt, pristine ,and particular methods, whereas my visual of him is prophet, priest, and person who has great power.

His energy is robust as he a de3votes great deal of time to providing training and workshops for employees and community members in areas such as stress management, time management, ethics, conflict avoidance and resolution, and customer service and loyalty. His achievements are outstand and have inspired me to learn how to be joyful everywhere I go.

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With all the March Madness comes some sadness. The death od a six month old baby in Chicago, IL but it has been reported that point guard Derrick Rose of the Chicago Bulls has reportedly made a kind gesture, to help pay for the funeral.

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Something Wrong With Being Single?

Recently I was asked by a fellow minister

There is a blessing in being single. One of the blessings in being single is that you can ac-

friend of mines was there an issue with being sin- complish goals that you have set for yourself.

You do not have to wait until you are married to gle in the black community, and my response to

him was yes it is an issue and it is growing bigger achieve your goals. The other side of being single is that you get tired of the waiting process and the and bigger, in this article I will attempt to show you why being single is an issue.

There is a growing epidemic of singleness in the black community now days that has taken a life of its own. One of the main reasons single life is growing In our community is because people are not seeking marriage, they are seeking shacking up or living with each other for years, which is sad. If you living with a person for 2 or more years simply go down to city hall, get a marriage license, and make it legal,. Society is depicting that marriage is outdated and that is for grandma and grandpa era.

However, I am sorry to say that marriage is a great institution that has been around since the beginning of time and I think that it should still be used in 2013. As we watch on television and the movies that come out now, you see more people living together rather than married to each. Society has depicted that a woman should have a child by a man instead of being married before marriage.

process of elimination. I tell people now days that dating in this day in time is a like a full-time job do not apply if you are not ready for the challenge. Dating now means, you have to truly get to know someone in and out. Also, look at all the red flags that pop up when someone truly show you who he or she are.

So in closing there is

nothing wrong with being single in this day and time especially when you keep running into people who are not on your level or have nothing to offer your or themselves. In closing in the words of Don Cornelius‌.Love, Peace and SOUL!!!!!

Me praying with a half a cross tatted on each hand .

A scene of a young man carving I love you on his loves tree as she watches out the window.

This has two meanings to it. The face you see is mine split into two, good and evil.

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QUOTES TO HELP YOU FLOURISH IN BIZ AFFAIRS

Fall seven times; stand up eight.” – Japanese proverb You must give up the life you planned in order to have the life that is waiting for you.”

– Joseph Campbell

“The best time to plant a tree is 20 years ago. The second best time is now.” – Chinese Proverb

“You must be the change you want to see in the world.” – Gandhi

“Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.” – Theodore Roosevelt

“I can’t change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to always reach my destination.” – Jimmy Dean

“All is flux, nothing stays still.” – Heraclitus

“For everything you have missed, you have gained something else, and for everything you gain, you lose something else.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

“Every man must decide whether he will walk in the light of creative altruism or in the darkness of destructive selfishness.” – Martin Luther King, Jr.

“I am tomorrow, or some future day, what I establish today. I am today what I established yesterday or some previous day.” – James Joyce

“I don’t need a friend who changes when I change and who nods when I nod; my shadow does that much better.”

– Plutarch

“Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not; remember that what you now have was once among the things you only hoped for.” – Epicurus

Be a first rate version of yourself, not a second rate version of someone else” – Judy Garland

“How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world.” – Anne Frank

“The mind can make a heaven out of hell or a hell out of heaven” – John Milton

“Try not to become a man of success but a man of value.” – Albert Einstein

“The foolish man seeks happiness in the distance; the wise grows it under his feet.” – James Oppenheim

Love Notes Lets Talk About It, Love, Hate, Abuse, Simply The Matters of the Heart.

Poetic Justice or Share Your Mind Let’s take a look at this thing called matters of the heart, which is a very dangerous place to travel when you want to share advice about situations involving love relationships, good, bad, or abusive, how does one deal with the matters of the heart? Above all we must understand what types of offenses we are dealing with.

Always remember it’s not flesh and blood that we often fight or disagree with but we wrestle against principalities, powers, rulers of darkness in high places.

