Friday Encouragement

This is the kind of encouragement Christians need when they're doubtful that God heard their prayers. 

Popular Catchphrases

 

Parenting Critique

 Let Me Tell You How To Raise Your Child(ren)

If some parents are raising their children with the right value system, how is it our business how they  raise their child(ren)? That's what I want to know. Comedian Rickey Smiley had someone criticize his parenting because they feel he's too hard on him. His son's grandmother is hard on him & some commenters feel that's inappropriate. Anyone unfamiliar with old-school black parenting, I'll break it down: Black parents are hard on their children because life won't cut them any slack. Most old-school black parents were raised tough out of survival. The world isn't like it was during our parents & grandparents' era; times are different so some black parents have to adjust their parenting to the reality of today's society. With police misconduct against blacks ongoing, parents are having tough conversations with their kids about police interaction & race. In other words, black parents are having to teach their kids how to survive being Black in America. It's sad, but it's today's reality. There's not a black man or woman that wasn't raised tough by their parents. From what I see, Rickey Smiley did a great job with his children because his kids are college graduates and athletes. Rickey said it himself he was raised tough, and look how he turned out. My point is that if a parent's child(ren) is doing well in life, it's not anyone's place to critique their parenting.

Tuesday Encouragement

 

Benadryl Challenge

I see these stupid challenges are starting to rear their heads again. How about doing something positive for your community challenge? That's too much like right for some of these idiots. 

I see these fools have this Benadryl challenge going on. It’s nothing more than dumb kids trying to overdose on Benadryl.🤦‍♂️

— Florida Made (@RichardMIATL) September 27, 2020

What Is Ministry?

 

Some Christians (and maybe unsaved folks too) think that ministry involves preaching from a pulpit, but ministry is so much more than that. If you're mentoring kids in the ghetto, that's ministry. If you're working with special needs/the disabled, that's ministry. If a man is taking care of his family, that's ministry. If you're a teacher, you're a minister because you're educating the future generation. Ministry takes on many forms. Just because someone isn't a famous preacher doesn't mean they're not in ministry. God blesses us with a ministry suitable to our talents & knowledge.

Thursday Real Talk

 

Wealth shouldn’t change you, it changes the people around you.

— Florida Made (@RichardMIATL) September 24, 2020

Death & Money will always show a person’s true self.

— Florida Made (@RichardMIATL) September 24, 2020