Today’s nugget is about making choices. My son and I have been talking a lot lately about making the right choices. What he is learning is it is not always so easy making the right choices. So many times choices are influenced by emotion.. Most of the time when we allow our emotions to guide our choices, regret is soon to follow. Someone reading this today is being faced with making a choice or certain choices. You have tried to avoid making them or have considered taking the “easy” way out, even though the…Read more

I was reading John 14. Jesus was preparing the Disciples for his departure and he was giving words of comfort. And evidently HIS words were not comforting enough for Phillip. Phillip said he needed to see the FATHER. Jesus was irritated by this and asked the question, Have I been with you all this time and you still don’t know me? I look at it as Phillip had hurt the feelings of Jesus. Imagine the feeling, parents of your children forgetting who you are. Here is a story that I want to share. My great…Read more

Psalm 34:13 says Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile. We must understand the power of our words. We tend to always underestimate the power of words.. Hey, the world was formed from a word spoken by God. Many wars have begun because of words.. Relationships damaged because of what folks have said. Speech is a gift and we should never use any of our gifts for evil. For the messy folks.. Try using your mouth only for praise and encouraging folks to do good. Stop saying things which…Read more

I was watching a Touched by an Angel episode a while back and it was teaching about how a negative or bad attitude has the ability to wreck a community. It was a powerful message! It can wreck a home, a church, a ministry, a team.. The times that I have fallen to that trick of the enemy…. Early this morning, I was led to a familiar scripture and it has truly ministered to me. It created yet a new fire inside of me. I recalled the book of Numbers. Do you remember when Moses sent out the 12 spies to Canaan to…Read more

I was reading today and had lots of stuff on my mind. Then, all of the sudden I was led to a few scriptures which made me think of the important stuff. We say it all of the time but let me reiterate this... Life is short.. Middle age and old age (If one is blessed to be able to see it), arrives quickly. Also just in my readings, I understand even more that tomorrow isn't promised. As a matter of fact my WORD tells me that life on this earth is like a vapor. James 4:14.. It is TEMPORARY loan from God. Think…Read more

Read this slowly… I am praying for you as you read this.. I pray that God the Father takes a good look at you… And anything that is not pleasing in HIS sight, be removed through a spiritual surgery that only HE can do.. That you stand blameless before Him on the Day of Judgment.. That your whole world is changed for the better.. Let HEALING fall upon you, in every facet of your life. Your family, your body, your finances, your relationships.. Let this work begin on the inside of you and be undeniable on the…Read more

My conversation with a young brother some time back sent me to David’s words again. The young guy was venting. He said it seems that the more he tries to live a peaceful life, folks work on pressing his buttons. He has previously struggled with his temper and had previous anger management woes. Look, I know that it is hard being people of peace nowadays. We feel weak when attempting to live a meek lifestyle. This world is getting crazier by the second. I ask God to teach us when to fight and when to walk…Read more

Hey Family,
I have been battling within lately. Talked to several of my spiritual mentors and they all basically shared the same godly guidance. Most of all they shared the message of love with me.  I then was led to the scriptures to see an individual who I never paid alot of attention to.

It really made me want to share this morning with you. I was reading the book of Acts and was looking at Stephen. Such a powerful guy. Wherever he went, signs and wonders followed his ministry.. That is my hope. I want God…Read more

I was reading Galatians 5 today and I have a short but to the point nugget for you. So many of us get caught up in our deeds. We forget that we are justified by our faith and not our deeds alone. We couldn’t do enough to earn salvation. Spittin’ and slobbering at the alter doesn’t deliver you or make you holier than the next person. Yet we do our best to put on “The Show” .. Who has the best church dance? Who speaks more eloquently in tongues? Who can sing them under the benches or preach them out of their…Read more

I was in the book of Revelation this morning, stopped at verse 17 of chapter one and John spoke of being in the presence of Jesus and in such awe that he fell at the feet of Jesus as if he were dead. In other words, he looked upon one that made him see just how insignificant or limited he was. I have seen this scripture before but I actually went there. What will I do when I lay my eyes on HIM? I often have said to my youth and young adults about our conduct in the sanctuary, “how can folks act the way that…Read more

Hey Fam, today, folks have been raving about the game between Houston and the Colts. They seem to be so appreciative of such a good game. I did see it, by the way. It made me think again on the word gratitude…. Stay with me. I often say in Sunday service that it is a shame that on Sunday afternoon folks will lose their minds cheering for their favorite football team and players but when it comes to giving praise to the one responsible for our existence and our many blessings, we become too cool or seem to…Read more

I want to give an encouraging word to someone who finds themselves in an uncomfortable position. Chances are, you have been there before but you have forgotten. Don’t fret… Check your historical data.. History is about to repeat itself. Let me go this way. I want to revisit my daughter Alicia’s freshman year. She was on the basketball team and she had found herself in a familiar place but had chosen to handle things the same way that she has always done so. Over the years as she has gone to new teams, the…Read more

Hey Family,

I want to talk about the power of the WORD of God. Sharper than any two-edge sword. Yes, that Word. The WORD that so many of us struggle to read, study, and live by. I have some readers today who are struggling because their lives are not aligned with Gods’ WORD. I had a preacher give me the “SECRET” to making songs that will definitely be successful. No, not according to how much money they bring in but by the lives they positively effect. For you song writers, do you really wanna know? Here it…Read more