Principalities are ruling devil spirits possessing executive authority or governmental rule in the world. We easily see this daily in our media.

“There are evil angels ruling the kingdoms of the world that oppose the truth of God, and of which Satan is the chief prince or ruler, of both the world system and its organization of demons, as noted in the gospel of Matthew.”

Evil is always present and introduces itself through these type of forces. If we are going to understand life and how to live in this world, we have to be a believer in other sources that infiltrates the minds of the nonbeliever as well as make suggestions to the believer.

The Greek word for "powers" is exousia which means derived or conferred authority, the warrant or right to do something, or delegated influences of control.

We must continuously make our request known unto God and understand that the minute you asked him to come to your assistance he did. If you know the history of the bible when Daniel prayed to the Lord it took 21 days before the answer was received because of the fight going on between the heavenly

The Greek word for wickedness is ponēria and means depravity and particularly in the sense of malice and mischief, plots, sins, and iniquity (Strong's Gk. Dict.).

Women Beware the beastly nature in man will tear your heart asunder, leaving you severely aggravated, growing into a mild state of depression, because they don't understand their emotions nor the pain they send to the brain, tormenting your mind with anguish and disgust.

You as a woman can only take so many punches before your fall. Besides if God made choice of your life you must come to grips with self and realize that not just any man can partake in your life as your partner.

Keep your eyes on the stars and be observant of the beastly nature in man.

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Questions I Asked And Answered To Develop Personal Awareness Most people are not aware that developing personal awareness is an important factor to success.

Personal Awareness In my last post, I talked about pausing to reflect.

And to reflect, require asking yourself questions.

I know for some people it will not be easy to ask relevant questions that will help them grow in personal awareness. As Anthony Robbins says, successful people ask better questions and as a result, they get better answers. What Is My Biggest Asset?

I believe that my greatest asset has been my attitude to think positive. People who know me good, always think that I don’t have problem. Well I do have my ups and downs, but I don’t allow the problems I have get me down or distract me from what is important.

Answering this question will not only encourage you to cultivate positive attitude, but you can also extend it to others by talking positively into their lives.

2. What Is My Biggest liability?

I do have unrealistic expectation and naturally optimistic, I underestimate how much time, money and effort that endeavors will require, and that can get me into trouble. Answering this question, in my journey to personal awareness, it has modified my Expectations to be realistic and creating more realistic goals that I can meet.

3. What Is My Highest High?

I cannot imagine life without my family. Without a doubt, my family is the source of my highest highs in my life.

What Is My Lowest Low? My lowest low has also come as a result of family.

Because I love my family so much. I almost never say no.. I love to please my family and sometimes they mis-use it. I’m definitely not an egoist.

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How has this help me to grow in my personal awareness? Knowing that the best and worst of life is related to family. It has helped me to enjoy the time I have with my family, and also learn sometimes to say no and think f or myself.

5. What Is My Most Worthwhile Emotion?

To me, I think there is nothing like worthwhile emotion than love.. We are at our best when we love what we do, love our family, friends etc.

Love is a choice and often requires effort. So to love others as I would like to do. I must be intentional about it and choose to love every day.

6. What Is My Least Worthwhile Emotion?

The least attractive emotion not only for me, but for any person is self-pity. It is destructive and self-serving. A sentence taken from Eugene H. Peterson in Earth and Altar.

Self-pity is incapacity, a crippling emotional disease that severely distorts our perception for reality.

So knowing the negative effects of self-pity reminds me to avoid it. It cannot help me to grow in my personal awareness, it will always harm me. So I learn to avoid it.

7. What Is My Best Habit?

I work hard to follow through on daily discipline because I believe a person’s secret to success is found in his/her daily agenda. I continue to work hard to grow in this area.

8. What Is My Worst Habit?

Without doubt, my worst personal trait is impatience. It is part of my nature. As a child, my mother will be happy if I would sit still. I have learned now that there are things in life that you have to work for and there are things you have to wait for. I’m still growing when it comes to waiting.

The above ten question where one I actually asked myself to prompt me to reflect and help me grow in the area of personal awareness.

