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“BIBLICAL SUFFERING..”

"BIBLICAL SUFFERING is.." DENYING YOUR FLESH - when the opportunity to choose any "thing" that you know disagrees with HIS Word and HIS Will concerning you! MISSING THE FUN - when God clearly tells you to stay away from those former associations and relationships! PERSECUTION FOR RIGHTEOUSNESS SAKE - when you've stood the test of time with a proper attitude or representation to your peer group, although everyone else is compromising and running your name in the dirt! DEMONSTRATING LOVE ANYWAYS - when your backs against the wall, "friends" lie on you, and your co-workers mischaracterize your performance - to draw attention away from you to them! LISTEN: God needs you to LET HIM, "prepare a table for you, in the presence of your enemies"!  Until some people look at YOU, "and SAY" - "Blessed is he/she that comes in the name of The Lord"; GOD WILL NOT LET THEM PROSPER! It's NOT abo...

“Understanding The Riots”: By Thoughtfully Addressing the Hopeless, Powerless, Reckless, and Useless Community Reaction to Systemic Injustice

"Street Justice" seeks retribution through reckless and sometimes even vain pursuits, because of a feeling, perception and undeserved outcome in being powerless and unfairly subjected to a law enforcement system traditionally known for bias, injustice and prejudice that's disproportionately perpetrated on a certain group of people (black folks) which have historically been marginalized, profiled and targeted by inaction, unjust laws, and "hit and miss" attempts at "justice". And to make the situation worse, the bleeding wounds of the community that further exacerbates "the slow wheel of justice", produces a paralyzing immobility — where the correct application of the law, is grossly lacking, arbitrary and insufficient to heal the past, present or future wounds and battle scars, which emboldens more anger, hurt and defeat in communities that can't afford unnecessary RIOTS.. Am I personally disappointed by the riots? A...