The Book of Eli

February 10, 2011 By Leave a Comment
The Book of Eli

Is the Book of Eli in the Bible? That's the question my brother asked during a recent visit. To be honest, his question caught me off guard. You see, our conversations about Jesus or anything even remotely related to the Bible have always ended in ridicule,  sarcasm and a touch of animosity - with me being the target of it all. Since our talks have only scratched the surface of his spiritual belief system, I have no idea of what he thinks will happen a nanosecond after he crosses over into eternity. For all I know he has made plans to be buried with Oprah in a giant sarcophagus. Oprah … [Read more...]

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Make It Like It Was

December 20, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Painting of the Apostle John on Patmos

Every day we used to slip away to talk We would talk about the goodness of  Your heart Now it seems a myth that never exists at all And it leaves me feeling empty with this hollow call Make it like it was The way it used to be When I hungered for Your love constantly Make it like it was It was easier for me I know You're able to make it like it was Written by: Carvin Winans I can tell when I'm off track spiritually. That's when I am most prone to misinterpret my surroundings. Take the song "Make It Like It Was" - a Billboard 100 hit for Regina Belle in 1990. At the time I was … [Read more...]

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Beauty for Ashes

December 16, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Precious

I just finished watching the movie Precious.  OMG. I knew this would be a tough movie to watch, but this was more like a hard swift punch to the gut.  This is not your mother's chick flick. It ain't no fairy tale either. Incest, rape, instability, bitterness, shame and rage set the stage for the little shop of horrors that Precious calls home. The film's opening voice-over signals the ugliness to come. My name is Clairice "Precious" Jones. I wish I had a light-skinned boyfriend with real nice hair. And I wanna be on the cover of a magazine. But first I wanna be in one of them BET … [Read more...]

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