You can ask yourself any question in any area of your life to help you pause, focus and learn.

9. What Is The Most Fulfilling To Me? The thing I enjoy doing most is communicating to people. When I communicate, I know I am in my strength zone. I feel most fulfill and I make the greatest impact. I was almost 20 years selfemployed hairdresser and sometimes see myself as Counselor.

Some people would come to me not because they wanted to do their hair, but that they could talk to me and I listen and tell them my opinion. However, I continue to try to grow as a communicator. The value I receive from asking this question today is that it helps me to stay focus to growing my personal awareness in this area.

10. What Do I prize Most Highly?

I value nothing as highly as I do my faith. It forms my value. It guides my actions. It is the foundation of my leadership and what I teach my Team. It is my source and my security.

Mother Theresa said, faith keeps the person who keeps the faith. And I found that to be true.

Faith is trusting in advance what will only make sense in reverse.

Philip Yancey.

Having faith and knowing its value in my life helps me to keep a divine perspective every day.

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Those who have experienced the grooves of Shelly Massey know that she is an experienced and creately inventive singer and song writer.

Originally from Humboldt, Tennessee, Shelly’s music career took an amazing turn after moving from Milan, Tennessee to Murfreesboro, Tennessee in 2003.

In 2004 she sang and recorded with R&B great Shirley Murdock on Ben’s album “Piano Prophet.” Then, in 2006, she co-wrote

In 2008 Shelly wrote and recorded, “My Lips Shall Utter Praises,” and it was the first single to be released from Ben’s album, “Mercy, Mercy, Mercy.”

It receives an ever increasing numbers of spins on the radio daily.

While touring the country with Ben, Shelly has been privileged to minister in song on the same stage with gospel greats such as Israel Houghton & New Breed, Marvin Sapp, Dewayne Woods, as well as Dr. Creflo Dollar of World Changers Church International, just to name a few.

Shelly is mentored by the award winning playwright, director and acting coach Alvin Moore, Jr., who has worked with such acting greats as Robin Givens, Wendy Raquel, Keith Robinson, and Clifton Powell. Read more about Shelly on her website listed below.

Among Shelly’s most notable performances are opening for gospel R&B performer Canton Jones, the illustrious Ce-Ce Winans’ “Always Sisters” organization, as well as entertaining the top brass at the number one retailer in the world, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., at their annual Shareholder’s Conference, and singing for Ardyss International at their annual meeting. www.shelly massey.com

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Telling it all from the heart Be still and know that I am God, Psalm 46 v. 10. When we come to understand this verse in the Bible we know that we have to put everything in God's hand and let God work. Know for certain that God is in the midst of your situation.

Trusting in Him and leaving your situation in His hands. All things come to those who believe in His Word. God is always on time in all situations. We need to put all our issues into God's hand and Let Go and Let God work in our lives. God will not forsake us.

Keep holding on to the Faith. God makes all things beautiful in His time.

How The Book Came About When I was going through my own issues, I was not sure what to do. Although, I spoke to a family member or friend about some of my issues, I was still going through my own pain, then I heard a still small voice inside of me said: My child, why don't you "Tell it all to me", I will never forsake you, I understand your pain, put your trust in me. That still small voice was "Jesus". He said to me, "be still and know that I am God". I started telling it all to Jesus. I cried out my heart to Him, I said, Jesus, Jesus, and in the midst of everything, my words developed into a manuscript. You see, God said, He would never leave us nor forsake us. Tell it all to Jesus.

Helen Jennifer Cummings was born and raised in Trinidad and Tobago, an island in the Caribbean, West Indies. She grew up as part of a family of six: three brothers and two sisters. She is the fifth child.

Her father died in 1973. Her mother relocated back to Trinidad after retiring in the United States. After coming to the United States, Helen graduated from Flushing High School in 1977 and took classes in business and administration at LaGuardia Community College.

She received her real estate license in 1989, and received a certificate of completion as a travel agent from the Sobelsohn School.

She was hired by many good companies as an Administrative Secretary. She stayed in the field of administration. She has two wonderful boys, Miguel and Edward. They are both honor students and both love working with computers.

