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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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3-13-2013 ... True Worship

Jan/Feb/March 2013 Devotional and Educational Quarterly Emphasis is on True Worship.


This lessons deals with Private Worship.


Devotion Scripture ... Psalm/Tehillim 61:2


Topic Scripture ... John 6:15; Psalm/Tehillim 116:18,19


John 6:15 ... Therefore when Jesus perceived that they were about to come and take him by force to make him king, he departed again to the mountain by himself.


Jesus Christ; Christ's Ministry; Christ's Reception by Men, Royal Honors Offered


Call to Worship - I will exalt thee, my God, O King; and I will bless thy name for ever and ever (Psalm/Tehillim 145:1)


Duties To God; Praise; Everlasting Praise Due To God


Psalm/Tehillim 61:2 .... Joy and Peace Promised .... Duties To God; Prayer; Objects of Prayer, Help in Trouble


Psalm/Tehillim 116:18,19 .... Sacred Places; The Glory and The Fate of Solomon's Temple, Desired and Beloved


Devotional Message ... Psalm/Tehillim 61:2


Topic Discussion ... John 4:23-24; Psalm/Tehillim 116:18, 19; Psalm/Tehillim 91


John 4:23-24....


verse 23 ... Duties To God; Prayer; Conditions of Acceptable Prayer, In Sincerity


verse 24 ... God; Attributes of God As Being; Spirituality


Psalm/Tehillim 51 ... A Prayer For Forgiveness


Scripture and reference used/taken from: KJV Topical Reference Bible, KJV Precious Promise Bible & Zondervan Commentary