The More Abundant Life: A Necessary Death

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Weekly Drop of.... (8/20/10)

Hello my dear friend, my prayer for you this weekend is that you will see goodness of God and the excellency of His GRACE upon your life. I pray that you will take into account all that He has bestowed upon you and not discredit Him.May the Holy Spirit which teaches all truth teach you humility in His sight in order not to lean on your own understanding. Amen. As we dive into this weekend I implore you to boast not of your own as is written in Jeremiah 9:23-24 that; This is what the LORD says: "Let not the wise man boast of his wisdom or the strong man boast of his strength or the rich man boast of his riches, but let him who boasts boast about this: that he understands and knows me, that I am the LORD, who exercises kindness, justice and righteousness on earth, for in these I delight," declares the LORD (NIV). Apostle Paul in the Bible realizes how unworthy we are of His all that we are receiving from God and admonishes us to remember where He has picked us from. He tells us to not boast of anything. And when we have to boast, we should recognize God and boast in Him (1 Corinthians 1:26-31). You and I can think of instances in our lives where we failed to give credit to Him who all the credit is due. There have been a lot of times that I personally went like, "yeah, I got it like THAT!" when someone had praised me for something God had used me to do.


  Beloved, I want you to understand that whatever or whoever you are today is only the making of the LORD. For the Bible says "Ebenezer, thus far has the LORD helped us." (1 Samuel 7:12). Sometimes we tend to be so stuck-up with ourselves that we think the whole world revolves around us. Humble yourself before the Lord and watch Him lift you up. Remember, pride, it is written, goes before a fall. So rid yourself of anything that causes you to be boastful and may God himself be your (our) helper. Amen and Amen.


 This is your weekly drop of... (for the weekend of 8/20/10). God bless you.








Love, Steps 'K' 






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Weekly Drop of.... (8/13/10)

Hello sisthren and brethren, this weekend forth I pray to God that He will cause His face to shine upon you. May it be so bright that in the midst of the storm, cloud, and all the darkness there may be in your life it's gonna be the one and only thing you will see and of course focus on. Well, our food for the weekend can be found in Psalm 118:24 - This is the day the LORD has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it (NIV). I've heard this Word and sung the song since I was a li'l kid (not that I'm so old now though). Anyways, something very deep struck me about this Word today whilst I was studying it and that's what I want to share with you. Do you remember the day you said to yourself: "Today is (going to be) a BAD DAY"? Yeah, the very day that you refused to see the goodness of God and of His beloved son, Jesus Christ your Lord. Or let's just say, for the sake of argument, that you haven't said that before. Can we then consider your best friend, if you may? Did you really, and I mean really, pay attention to her/his response yesterday when you said good morning? Uh-huh,... and I bet you don't even remember what this person's response was. What she/he said was "what is good about the/this morning?" We are so used to people giving us the same answer or response (like o I'm fine, good morning, great, I'm alright etc) that sometimes we fail to realize it when they change the gears because our ears have already received the response WE want to hear even before we ask.

Beloved, there is nothing new under the sun (Eccl 1:9), and the word of God is truly Yea and Amen. No matter what is going on in your life He is still who He says He is - the "I Am that I Am!", so be cheerful in all things. Romans 8:38-39 makes us understand that nothing can separate us from the love of God, not even a day that seem to be gloomy and cloudy. Besides all things work together for good.... The fact that we are still here alone is reason enough to be thankful and appreciative of what we have, and also be confident of what life holds for us. This is something a friend said that I thought was quite profound: "God has been faithful to us throughout the course of this year; we are almost 8 months through and we are still alive and strong to fulfill our dreams and aspirations. He deserves to be praised. Thank You God".
Remember that, "in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us". Amen!


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Weekly Drop of.... (8/6/10)

Good morning sisters and brothers. As you prepare to meet the weekend, I pray to God that you will find great favor in His sight and in the sight of your fellow men as well. May He position you in such a way that nothing shall by any means MOVE you, and to open your eyes to see those who plot against you fall to your side - Amen. With that said, I would like to share a lil some'ing some'ing with you, and that is: A gossip betrays a confidence; so avoid a man who talks too much.(Prov 20:19 NIV). The 'Bible in Basic English' version of this states that "He who goes about talking of the business of others gives away secrets: so have nothing to do with him whose lips are open wide". My understanding from this reading is channeled to the age-old saying that "he who talks to you about others talk to others about you". Beware brethren, for inasmuch as trust is the building block of every viable relationship, we need to be careful not to go about sowing our seeds-o-trust in just any body's backyard. BEWARE !!!

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The Case For Semenya

So I was sitting in class (Human Sexuality class) on Thursday thinking about my own perspective on this Semenya subject as we were discussing it. It turned out that I had more questions than "meaningful" contributions to offer to the class. I'm sure by this time everyone is pretty much in one way or anoother aware of the Semenya saga - the South African 800m athlete who is being stripped of her glory just because they think she might be a male. Good heavens! How many more of this nonsense do we have to listen to?

