Food for Thought

QUESTION(S) OF THE DAY: Why do we pray for favor? Is that even biblical? I thought favor is given, and that’s all up to God. Discuss.

Is ‘proving the naysayers wrong’ the number one cause of success? If so, why? Discuss.

Ok…I was talking to a good friend recently (whassup Thrill?!) and we were talking about our youth today.  The origin of this convo was motivated by the recent Freedom School training that my friend just recently came from. He had a lot to tell me (and still does), but one thing that stood out to me the most was about The Children’s Crusade that took place during the Civil Rights Movement in the 1960s. Now, mind you, I’ve never ...

“People who are rich have an abundance of money, but people who are wealthy have an abundance of time.” (me)

I use to hear people say all the time (including myself) that “time is short,” or “I don’t have enough time.” Some have went on a limb to say, “time is not guaranteed.” It’s an unfortunate thing we have to deal with. The reason we don’t “have enough time” is due to the fact that we ...

You know…I was about to go to bed then I started thinking about a great friend who recently passed away. His only child, his son, was only months old when he suddenly passed away. I’m sure he would’ve had words of wisdom to tell his son before he died. But, he never got the chance. And even if he did, his son would’ve been too young to understand. So…with that thought, I said…”hey, why don’t I write a letter to ...