Fellas: Choose Better, You Deserve It

Thought For Today: Christmas Ballin'

For some of you, Black Friday is going to be the first week in January. Y'all balled out for Christmas and January bills looking at you like, "Where's My Money?"

COGIC Pastor Kicks Out Drag Queen

COGIC pastor Pastor Rocquemore of Chicago, IL is catching major heat from the LGBT community for kicking out a transgender person of his church. After quick research, it was discovered this transgender person was told several times about coming into the church dressed as a woman. I'm all for sinners coming into God's house, but the Bible clearly forbids men dressing up as women. I stand with this pastor because it's about time we get pastors who aren't afraid to stand on the uncompromising truth of God's word. There are far too many milk toast pastors afraid to tell it like it is for fear of membership decline. I like what this pastor said about God holding him accountable because it's true: When you're in a position of leadership, you're held to a higher standard; that goes double for Christian leaders. Jesus drove the money changers out of the temple, as well as those selling animals. In other words, those people had no respect for God's house. The transgender person did what (s)he thought (s)he could get away with, but they learned today.

Excerpt from Pastor Rocquemore:
 "I hold a standard in here. Whatever you do on the outside is your business, but I will not let drag queens come in here. And if you're gonna come in here you're gonna dress like a man," the pastor said. "When you come in this house if you're a man, dress like a man. If you're a woman, you dress like a woman. I'm not going to allow it. My salvation is more important and God is holding me accountable."

Tell me what's so wrong about what he said...I'll wait. The world wants to regulate Christianity, but as soon as Christianity tries to impose godly standards for society, people are in their feelings. And some of these so-called believers who criticize what this pastor did, I question their salvation. I'm going to keep it real by saying: If people in the world are upset because this pastor did what was Biblically correct, then in his words, "Don't come." Go to one of these other marshmallow churches where you're comfortable in sin and aren't challenged to change.

No More

I don't know how many blessings I've blocked (I'm hoping I haven't blocked any) by keeping people in my life that should've been gone long ago, but no more. I'm trying to get all God has for me, and if I have to choose between my blessings and crossing people out of my life that have no business there, I'm going to choose my blessings every time.

WYD Texts Offensive?

Like the potential gov't shutdown, for example? Some things are too trivial to get offended over.

Pastor John Gray Criticized For Buying Wife $200K Lamborghini

Here we go again: People are in their feelings over Pastor John Gray buying his wife a $200,000 Lamborghini. The man has written books, has his own TV show, speaking engagements and I'm sure he has other income sources outside of ministry, so tell me why folks are mad again? Because they believe ministers are supposed to be broke & busted. As long as he didn't use church money to buy his wife the car, people should cut it out. I'm sure his wife enjoys the car, so let her and John be great.

Classic

I sporadically post some of my favorite songs from various decades, and this happens to be one of them.

I remember this song being played on the Cosby Show, when Bill & Claire celebrated their grandparents anniversary. Ray Charles - (Night time Is) The Right Time https://t.co/QTTbggsMcB via @YouTube

— Florida Made (@RichardMIATL) December 16, 2018