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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-03-25

// March 25th, 2012 // No Comments » // Uncategorized

PRAYING to BEAR FRUIT!! Join us tonight at 9 central: 641-798-4200 access code 7364954. Psalm 1. John 15. #
Listening deeply to Michelle Alexander, author of "The New Jim Crow" speak at American Baptist College, Nashville, TN #
@jabulani1125 I see u in the house Doc! Michelle Alexander is laying it down!!! #
Rev. Dr. Claudette Copeland is preaching tonight at World Baptist Center 7pm. Change your plans and be there!!! #
PRAYER OF TRUST at 9pm central 641-798-4200 access code 7364954. Join us! Psalm 125 #
Those who trust in the Lord shall be like Mount Zion, which cannot be removed, but abideth forever. Psalm 125:1 #
#justice4Trayvon #millionhoodies http://t.co/V6cmNucY Trayvon Miller #
President Obama just now: "I think about my own kids… if I had a son he'd look like Trayvon" #justice4trayvon #
RT @boissuq: people… stop joining conference calls late and announcing your name… just hit # after the tone… come on anonymously, lol #
I just unlocked the Level 4 "Fried Check-in" badge on @foursquare! High five! http://t.co/i5rsiTot #
Sabayon over strawberries http://t.co/Or9XY3vl #
How many of y'all had to go outside and get the SWITCH you were about to get whipped with? #
@DominiqueJ @joeymcnair that walk outside was as bad as the whipping!!! LOL #
@DominiqueJ @joeymcnair LMBO!!! #
Preaching in my hoodie tomorrow: "Ain't No Stopping Us Now" from John 12:20-33 #justice4trayvon #justice #
"When skittles and iced tea become the Body and Blood…." @KAIROSAME in the morning! #justice4trayvon #hoodies4justicr #
PRAYER for JUSTICE at 9 pm central tonight 641-798-4200 access code: 7364954. Join us! #
Preaching shoes #hoodies4trayvon #justice4trayvon #

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-03-18

// March 18th, 2012 // No Comments » // Uncategorized

After Resurrection Sunday, I am heading for parts unknown!!! Given my work twixt now and then, I'm trying not to dream about it too much… #
If you're not reading James Cone's "The Cross and the Lynching Tree" during Lent, you're really cheating yourself. #
RT @drthema: @iBelin Great read. He presented on it for our Board of Examiners class and it was amazing. // agree! Tryna get him here!! #
Tonight we are PRAYING for the sick to be HEALED! Join us at 9pm central: 641-798-4200 access code 7364954 #
We must not behave ourselves in ways that are contrary to what we pray. #
@FATAL1908 as the Lord leads! please pray with me about how we should proceed. #
@FATAL1908 Praise the Lord. and we lay our heads in the bosom of the God to discern the beat of God's heart for this and more…. #
Young, Black and Male in America http://t.co/ZRwxKMWV via @roomfordebate #
Prayer for OPEN HEAVENS tonight at 9:00 pm central! 641-798-4200 access code 7364954 #
80 degrees and sunny! bout to get that tan #
PRAY, DON'T GIVE UP! 9:00 pm central 641-798-4200 access code 7364954. Luke 18:1ff #
@D8ncinBy prayer on a conference call #
@D8ncinBy the congregation I serve has been praying nightly during the Lenten Season #
W/ skillful manipulating of the press, they're able 2 make the victim look like the criminal & the criminal look like the victim. Malcolm X #
PRAYING tonight at 9:00 pm central for the WEARY and BURDENED to find PROMISED REST! 641-798-4200 access code: 7364954 Matthew 11:28-30 #
@maleased thanks…. #
@jabulani1125 wow! what's going on in Portland? #
LYNCHING is NOT at thing of the past: The Curious Case of Trayvon Martin: http://t.co/oV5OBFHm #
DO NOT LOOK AWAY!!! Lynching is not a thing of the past #justice4trayvon http://t.co/s6n5AFVn #
PRAYING tonight at 9 pm central for the IN-BREAKING OF THE KINGDOM: JUSTICE!!! join us 641-798-4200 access code: 7364954 #

