Last week, we took a look at I Am. However, when Moses stood before the burning bush, the Lord said to Him “I Am Who I Am”. In Hebrew the phrase reads ehyeh asher ehyeh. The word Ehyeh is the first person equivalency to the verb to be. “ I AM is the ultimate statement of self-sufficiency, self-existence, and immediate presence”. God’s […]
Jesus has been crucified and the disciples are probably feeling lost and questioning everything that happened the last three years. We do not know where they are or who else is with them, but we do know they are together. Mary Magdalene runs up to them and tells them the stone has been moved from the tomb. The two men […]
Jesus has been arrested, tried and sentenced to death. Each of the gospel accounts mention the women gathered at the cross to witness the crucifixion of Jesus, either by name or as a group. {Matthew 27:55-56; Mark 15:40; Luke 23:49}. However, none of the other gospels mention the disciples. We know Judas is remorseful and commits suicide. Peter is remorseful […]
Several weeks ago, after an exhausting week I snapped at a friend of mine. Although my words were not directed towards her, they were perceived to be and taken personally. The situation escalated and almost came to an end. Even after apologizing the situation was not easily resolved. King Solomon wrote “A gentle answer turns away wrath, but hard words […]
Mary Jane McLeod Bethune was an American educator, stateswoman, philanthropist, humanitarian and civil rights activities. She was a co-founder of UNCF and one of the few women to serve as college president in the pre-Civil Rights era. She was born on July 10, 1875 in Mayesville, South Carolina. She was the 15th of 17 children. Her parents were slaves and she […]