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  • Politics Is Like Hiring A Hitman
    by Scott Woods inPolitical on2020-08-13

    For me, politics is like hiring a hitman. I have values and things I care about. I care enough about them to at least bother voting for 5 minutes every year for one issue or another. And because I care at least that much, I vote for people who align with the ability to realize the things I care about.

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  • Punching Above Our Weight
    by Roger Madison Jr. inPolitical on2020-07-24

    I believe our vote is the punctuation of our voice. Without that resounding exclamation mark, I believe our voices are just incoherent noise.

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  • BLACK PROGRESS AMIDST SOCIAL CHAOS
    by Roger Madison Jr. inPolitical on2020-06-16

    Recent events have raised the profile of historical injustice and inequities here in the USA. The entire world has taken note of the fact that BLACK LIVES MATTER.   We invite all of our friends to engage in actions that result in the greatest movement for change in our history. It is imperative that we take advantage of this opportunity to affect a positive change by ACTING IN OUR SELF-INTERESTS.

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  • Living in a Black No-Man's Land
    by Roger Madison Jr. inOur Community on2019-10-28

    There are many narratives that define the Black experience in America in this 2nd decade of the 21st century. Our striving over the centuries of our sojourn in this nation is a tapestry of every human experience -- oppression, enslavement, forced assimilation, dehumanization, exclusion, segregation, isolation, struggle, perseverance, achievement, excellence, celebration, mourning, despair, progress, setbacks, lynching, assassination, genocide, terror, self-hatred, low esteem, pride,...

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  • Fighting Racism
    by Scott Woods inOur Community on2018-10-25

    I had a boss who was racist. Not an outright bigot, of course; her toolbox was more subtle than most. We bumped heads a lot over inconsequential things. She frequently couldn’t keep my name out her mouth. Lot of gaslighting. You know…2018 style. I tried a lot of ways to combat or navigate her issues. None of them worked, and that’s saying a lot because I’m really good at fighting racism. But at the end of the day – every day – she was my boss, I had to deal with her, and that was that. Finally I...

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2 of 2 ... Promises Kept ... 4/7/2013

Sunday School Lesson for 4/7/2013. Unit II. Resurrection Hope. Luke 24:36-53 (Devotional Reading I Corinthians 15:1-8).

Jesus/Yeshua kept His word and fulfilled the words of prophecy about Himself through His Resurrection.

The Christian Church has failed their God-given assignment to proclaim Jesus/Yeshua to all nations (Luke 24:47).

The Great Commission global evangelism which Jesus/Yeshua preached after He arose from the dead.

Mankind is too skeptical of things at times that seems too good to be true, and that's why some miss out on opportunities. We can also become at times overwhelmed when the unbelieveable becomes believeable.

Kenneth T. Wessner, Chairman of the Board of Service Master company's philosophy was shared in my sunday school lesson and you can learn more about it: http://www.evancarmichael.com/Sales/385/Mastery-can-be-a-valid-sales-goalwhat-is-your-mission.html ( http://www.kiva.org/lender/EntrepreneursForAfrica ).


Luke 24:36-53

Verses 36-43 ... Jesus Christ; Appearances Of Christ After His Resurrection; On the Day of His Resurrection; To the Ten, Then Thomas

Verse 39 ... Jesus Christ; Christ's Humanity; Christ's Incarnation


Luke 24:39,42,43 ... Jesus appeared in bodily/flesh form to His disciples and ate food with them. Their was eyewitnesses of Jesus walking talking eating after the grave which testifies that He arose from the dead.

(John 20:19-23; Luke 24:13; John 21:1; Acts 1:3; I Corinthians 15:6 Reference Scriptures from Sunday School Book)

Verse 44 ... Scripture; Characteristics of Scripture; Permanence and Fulfillment of Scripture

Verse 45 ... Scripture; Promulgation of Scripture; Instruction in Scripture (Promulgation decree, news, make know to the public)

Verse 46 ... Jesus Christ; Prophecies Concerning Christ; Resurrection

Verse 47 ... Man Redeemed; Justification; Pardon, Promised ... Pardon for Sins and Iniquities Promised

Verse 48 ... Sacred Persons & Offices; Apostles; The Twelve; Special Duties, To Bear Witness

Verse 49 ... Jesus Christ; Christ's Divinity; Performs the Works of God, In Bestowing Spiritual Blessings ... The Holy Spirit Promised

Luke 24:44 ... Jesus refreshed His disciples mind concerning the prophecies about Him.
Luke 24:46-47 .... Jesus suffering death resurrection was the only way for mankind to receive forgiveness for sins. Repentance and remissions of sins should be preached to all nations, in His name.
(Deuteronomy 18:15; Psalms/Tehillim 2:7, 22:14-18; Isaiah 53, 61:1; Luke 24:32,45; Acts 1:4-8; Acts 1:9-11)


Verse 50 ... Jesus Christ; Appearance Of Christ After His Resurrection; At Other Times, To the Eleven at the Mount of Olives

Verse 51 ... Jesus Christ; Christ's Ascension: Christ In Heaven; Christ's Ascension

Verse 52 ... Jesus Christ; Christ's Divinity; Christ Possesses the Attributes of God, Is an Object of Worship

Verse 53 ... Sacred Places; Other Sacred Places; Among Christians, Who Used the Jewish Temple

Luke 24:50,51 .... Bethany a village near Jerusalem, beyond the Jordan (John 1:28) and the Ascension of Christ was at Bethany.

Luke 24:52 ... The disciples praised God in the temple.

(Exodus 34:14; John 4:24)


I Corinthians 15:1-8

Verses 1,2 ... Scripture; Promulgation of Scripture; God's Word Declared

Verse 3 ... Jesus Christ; Offices of Christ; Our Propitiation (Propitiation atonement) ... Pardon for Sins and Iniquities Promised

Verse 4 ... Jesus Christ; Prophecies Concerning Christ; Resurrection

Verse 5 ... Jesus Christ; Appearances of Christ After His Resurrection to Peter

Verse 6 ... Jesus Christ; Appearances of Christ After His Resurrection; At Other Times, To Five Hundred Brethren at Once

Verse 7 ... Jesus Christ; Appearances Of Christ After His Resurrection; At Other Times, To James

Verse 8 ... Jesus Christ; Christ's Ascension: Christ In Heaven; Christ in Heaven
Scripture reference used/taken from: KJV Precious Promise Bible, KJV Topical Reference Bible & Reader's Digest Oxford Complete Wordfinder