Archive for June, 2007
God’s angels came today and carried my Uncle Bay home. The chariots came and went as they escorted the mighty man of valor who made such a huge difference in my life into our Father’s house. This soldier’s homecoming was not televised nor widely publicized. Nobody held a press conference when God smiled at him and said,
“Well done my good and faithful servant.”
Nobody from the mainstream media interviewed members of his family to find out what we already knew about Uncle Bay. No paparazzi stalked him day and night. But the greatness of God’s faithfulness did. No flags are flying at half mast. Nevertheless, none of these earthly accolades would be indicative of just how great of a man he was in the eyes of the people who knew him, respected him, and loved him. Only God knows the true measure of this man of few words.
After all these years, my Uncle Bay, his beloved wife, and his only son are back together again and celebrating their long awaited “family reunion.” No longer will his new body have to endure the pain from the cancer that attacked his old body. He can raise his hands and praise our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ, for giving him the greatest gift of all and for saving his precious soul from a clear and present danger.
No longer will my uncle have to hear the angry voices of the myopic, mean-spirited people who judged him by the colour of his skin instead of by the content of his character. No longer will he have to maneuver his way past all the stinkin’ dung hills of discrimination that polluted the air he breathed and cluttered the paths he chose to walk wisely. He has wings now. He can fly high above all that we are still struggling to overcome.
As your wife would say, “I am blessed and truly grateful” that God chose you to be my friend, my mentor, my uncle, my mother’s brother. God chose your hands to touch me and stir up the gift our Creator placed inside my soul. God used your walk, your work ethic, your high moral standards to show me how to earn an honest living.
As I watched you lead by example, you taught me what it means to be a real man by the life you lived and the love you unselfishly shared with so many people. I’m grieving the loss of your powerful presence but I’m also celebrating because, once again, all is well with your soul. Although my heart is heavy now, the tears I shed today are tears of joy.
Uncle Bay, may your soul rest peacefully in the presence of our most gracious and merciful Father now, always, and forever. Enjoy the celestial place God has prepared for you in our Father’s house. I love you!! As a sign of respect, I salute you soldier!!
Missin’ you much!!
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June 29th, 2007
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In the early 1990’s, I created and published a popular series of bookmarks to encourage, empower, and inspire the next gifted generation of critically thinking leaders, our children. Here’s a sample of one of the many. I will share some of the others as time permits.
“When nobody believes in you, believe in yourself. If not you, then who?”
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June 25th, 2007
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Today will be devoted to getting caught up with technical updates and behind the scenes administrative duties. I will also be responding to all the unanswered comments received during my temporary leave of absence.
If you’re experiencing technical difficulties viewing this site or communicating with me today, please try again later after all the upgrades have been “successfully” installed and completed.
As a technical person who has installed, maintained, serviced, upgraded, and repaired large mainframe computer systems, I know that nothing is ever as easy as it appears.
Manchild
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June 25th, 2007
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When Adversity strikes, trust God absent any reservations. Trouble don’t last always. Believe in Jesus Christ beyond any of the ominous shadows your doubts may cast that the “Author and Finisher” of our faith can make a way out of no way. God is “Faithful and True” to finish what He started.
As an act of obedience, I posted this message. If this message is for you, know that God has heard your cries for help. God has seen every tear you shed last night when you cried yourself to sleep. It ain’t over until God says so. So stop listening to all the cynical people who still don’t believe you can beat the odds with God’s help and achieve great things.
Trust only in God.
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June 22nd, 2007
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“Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; [I]n all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight. Do not be wise in your own eyes; [F]ear the LORD and shun evil. This will bring health to your body and nourishment to your bones.”
Proverbs 3:5-8 NASB
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June 21st, 2007
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It always amazes me to see how many people manage to find time to attend funerals but can’t manage to find time to spend with family, friends, and loved one while they’re still alive. Take the time today to tell somebody how much you love and appreciate them.
Due to a critically ill family member whose body is succumbing to cancer, Kwiz and I will be taking a temporary leave of absence for an unspecified period. During my absence, please feel free to peruse the archives to see the post you may have missed.
I apologize to my blended, extended family members for failing to complete last month’s thought-provoking study of the 52 women featured in the book Women Of The Bible. There are numerous posts that were written but never published publicly relating to our women’s series that may get posted during my absence. I hope you can forgive me.
For my current subscribers and members of galvanized group of great people, I hope you will continue to ensure that the women in our culturally diverse community will still feel safe and secure in your presence.
It’s still not too late for any new visitors, subscribers, and members to submit the title of a book written by and about women that inspired, encouraged, and empowered you for inclusion in our Bookstore. Please visit the post As A Sign Of Respect to submit your book title.
As many of you already know, I dedicated the entire month of May to women and the issues relevant to the wise “women of substance” in our lives. Since there are always two sides to every story, I’m dedicating the entire month of June to men and the issues relevant to the “real men of character” in our lives.
With much love and respect,
Manchild
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June 5th, 2007
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President George W. Bush, I prayerfully petition you to sign the executive order that will pave the way for our courageous troops to come home. It’s okay for real men to humble ourselves and admit when we’ve made a mistake. It’s time to bring our brave men and women home. Trust God.
Saying, “I was wrong,” or “I made a mistake” or “I’ve changed my mind” just might produce the “shock and awe” you sought when you initiated an escalating civil war that human hands will never win. As always, the choice to do so is yours alone to make. Only a bad wind refuses to change directions.
President Bush, the whole world is watching and waiting for you to lead by example like Jesus did, to give all God’s children a reason to cheer, to let hope wipe away every tear, to let your actions speak louder than your words.
President Bush, I beseech you to give the whole world a valid reason to start loving and respecting America again instead of hating our great nation so. Our children will thank you for generations to come. Only God knows what will happen next. In God we must still trust.
Click on http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WSNcG7jt6Wo
to watch the thought-provoking, soul-stirring, bone-chilling video, “Bring Our Brothers Home,” as featured on MC Hammer’s blog, “Look Look Look.” It speaks for itself.
It has been brought to my attention that some of you experienced technical difficulties last night while attempting to view “Bring Our Brothers Home” via the Internet Explorer browser.
To correct this problem, I have removed the embedded video from this post and linked this post to my wife, KWiz, who unlike me, has successfully embedded this video at Women Walking In Wisdom’s Footsteps.
Now that you’ve seen MC Hammer’s video, how many of you critical thinkers have changed your minds about the emotionally devastating war Iraq? How many of you agree that it’s time to stop the killing game that has become a crying shame in the eyes of the wise women and men who still trust only in God?
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