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2:25 AM / Sunday February 9, 2025

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cj speaks…Let freedom ring

January 26, 2025

By cj There were two celebrations which took place on January 20 this year – the observation of the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday and inauguration of Donald Trump for the second time. The collision of King’s belief in freedom ringing and the divisiveness of Trump’s new world order threatens that freedom with this new…

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cj speaks… A new day

January 10, 2025

By cj It is a new day. God has opened a window in your life. It is a new day in 2025 — the start of your tomorrow. Those past agendas, resolutions, ideals, opportunities, and dreams you may have set on a pedestal will be forgotten in the first 30 days of the new year….

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cj speaks…Being grateful and sharing a thank you

January 4, 2025

By cj When driving on the roads this morning to my school during site visiting, I took a moment to thank God for waking me up today and allowing me to breathe, see, and taste what the world has in store for me. I am not the author of my trials and tribulations. I am…

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cj speaks…Year-end thoughts and new beginnings

December 15, 2024

By cj: 2024 has been a year of so many ups, downs, and all-around occurrences. What are you reflecting upon as 2024 draws to a close? What were the desires of your heart that you worked toward? Were you able to reach any of those desires? As the new year approaches, what do you see…

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cj speaks…Forever in need of God

December 1, 2024

By cj Life is made up of the hopes and extremes of things that happen to you every day. Being forever in need of God is the prescribed remedy to help you get through your day, night, and all of your challenges. It is the foundation of your victories, and the beginning of no longer…

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cj speaks…The Aftermath

November 17, 2024

By cj So now that the election results have been tallied, and the outcomes have been shared with the country, the world, your community, your household, and yourself; how are you feeling in its aftermath? I know that for myself, my emotions are all over the place, and I cannot stop crying. When it appears…

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Two historic Philadelphia churches offer lessons for an America divided today and in its infancy

November 3, 2024

Sunlight shines through the colorful stained-glass windows at Philadelphia’s Mother Bethel AME on Sunday, Sept. 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Luis Andres Henao) By Luis Andres Henao ASSOCIATED PRESS PHILADELPHIA — George Washington. Benjamin Franklin. Betsy Ross. The two Founding Fathers and the seamstress of the American flag all once worshipped on the now centuries-old wooden pews…

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cj speaks…Troubles in Life

October 7, 2024

As a new homeowner, I have discovered new troubles in life. For example, my plumbing system has become clogged with wipes that were not thought about, yet intentionally flushed. As a result, I have a clogged drain. It was pointed out that I wasn’t the one who caused this problem. Troubles in life come in…

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cj speaks…The lessons in life

September 17, 2024

By cj The lessons we encounter in life can sometimes draw our minds into a negative space. They can cause us to think that the person telling us what to correct and what to change is attacking us personally. Some lessons I have learned throughout my life are not about personal failings. Some life lessons…

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