My fury right now is channeled towards the fact that we as a people, in the first place, always have to place others in categories other than what they've identified themselves with, and actually belong to. Why should Semenya have to be judged on the grounds of her looks, talents, and abilities/capabilities? On the matter of her looks, I'ld say it's the lamest of excuses that any body would make in order to categorized another as male or female, if you asked me. Okay here's the deal. There are so so many men who are gorgeous, I mean flat-out GORGEOUS! Right? So, are we in effect saying we should put "i am a woman" labels on their foreheads? I don't know people.

Here's where I personally think the IAAF falters. Well, from my experience as an athlete, whenever the team has to go out and compete in a major event, the coach has to send our stats ( times, distances, etc) to whatever board that is officiating the event. Okay what's my point? My point simply is that the IAAF knew in advance, or at least had an idea about how fast Semenya runs. Meaning whatever objections or doubts they are having right now about her "profile" should have been dealt with prior to allowing her to compete. Why did they let it slide and then make a public spectacle out of her. This kind of humiliation, in my opinion, goes beyond Semenya. It cuts through all female athletes and most importantly, womanhood. That's just my stand. It makes me wonder sometimes, would she be this "famous" if she didn't win? Huh? What a shame (smh).

Madam Speaker,...

Hiya folks, well as you can see I’ve had this blog for how long? 4 years? Wow. Yet never ever in my whole life have I had the urge to post something on this blog than I do now. Today has been a particularly hectic day for me: trying to write a paper I don’t even know how to start, reading a book I can’t understand, spending over two hours at a rehearsal nobody but one showed up for, going beyond my league to help a friend in need, and the list goes on and on and on. But hey, what can I do or say when duty calls?


Sometime during the day I logged on to my Twitter account and two of my twiddies (twitter buddies) had tweeted on #HCR. Curious to know what was going on, I followed the trend and realized Speaker Pelosi’s “deem and pass” dream to have the president’s historic health care reform bill passed had been trashed. As it stands, I hear the Democrats are now confident they have enough votes to pass this landmark legislature. So what’s the hold up? Well I’ll tell you, the passage of this bill is as shaky today as it was from the beginning, apparently.

I personally haven’t had the opportunity to read what is contained in this piece of legislature, and don’t intend doing so any time soon because I don’t see myself as a possessor of the technical and intellectual knowhow necessary to decipher the language therein. For this reason, I would like to lay it out that whatever position I’m taking is dependent upon listening to the arguments of both parties involved. I must, at this point, confess though that I’m very much appalled by the attitudes of the self-centered, hypocritical, truth-impaired Republicans whose only agenda these past times has been to “kill (the) bill”. Why kill the bill? Because it’s going to make other people’s lives better, bringing them (just) a step closer to where our dear politicians (all sarcasm intended) are? Lord have mercy (smh). I’ve come to realize that it’s in the Republican DNA to seek their own good, and only their own good. And as for the coffee shop peop…, sorry I mean the tea party people, I can’t even begin to talk about them yet so I’ll let them slide.

If the GOP folks claim they care about us so much and wouldn’t sit down for this tragedy - the Healthcare reform - to befall us, why didn’t they help us when they had the chance to? (Eight years was enough to do something). So what is this “freedom, liberty, and the right to choose” that they refer to? The same one the insurance companies and BIG PHARMA already control? Hm. Oh, I did not mention my favorite terminology (in this debate): “socialized medicine”. And did I also mention, speaking of socialized medicine, that the Republicans’ main argument now is that the bill will cut spending on Medicare and social security? I guess I just did. “…cut spending on Medicare…”? Are you kidding me? Point of order, Madam Speaker, uhm, the last time I checked they were against this same Medicare when the proponents tried to birth it. Same damn scare tactics then, same damn scare tactics now. A trip through time and space also reveals that these exact same scare tactics were used on the then ignorant people of sub-Saharan Africa (Ghana, to be precise), about the Great Osagyefo Dr. Kwame Nkrumah’s good intentions for the nation (or better yet, the continent). If you ever wondered why Ghana, and for that matter Africa, is in the stand-still position it finds itself, you have your reason – GOP’s scare tactics, even with a democratic leader! Fact check. Wow, history indeed does repeat itself.

On a serious note though, I think it’s about time we get this bill over with. Let me just give you a taste of my personal story. I have been a member of the working class of this country for only God knows how long, but never in my “healthy” life have I had insurance. If you’re thinking I’ve never had the need for insurance then think again. The one time I had the opportunity to own health insurance I was reluctantly compelled to yield it back because my hours at work were cut and there was no way I could afford it.

Mind you, I am only one in millions and millions of Americans who are throwing away their health and gambling with their lives day in and day out just because they don’t have (access to) health insurance. For Christ's sake why don’t we just give this (Universal Healthcare Bill) a try and see how it works out? After all even if it doesn’t work for us (and God forbid it doesn’t), what is there to lose? It would be like moving from one bad neighborhood to another equally bad one, only a difference in scenery. And just in case you didn’t know (which I wouldn’t expect anyone not to know), the great United States of America is the one industrialized nation in the world without any kind of universal health care for its people. How lame. I say let’s just put our egocentric, partisan cups down and give Americans something to live and work for. It is only the morally rightful thing to do.

                          Pass the bill, pass the bill, pass the bill!!!




N.B: As at the time of posting the bill had already been passed into law. YAYYYY

Athlete Sues for Right to Compete; State Passes Athletics Equity Law

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