Age Yourself With A Store

In my 41 years of life, I’ve seen stores come & go. Some were iconic, so I’ll go from old school to new school:

TG&Y

Zayre

Ames

Mervyn’s

McRae’s

Gayfers

Maas Brothers

Burdines

Radio Shack

Service Merchandise

Montgomery Ward 

Albertson’s

Winn-Dixie 

Sam Goody

Woolworth’s

Eckerd’s

Today’s Thought

Police are still respected, just the good ones who do right. Bad cops don’t deserve respect because many of them are on a power trip.

Brutal Honesty

Someone who calls themselves brutally honest is a red flag for me. Honesty doesn't require brutality of any kind; you can be honest while being compassionate, kind, and loving, even if the honesty you're delivering is uncomfortable. Brutal honesty is simply code for being proud of being a prick. I have no respect for those types of people.

The Bible: Atheists vs. Christians

It’s interesting that many atheists know the Bible better than most Christians. Atheists dig deep into the Word, whereas many Christians settle for the surface teaching. A possible reason is that many Christians are scared of the loopholes that may be found. Remember, the Bible was written by man (even though God spoke directly through Paul to write 2/3rds of the Bible).

Free Will Comes With A Price

 #KeepItReal: God’s biggest mistake was giving mankind free will, because if he knew some folks would use their free will for evil…🤦🏾Make it so bad, the good must suffer the aftermath of evildoers. Matthew 5:45

Disabled 14-year old girl violated

Deaf...speech-impaired...gang raped by 6 people. I hate society. What world do we live in where disabled people are victimized? Disabled people have terrible odds against them: More likely to be unemployed (employers are biased against applicants with disabilities, focusing more on their shortcomings instead of what they can bring to the company). Victimized-As evidenced by this story, people with disabilities are much more likely to be crime victims, especially if they're considered "slow". Special needs students are 5 times more likely to be bullied in school, and let's not get on these state agencies and organizations that are tasked with helping special needs people live independent; many of them do just enough or none at all, leaving special needs/disabled folks to fend for themselves. It's a cold world, but it's even colder for special needs people. The good news is the scumbags who violated this girl were arrested; what their sentence will be is another story. I pray for the healing of this young woman, and I hope the scumbags are punished as harshly as possible for their heinous acts. If I was the authority, these scumbags would not see daylight, or I would sentence them to death for the severity of their offense, taking into account the girl's disabilities.

Prophetic Word

   As a believer, I’m into prophetic messages because I want to know what’s next. In my view, this message is a sign of what’s to come. Folks talk about being woke, well…this is it.