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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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4-24-2013 ... Truth, Integrity, & Honesty


April/May/June 2013 Devotional & Educational Quarterly Emphasis is covering "Building Character ... Truth, Honesty, & Integrity."

Devotional Scripture ... Ephesians 6:14

Topic Scriptures ... Proverbs 3:3; 23:3; Ephesians 6:14


Proverbs 6:16-19 ... Key Verse

Proverbs 6:16,17,18 ... Fallen Man; Punishment of Sin; The Wrath of God ... six things doth the Lord hate

Proverbs 6:19 ... Fallen Man; Sins Against Our Neighbor; Falsehood ... speaketh lies & soweth discord


Ephesians 6:14 ... Man Redeemed; Duties & Graces Of The New Life; The Believers Weapons & Warfare


Proverbs 3:3 ... Man Redeemed; Blessedness Of The New Life; Love of Truth & Righteousness

Proverbs 23:3 ... The Outward Man; The Sustenance of The Body; Feasting, Directions


Devotional Message: Are You Standing Firm & Secure?

Ephesians 6:14; Ephesians 6:14-15; Isaiah 11:5

Ephesians 6:15 ... Man Redeemed; Duties & Graces Of The New Life; The Believers Weapons & Warfare

Isaiah 11:5 ... Jesus Christ; Prophecies Concerning Christ; Preaching


Topic Discussion: Are You Protected & Secure?

Ephesians 6:14; Proverbs 3:3; 23:3; Proverbs 3:3-4; Proverbs 23:1-3; Proverbs 3:5,6

Proverbs 3:4 ... Man Redeemed; Blessedness Of The New Life; Love of Truth & Righteousness (Good understanding - Good Success ... now success means different things to different individuals)

Proverbs 3:5 ... Man Redeemed; Faith; The Duty of Believing

Proverbs 3:6 ... Duties To God; Prayer; Efficacy of Prayer, God Promises to Hear Prayer

Proverbs 23:12 ... The Outward Man; The Sustenance Of The Body; Feasting, Directions

Scripture reference used/taken from: KJV Topical Reference Bible