Helen was raised Catholic. She became a Christian believer in 1994 and continues to minister to family, friends, and loved ones about God's Word.

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Vernon J. Davis Jr.

THE BEAUTIFUL BLACK WOMAN" is a tribute to all Black Women. It is my praise and trophy to the strong independent women of “LOVE,IS,

color that I''ve met and yet to meet. The good, the bad , the indifferent. I hope my poems reflects and mirrors all the variety of women I admire and gain strength from.

This collection of poetry is my way of showing the greatest appreciation of our Beautiful Black Women. The positive and the not-so positive shades of their personalities; their ever-changing moods which I find so overwhelmingly attractive. So, to their determined Spirit I dedicate this book---Queens All!!

Vernon J. Davis Jr. has been writing poetry since the early seventies. He was first inspired by Langston Hughes's poem "Impasse", which started his journey and adventure into the world of poetry and the spoken word. Vernon's very first published poem,"Beautiful Black Woman "(the basis for his poetry book) came out in 1978 in a magazine called Black Forum. More poetry followed in other magazines like SoulWord and Dawn, a magazine supplement to the Los Angeles Sentinel, an AfricanAmerican newspaper.

Mr. Davis has also taught Creative Writing and recited his poetry in talent shows, Church gatherings and open-mike forums. He is still inspired by and in awe of Langston Hughes, Nikki Giovanni and Maya Angelou. His Idols. His creative collection of Love poems, "Love, is, the Beautiful Black Woman" is his 1st book. Vernon's 2nd book of poetry--"The Emosewa Woman"--was released Feb. 14th, 2010. He is currently working on his 3rd Book of Poetry, Tentatively Titled, "Her, She, Woman "(Her, She--Hershey (Chocolate) Woman).

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The Message Black Women Have Never Been Told But Will Change Their life

Precious Stones In our last issue we begin to share the message of Precious Stones/ Subtitle A message black women have never heard but will change their life.

tions may have made over time the situation indistinguishable, faint or dim. However, if it is truth, truth crushed to earth…. will rise again and again, because truth has resurThis issue we will share a little more rection in it. Even nihilistic views of this message, but in order to get will concede this position, for God has willed the whole universe must the full Article you have to log into yield to the time He has called forth LifeLinethemovement.com. and since it came out of His mouth, This article will add knowledge and it must come to pass. Since we are substance to reason women have in picking up the torch that lay fallow a obtaining husbands in and outside whole generation, everything left or the church. lost, in or because of that neglect, oversight or sin is part of the recovAtheist Robert G. Ingersoll once ery and restoration. Because the said, “A man who finds a truth lights a torch.” Considering Jesus is torch was dropped, many things grew dim in that ensuing darkness, The Truth, a truth is just a gem among precious stones and even a until after a while the little light left man who did not believe in God can was thought to be normal and accepted as the standard. see that. There are many precious truths that are hidden unearthed In fact, it was the only path some only by revelation knowledge, which even chose to walk and defended its may be concealed until time calls for right to exist as a natural course. its awareness or unveiling. SomeWomen believing there are no men times a certain course can obscure is such a thing, in some cases rather what may have been or should have than rejoice at the possibility there been plainly obvious. Over time that may be light, some are defending an course can make tenebrous or indis- unfounded proverb as the standard. tinct something that would have I don’t think it is a fact they don’t been otherwise noticeable. Therewant to believe, but rather it is the fore what may be called a revelation light they are afraid to start believing is not so much a revelation as it is again. Because what is not being awareness, because certain condiacknowledged and going unsaid is

the “silent faith” which is, that they have really given up in their heart of hearts and the awful truth they really believe is that they will never be married. The sad thing about it all is many of them are saved Christian women in the church that love God and God loves them. This dispirited and sometimes depressing state of affairs defies all that bible tells us to believe and this conflict contributes to befouling the whole definition of the “Pillar of Truth,” (1 Tim.3:15 the church), the House of God. What so many people call “hypocrisy” in the church, in so many instances stem from this unconscious conflicting complex and is often the cause of a lack of performance or faithfulness.

