My Pastor, Wayne Chaney Jr. was listed on the 2010 list of top ten most influential people in Long Beach. Not only is he the only minister on the list, he is also the only African American. This is proof that you don't have to sell out or try to the conform to the world's system in order to have mass influence. Please check out the link below! Long Beach Top Ten Power People
A wise man said (my pastor) that everything that you hear, watch, and speak is a seed that is being planted in your heart. I've heard the seed principle before but I guess it is just now hitting home. It really tripped me out to think that anything that I watch on TV or the movies and any music I listen to is leaving a deposit in me, good or bad. What's more, the very words that I speak and allow others to speak to me are also seeds being sown in my heart that will one day yield a habit. Now I am more determined to be more cautious about what I allow to enter the gates of my body and to be more proactive about planting the right stuff inside me. They say a person's true character is revealed when either great success or tragedy comes to them. Everything that they have put inside themselves and who they are is revealed in those defining moments. I want to be able to have good things flow out of me when either circumstance reveals itself.
Before I begin, I should warn all readers that this blog post is highly subjective and is written by an author with a broken heart at this point in time.
It is my personal opinion and heartfelt conviction that we are living in a time where the masculine soul is under vigorous attack in the spiritual realm. I know that's deep. Follow me, over the years we have witnessed the downward spiral of manhood. A huge part of this problem stems from men. We must take a great portion of the blame for why we are losing our identity to street life, crime, prison, homosexuality, drugs, alcohol abuse, infidelity, greed, hatred, etc. We have given up our rights and privileges and position to the enemy and have allowed him to take over our homes, education system, churches, businesses, leisure activities, and government. The good news is, is that if we will wake up from our slumber, we have a great opportunity to change direction and get back on the path we were created for. Men, we must look ourselves in the mirror everyday and examine ourselves to see if we are still connected with our God, families, and communities. We must be brutally honest with ourselves, if we are not, we stand to lose a generation (which we are very close to). We must make the tough decisions that will lead to our healing. Only once we do this can we be reinstated back into our rightful place! Kings, Warriors, and Priests before our God, families, and communities.
Good Morning friends and family. My beautiful and intelligent wife Menzelle Jacobs is in the process of going to law school and as many of you know, law school carries a hefty price tag. We are asking that if you know of any scholarships of other aid (besides FASFA),please send that information to us. We know that there is money out there, we just need your help to find it. Also if you are moved to do so yourself, there is a website that we will be setting up in the next couple of weeks that people can donate to for this noble cause. Please foward to your respective networks. Who knows, she may be representing you one day in the court of law. Thanks for your seen and unseen support!!!
