ALL I'M SAYING

Proposition 8 is back in the news. This is a debate that makes me cringe every time it comes up. This is when as a Christian I shake my head in shame. Its fine if you want to say that marriage is between a man & woman because God said so BUT unless you do EVERYTHING else the bible says too you might want to keep your mouth closed. You can't argue what God says if you're not living right. I can not stand when folks get on their soap box. How do you argue what God says & you are only keeping 1 of the 10 commandments. How can you argue what God says & you fornicate (a clear no no in the bible), lie, cheat, steal, unforgiving, judgemental or simply Mean as Hell. God hates Gays? NO GOD HATES SIN! He is not pleased with the mean & hateful. He doesn't need folks randomly fighting his battles. He's been doing it since HE created the heavens & the earth. Where you there? Jesus went to the cross for EVERYONE. Its our Job to love & spread the Good news of God's love. GOD DOES THE CHANGING NOT YOU!

WE ALL WE GOT

I come from a small family. Outside of my immediate family (mom,dad,sisters,brother) we are not particularly close to extended family members aunts, uncles, cousins etc. We once were. But with most families (black families) in particular once "big mama" died the family separated. When my great grandma was alive we would have thanksgiving at my aunts & Christmas at my great uncles every year. The cousins used to dress alike every Christmas. Those days growing up as a child were heavenly. There was fishing and camping every year with my uncle. But once he died that stopped. Once Great Gran died so did the holiday dinners. Each family went their own way with their own celebrations. Some siblings stopped speaking to each other haven't spoken to each other in decades. Now here we are with only a few of the elders in the family left. My mother, a few cousins and I are trying to get the family back together. At least once a year at least one time before we have to see each other at a funeral. I must say this is a chore. If its not the location, its the date, if its not the date, its the menu. All we want to do is get together with the family. It is my wish that folks will put their differences, hurts and issues to the side and come together for an afternoon of love and family. If you are blessed to have your entire family still in contact with one another cherish this because not every one has it. And I urge you if you all have lost contact like my family make it a priority to get them together before the end of the year before its too late. We all we got.

ON PAUSE

June I was silent. Many ideas, visions and situations flooding my mind & my soul. so many I can not concentrate on just one thing to blog about and there so much going on in the world so here are somethings to think about.
http://www.sfbayview.com/2009/oscar-grant-young-father-and-peacemaker-executed-by-bart-police/

http://www.sfbayview.com/2009/hearing-for-killer-cop-mehserle-justice-for-oscar-grant/

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/04/30/louisiana-oil-spill-2010_n_558287.html