What gives me unspeakable strength…

”Each time he said, ‘My grace is all you need. My power works best in weakness.’ So now I am glad to boast about my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ can work through me” -2 Corinthians 12:9

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Proof That God is AMAZING.

This is a long read, but it’s worth your time. Written by a student at my school, Baldwin-Wallace. It addresses the tension between a christian organization and the LGBT organization on campus.

Dear Allies-

                My name is Nate Hubbard and I have been a part of the Alpha Course here at BW since it began a few weeks ago.  Yes, this means that I am a part of Campus Crusade, and yes that means many of you might be turned off to this letter already, but I would ask that you please read this letter as it is a representation of many of the hearts of those who call themselves christians here at BW.  I am not on the leadership team or anything like that, I’m simply a man that loves God and tries to love His people.

                Let’s be honest—there is some definite tension between Cru and Allies.  One of the biggest reasons for this was the night that Cru put on a few years ago where they brought in an X-lesbian to talk about her story.  As many of you know, that night didn’t go over so well, and it left us all with more questions than we had before she talked.  The Cru leaders and members had no intent for that talk to go wrong, and there is a lot of regret when we think about some of the outcomes of that night.  I feel that night hurt those in the LGBTQ lifestyle and their supporters, somehow proclaiming that anyone who’s gay cannot find out who God is.  I repeat more emphatically; there is definite tension between Cru and Allies, and honestly it’s my fault.  I had four years to try to mend this hurt between the christian and LGBTQ groups on campus.  I should have gone to Allies meetings and shown my support as an example of the type of love that I believe comes from God.  But I didn’t and now I’m on the brink of leaving this campus when there is some unfinished injustice to attend to.  Therefore, I decided to write this letter to say I’m sorry and to recognize that there are plenty of stupid, judgmental, hurtful christians out there but most of us here at BW aren’t like that.

                I wanted to extend another invitation (I say another because I’m sure at least some of you have already been invited to the Alpha Course!) to you all to come and see what this Alpha is all about.  It is a perfectly safe place for anyone—no matter what lifestyle or belief you have have—and it’s a chance to simply talk about the deeper questions of life.  But, more importantly, I truly believe it would be a chance for you to all see the openness of God.  I don’t know if you have read or heard any of the reviews on the course, but apparently people are raving about it—not because of “religion” or anything like that, but because it’s a chance to just talk and ask questions and take a real, no-strings-attached look into this being called God. 

                I feel that we can get rid of this tension between Allies and Cru.  I have already talked to a handful of Cru members that want to come to your meetings.  I wish we could have done that before I wrote a letter, but alas, there are only two more weeks left of Alpha and I wanted to extend the invitation before it was over.  But Cru’s open heart and listening ears don’t stop with Alpha.  It is my hope that they continue to spread love and hope after Alpha and into the years to come.  I cannot control what they do, and I cannot control what you do.  But I can control myself—and that is why I write this letter.  First and foremost I am sorry for the hurt, second and also foremost I want to see it mended.  The invitation is open, and it’s not to convert you it’s an opportunity for you to say what you’ve always wanted to say, and it’s a chance for us at Cru to meet you all in a more personal and loving way.

                The Alpha Course is Tuesday night at 9:00pm, and it begins with a free dinner, then there is a talk by Bruce, a local pastor who presents some thoughts, and then the night ends with about a 30-45 minute discussion at small tables about these thoughts or anything else that may be on your hearts.  It is my hope that at least one person comes; for the last time Allies left Cru, on that unpredicted night, you all left hurt and unresolved.  I think we should fix that together.

In love and sincerity-
adios
nate

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If you don’t marry Drake, I will…

In Complex magazine, in which Ms. Nicki Minaj graced the cover, she talked about Drake. Here is what was said:

On Drake Saying he wanted to Marry her in “Miss Me”?
He told me he said something about me on a verse, but I didn’t think it would be anything like that. He let me hear it for the first time when we did Jay’s show at Madison Square Garden, the day before Wayne had to go to jail—that night he let me hear it on the headphones. But you know what else he told me he wrote for me? The Alicia Keys song “I’m Ready.” I happen to love the song. I never told anyone that, I hope he won’t get mad that I said that.

Read more: Nicki Minaj Talks Beef, Celibacy & Drake’s Love In Complex | Necole Bitchie.com

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Psalm 8:4

“What is man that you are mindful of him,
and the son of man that you care for him?”

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Japan, You Are In Our Prayers.

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Please Visit Sameerah’s Blog. Extraordinary.

http://bellelucille.blogspot.com/

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Dancing by Elisa

This song is beautiful and this couple from So You Think You Can Dance do a great job expressing the lyrics through dance. Enjoy 🙂

 

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Taraji P. Henson drops knowledge…do you agree?

“If a woman’s sleeping with this dude one night, another guy the next, no one’s taking her seriously. If you don’t give it up, he doesn’t have that power. We get men’s attention when we close our legs. For me, it’s not a game. I’m seeing what I can put up with. I’m not perfect, but I need to know if I’m going to like you on the days when I don’t want to like you.”

Read more: Necole Bitchie.com – Part 14

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Love is the only sane and satisfactory answer to the problem of human existence-Eric Fromm

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Polygamy by Kalimah Carter (My baby!)

He said I’m a 110% I want to marry you,

I said what about Cindy and Jessica too

Now what you wanna do?

I am women, thick thighs made just right so when things are going wrong

We can both take flight and quite nights become loud, wake up and I still love you

I am woman strong arms to lift the pain off your chest when the world has decided to

Conquer your anatomy for the day, and play around with your nerves and they get on your nerves

So I message your muscles and play around with your nerves I know I get on your nerves, and when you get mad at me I get nervous.. Will he leave?

See daddy left mommy when I was young and I sat on the stairs when daddy go on, so mi nah no where daddy run, he just run and tricks were for kids but daddy love fun so daddy fi dun with mommy…

Single mothers become fathers, and sweet kisses to make you feel better, but they drain their happiness into you. Leaving them dry and brittle and little and frail and hell hath no fury like a women’s scorn!!! So black women become mad black women and no I’m not bitter I’m just mad as hell!!!

He said I’m a 110 percent I want to marry you!!

But what about Cindy and Jessica too now what you wanna do!!! Nigga!!!

What you figga that imma sit here an deliver your children, while you go do what daddy did??

And while you are in and out of Jessica you run in and out on me?

See I’m not equipped for bull shit and don’t hit me with the special lines from the special books..

Lets rejuvenate this religion!! Let us follow the prophet

But you wont profit off me, you cannot profit off my tears,

You will not profit off my love claiming you can love me, and her, and her, and her…

Four wives equals four lives to treat equally, but I can see the gleam in your eye when you look at her

And she doesn’t even exist yet

So maybe I wont exist yet

And maybe we wont become

Maybe ill be done

Maybe..

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