This is a perfect nugget for those of you with short attention spans.. Straight and to the point. I ask you to reference the scripture mentioned below. Here it is..If we don’t do what God has called us to do because of fear and a busy schedule, then we have a visual impairment. We are focusing more on ourselves and not enough on the Lord. If you won't move forward because of how your situation appears, you have a visual impairment. Though you may feel blinded, step out on faith and breathe Philippians 4:13.…Read more

I was in a conversation with a guy at work some time back. He told me about a feud that he had with his older brother which had lasted for 6 years. A couple of days later he got word that his Brother who lived overseas was killed in a car accident. He told me of how so many times he wanted to call and say that he was sorry or to act as if nothing ever happened but he just couldn't bring himself to doing it. He used the saying "Wow, here today, gone tomorrow". We began to speak on the brevity of life in…Read more

Hey Family,

I want to speak to the intellect of the believer today. I have learned that we can’t think as the world thinks. God’s ways of doing things are so opposite. I am evidence of that. I would have never chosen me to preach and teach the gospel as I look at my knack of fouling things up. Some of you who haven’t fallen into the “I am so holy” mode or “I’ve been in church and saved all of my life.” Mindset would agree with me if you’d dare to take a good look at yourselves. Anyway, this is the thinking…Read more

I have a quick one to share today. PLEASE do not read it quickly, but digest it slowly. This will actually save someone's life who is reading this today.. We tend to put too much stock in ordinary people. We sometimes allow folks to bring us to unbelievable lows. You trusted him... She was a sure thing.. Then the bottom fell out and you realized that they were mere humans... Flawed... And not good enough, if you were to be honest. They couldn't give you the security that you needed.. the joy that you…Read more

I was revisiting Lazarus this morning and as I went through the story, today's nugget came to me. I know we often use the saying Blessings delayed don't mean blessings denied. I recall how the disciples wanted Christ to be in a hurry to the aid of Lazarus but Jesus just took HIS time. I recall HIM saying to them that Lazarus was dead and that he was glad about it. He said that it would be for the sake of their belief. He knew that if He could show them that no situation is a dead situation unless HE…Read more

I recall the disciples and Jesus being in a small vessel and a storm came upon them. Jesus was in the stern of the vessel, asleep. The disciples panicked. They began to attempt to battle the storm. The storm didn’t let up.. They began to cry out and panic even more. Suddenly someone remembered that Jesus was on board. They approached Jesus… Panicking.. They’d ask if HE cared if they died.. Jesus got up in the midst of all the panicking disciples. The same ones who time and time again, witnessed HIS miracle…Read more

Hey Family... I wanna teach this morning. This will take time... If you don't have time to digest slowly, wait to read this when you do...


"You are the salt of the earth; but if the salt loses its flavor, how shall it be seasoned? It is then good for nothing but to be thrown out and trampled underfoot by men. Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hid. Neither do men light a candle and put it under a bushel, but on a candle stick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the…Read more

Hey Family.. I was looking over some of my past nuggets and this one jumped out at me.. It excited me because since writing this one, God has continually been moving in our lives... The come Back Continues... I hope that this WORD... written almost two years ago, that it ministers and inspires someone reading it. I look at how God has moved in my life over the last two years and I got so excited today! Something about the WORD of God.. It doesn't have a shelf life..  Here you go:


I was thinking of my son…Read more

Hey Fam,

I was reading my Word this morning and went back to times when I called myself working my “Master Plan”.. Yeah Me, Eric B and Rakim….LOL…I can look back over my life and see so many times that I’ve made plans to do something and they never worked out or something would happen so that I could not follow through with them.. That was nothing but God Looking out for me.. I remember the get rich quick plans… How can I flip this dollar and ease my financial woes… Never did I go to God on them and they…Read more

Hey Family. I think of my walk with Christ and I must go back to the many good folks who poured generously into me. There was my parents, grandparents, great grandparents.. Then there was a group who loved me for no reason at all. Elder Doss, Elder Joiner, Pastor White, Rev. Carpenter, Pastor Robinson, and the list goes on. I was told by a good friend in ministry that we are to be distribution centers. I then looked at David’s words when he said that "My cup runneth over".. Yes, my over flow is to be shared…Read more

I know that most of you know that we are planting a new church and the name is Rock of Refuge.

I have been stuck in Psalm 73. I have learned that I have to continually run to the ROCK of my salvation.. Every time I think that I have this thing down, I find myself needing to find refuge and shelter in “The Rock”.. Ok, Here is my nugget for you. So many of us believe that God is God(at least we say that HE is). That HE can do all things.. That HE is all wise, all powerful and everywhere(omnipresent). Yet, so…Read more

Romans 1:1 says that we are separated unto the Gospel.


How many of your workers for Christ are at a point where you say “I am tired”? Any of you feel kind of down because your time to “shine” hasn’t fully arrived? You feel or know that you belong on a much bigger stage or shall I say plain than you are and it is eatin you up? So many break down because of their desire to be “it”, "Big Time" "The Center of attention" for their own pleasure and not truly God’s pleasure. They desire truthfully for God to make…Read more