Samuel Cook, known professionally as Sam Cooke, was a songwriter and entrepreneur. He was also influential as a composer and producer, and is commonly known as the King of Soul for his distinctive vocals and significance in popular music. The song was inspired by various personal events in Cooke’s life, most prominently an event in… Read More »
Parenting: A Joy and a Job
Teach children in a way that fits their needs, and even when they are old, they will not leave the right path. Proverbs 22:6 ERV Most of us, if not all, have dreams and aspirations for our children that are filled with good intentions based on our experiences in life. Some of those dreams include… Read More »
What are you hiding from?
Then the man and his wife heard the sound of the Lord God as he was walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and they hid from the Lord God among the trees of the garden. But the Lord God called to the man, “Where are you?” He answered, “I heard you… Read More »
Ode to Debbie
Deborah Kaye Allen is an American actress, dancer, choreographer, singer-songwriter, director, producer, and a former member of the President’s Committee on the Arts and Humanities. In 2001, Allen opened the Debbie Allen Dance Academy in Los Angeles, where she currently teaches young dancers. – Wikipedia Matthew Smith was inspired by Debbie’s kind heart and work… Read More »
Real Love
Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. 1 Corinthians 13:4-7 NIV… Read More »
Beware of Serpents
Now the serpent was more crafty than any of the wild animals the Lord God had made. He said to the woman, “Did God really say, ‘You must not eat from any tree in the garden’?” The woman said to the serpent, “We may eat fruit from the trees in the garden, but God did… Read More »
1937
Bessie Smith was the most popular female blues singer of the 1920s and 1930s. Born in Chattanooga, Tennessee, her parents died when Smith was young, and she and her siblings survived by performing on street corners. She began touring and performed in a group that included Ma Rainey, and then went out on her own.… Read More »
Thank You For Being A Friend
Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their labor: If either of them falls down, one can help the other up. Ecclesiastes 4:9-10a NIV As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another. Proverbs 27:17 NIV Do not be misled: “Bad company corrupts good character.” 1 Corinthians 15:33 NIV After… Read More »
A Name is Everything
Then the Lord God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper who is just right for him.” So the Lord God formed from the ground all the wild animals and all the birds of the sky. He brought them to the man to see what he would call them, and the man… Read More »
In the Garden of Eden
Now the Lord God had planted a garden in the east, in Eden; and there he put the man he had formed. The Lord God made all kinds of trees grow out of the ground—trees that were pleasing to the eye and good for food. In the middle of the garden were the tree of… Read More »
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