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-03-11

// March 11th, 2012 // No Comments » // Uncategorized

I think I shall resume tweeting with some regularity. #
@kcraine *bows* #
@YouReadItRight thank you muchly! #
@joeymcnair let's not be so sure…. LOL #
I would like to purchase a Mini Cooper. Please share significant opinions about models, maintenance etc. much obliged! #
@joeymcnair I shall endeavor to live up to the good expectations #
@kcraine "I" or "me"? @OAIngram #
@kcraine smooches! LMBO #
The Donut Den on Hillsboro Road in Nashville has the cure for what ails you! #
@revritasue RITASUE!!!! imma see u this month, right?!? #
@HonkyTonkSky all things in moderation! LOL #
@revritasue we going down Third Street and get us some hot tamales! LOL #
@HonkyTonkSky you using Mr. T's?? #
@HonkyTonkSky sounds tasty! Can't wait for the NOLA jazz fest #
It takes real courage to love #
Go to Trial: Crash the Justice System: http://t.co/L9o5BVrW #

Are You Hungry?

// March 6th, 2012 // No Comments » // LENT, Lent Devotional

John 6:25-59

We are in a “got to have it right now” world. We have become so busy doing everything else we allow drive-thru’s to feed our families even though we know they offer no nutritional value and cost us more money in the long run. We are all guilty of it. Who doesn’t love McDonald’s fries?

Sitting at the table of God and feasting on the bread from Heaven requires time. It is an elaborate spread of what is good. Our soul will delight in the richest of fare (Isaiah 55). No preservatives added. No additives needed. Everything is fresh straight from the Source. The appeal of the feast makes you want to linger. Once you begin sampling what has been prepared, you only want more. Every taste satisfies your hunger yet leaves you desiring more. Your taste buds are salivating. Your nostrils are tantalized by the aroma. Your palate has never experienced a meal like this before and you are sure will never experience again. You are the guest of honor. Get comfortable. Take off your shoes. Relax! Enjoy! Eat!

Fast food lasts just as long as it takes to eat it; it gets stale quick. The bread of Heaven is always fresh and will never get stale. Eternal life is the feast to all who are willing to eat at the table. Jesus pledges to stay with you and never drive you away; all you have to do is believe. Jesus is inviting you to a meal that was prepared just for you. It can’t be rushed. You have to be patient with the process and you have to be willing to sacrifice your time and your will so you don’t miss anything and receive everything promised to you. You can’t eat and run. Feast on Jesus and you will never be hungry again yet you will never get tired of eating.

LaNicia Williams
Restoration Life Church
Seattle, WA

http://www.iameve.org

Mission Impossible: Pathways for Possibility

// March 5th, 2012 // 2 Comments » // LENT, Lent Devotional

John 6:15-24

A couple sent an email stating that after seven years of trying they are expecting a baby in the spring. A colleague just announced that she’s successfully defended her dissertation another got accepted into college with a scholarship. A friend just opened another location for his thriving technology business half way around the world. A family lost their house to foreclosure, but now has a more affordable lifestyle and time to spend with each other and raising their children. Whether it’s a personal milestone, community project or church vision success is never as easy as it seems. Many will confess that at times the plans and lives seemed like ‘mission impossible’ endeavors. It’s the back stories, episodes of stepping stones and stumbling blocks along the way that offer valuable lessons — laying the groundwork for increasing faith in possibilities for the future.

A back story to the feeding of the five thousand is the miracle of Jesus in the dark of night walking out on a path across stormy sea. In the midst of the storm and seeing Jesus approaching, the disciples are frightened and likely having their doubts when they also experience the calming of the raging seas. As close followers, the disciples witness this miracle before the next day of signs and wonders in preparation for their work.

When we come through incredible life events like surviving storms, illnesses, educational and career advancement milestones yield pathways of possibilities that serve to increase our faith and hope in God for the days ahead when there is greater work to do as well as challenges to face. Through such encounters we gain confidence in trusting the hand of God with our lives.

Katherine Ellington
New York, NY
worldhousemedicine.blogspot.com