According to Wikipedia, Black tax is a term that originated in South Africa and refers to money that Black workers, especially professionals and other higher-income earners, give to their parents, siblings, or other family members, often out of obligation or a deeply ingrained sense of family responsibility. Sometimes, it is taken on subconsciously, as a Read More…
2 Kings 6:24-7:20 When we are really hungry, we might say “I could eat a horse!” But on occasions people have become much more desperate than that. Some have become so hungry they have stolen food. Some have become so desperate that they would kill to be able to eat. And there was that story Read More…
Spices are basically any seed, fruit, root, bark or other plant substance primarily used for flavouring or coloring food. They fall in the same seasoning category as herbs but they’re distinguished in the fact that herbs are the leaves, stems and flowers of plants used for flavouring or garnishing. Today, the focus is on spices. Read More…
Some years ago, on the Oprah Winfrey Show, one of the guests was talking about children and how they handled bullying and how parents could step in, and she told parents that whenever their kids returned from school, after asking how their day went, we should ask direct questions like, “Did anyone bully you today?” Read More…
Daniel 11:32b; 1 Thess. 1:1-10 The word “exploits” connotes extraordinary accomplishments, breaking new grounds and setting new records. To do exploits is to have outstanding successes with powerful impacts – for the Bible says in 1 Corinthians 2:9 “But as it is written, eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the Read More…
Nehemiah 5:1-12; Psalm 128 One of the major problems in society today is a lack of the fear of God. Unfortunately, there is a shortage of the fear of God in the church too. It is dwindling among believers today. Some consider the fear of God to be an Old Testament concept that is no Read More…
You won’t believe what I found out. Or maybe you will. Since discovering your bipolar diagnosis, I have been studying personality disorders and mental health issues. I don’t think we have much information about these and I was beyond shocked and also happy to find the information that led me to go for an assessment. Read More…
An intentional woman focuses on and nurtures what is important to her and doesn’t leave anything to chance. This quality spreads across her lifestyle, attitude, relationships, dressing, mindset and general view of life. She’s intentional about everything. Her choices, how she lives her life, how she’s perceived and treated and also what she tolerates, lets Read More…
February turned out to be my most inspiring month. Not to mention the most love-filled. Which is crazy, as this love didn’t involve anyone else but myself. I truly believed that being in love meant being wrapped up in someone, preferably a partner, preferably you—back when you were my world. But this month, love looked Read More…
1 John 4:7-10 All those who believe in God agree on one thing, and that is that God is love. The love of God is a biblical truth (1 John 4:8), and can be defined as “an exercise of His goodness towards individual sinners whereby, having identified Himself with their welfare, He has given His Read More…