Because at the root of all this is “Points of Offense” with God, the feeling that I really don’t believe some things about God and there is a question concerning His integrity, but afraid to say so. This is not ordinary unbelief, it is not incredulity an unwillingness to believe, it is caught in the throes of knowing He is God, He exist, His word is true and Truth, but “I HAVE

SOME UNREADINESS.” In as much as I might want to avoid this tour of duty, it is unavoidable, it is “collateral damage” women that became victims strewn about like the results of war or a storm.

son satan chose this sphere of expression, because it is akin to the very nature of God through the Holy Spirit.

It is this realm of possibilities that supersedes the natural in every respect and is superior to it. If the lack Women black men left behind, un- of men seem an impossibility and covered, un-covenant, uncomforted, something that cannot and shall never be remedied, it is only the realm of but it is they who make up an overthe supernatural that this is made whelming majority of the church. possible. Since what God sets out to They therefore are the definition and accomplish is in the spirit realm first, portrait of the “PILLAR OF TRUTH” but the points of offense, the prophetic is by nature become the also marks the spot of “POINTS OF channel of transmission.

DEPARTURE.” If the church is the Black men being available is in keepPillar Of Truth and women make up ing with His law of restoration, in the majority of what is church, and other words by surrendering to His there is a majority cry among them, a will and His holiness, the impossible pain most believe that cannot be becomes possible. The men are hidhealed, Houston, we have a big prob- den among the stuff of the covenant lem! and are in the covenant. In black men It defies all that is God, the basis picking up the torch, they discover a upon which He stands and the basis “truth” that lights the way where upon which satan opposes Him, be- darkness did rule. Why would God leave these women behind when they cause it is God’s word satan has inhave been the backbone of the troduced into court as evidence against Him exhibit (A) that God lied. church, “The Pillar Of Truth.” If it The men women are looking for are was not for black women we wouldn’t have a black church and what is at in the same realm that shall cause the root of many men complaint black men to be resurrected, it is in about the church, is not doctrine, the same family of expression that money, bible or God, it is all those shall cause them to live. The reason this sphere is so important is because women listen to “One Man.”

vantage point “his competition,” whom he feel he cannot compete with that bible in his hand. Many men feel if you weren’t in that church, you might have a man, but you don’t go to church to find a man, you go to church to find God. Rahab the harlot in Josh.6:17 was preserved because “she by faith believed in the truth of God and perished not with them that believed not,” (Heb.11:31).

it is the same domain through which They misconstrue the women’s God shall accomplish His purpose. It purpose in being there and as a must be remembered this is the rea- “carnal man” can only see from his

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For the past two years I’ve been on a self-reflection tour inspecting every fiber of me from my brain down to my feet attempting to accomplish mental peace and learning to just be by gaining an appreciation of the universe beneath me I always knew God will never cease providing but now I truly believe it I’m confident enough to teach it I’m becoming more responsible so I can receive…

More and that’s why God has brought me you when I stare at you, I don’t feel whimsical seeing God’s reflection because you’ve welcomed him, his son and the Holy Spirit to reside within you and that’s why you’re so strong one soldier with the spiritual strength of an army and I’m a woman who’s strong enough to let you lead me every action you put forward is to secure your seat by our father’s throne so while you’re living in the natural, I will build you a throne of your own your love and reverence for God makes you so sexy to me in today’s world, a man who truly loves God is a rarity so I promise to cherish you luster your shine if you become mentally dull never let you forget you mean the world to me…

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Editorial Vision and Faith....one in the same to me.

Reality can mean so much and so many things. Energy to even be able to focus is given, along with some concepts along the way to help one to see a center point from which the "big picture' opens and reveals more of itself. But is all seeing really believing?

My experience up to this point tells me that this depends much on how I choose to focus every day's criteria.

It also tells me to develop a peripheral awareness of imagery outside of my focus. A shared energy lends itself to what we borrow from it.

Even so, a structured and sustained standing is fixed beyond ever being broken.

Visions have many stones of different colors once you find yours you’ll finally see what you been searching the world for.

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