Posted on Monday, August 17, 2015

Bishop T.D. Jakes’ New Talk Show the ‘T.D. Jakes Show Debuts TODAY!

Hello World,

As of today, Bishop T.D. Jakes, who already has a worldwide platform as senior pastor of The Potter’s House, a global humanitarian organization and 30,000-member church located in Dallas, is expanding his platform even more as his new talk show the “T.D. Jakes Show” begins TODAY!

Below is a video snippet of today’s episode of the “T.D. Jakes Show in which Bishop Jakes will speak with parents who publicly shame their children.

The show is being broadcast in four cities:

Dallas, TX on ABC 8 at 3 P.M.

Atlanta, GA on NBC 11 at 2 P.M.

Minneapolis, MN on NBC 11 at 2 P.M.

Cleveland, OH on NBC 3 at 2 P.M.

Apparently, there are opportunities to be on the “T.D. Jakes Show” if you fit into one of the categories below:

DO YOU WANT TO KNOW IF SOMETHING YOU DO IS “NORMAL”?
Do you do something that your friends think is strange or unusual? Have you ever wondered whether other people do it, too? Maybe you combine weird foods, or only use the bathroom with the water running, or let your dog eat at the table with you. If you’re curious if something you do is out of the ordinary or even extreme, we want to hear from you.

DO YOU REGRET IGNORING YOUR GUT INSTINCT?
Did you ignore your gut feeling about something important and regret it? Did you fail to follow your intuition and the end result was tragic? Has a decision you’ve made had dire consequences because you ignored your inner voice? If you believe not listening to your gut caused you or someone you love harm or suffering, we want to hear your story.

DO YOU HAVE A GAMBLING PROBLEM?
Do you have a gambling problem and don’t know where to turn for help? If you think T.D. Jakes can help you to stop gambling, reach out to us.

HAVE YOU MADE BAD CHOICES IN YOUR LIFE AND LOST IT ALL?
Has your life been destroyed by the bad choices you’ve made? Have you lost your friends and family because of some bad decisions? T.D. Jakes wants to help.

HAVE YOU LOST YOUR FAMILY’S MONEY?
Have you lost all of your family’s money, and now you’re afraid that you’ll lose them, too? If so, T.D. Jakes wants to help.

IS YOUR MARRIAGE ON THE ROCKS?
Has your marriage turned so sour that you are considering divorce? Do you want to try to save your broken marriage but don’t know where to turn? T.D. Jakes may be able to help.

DOES YOUR BADLY BEHAVING MAN NEED TO MAN UP?
Do you have a man in your life who’s behaving badly and needs a tough lesson on how to do the right thing? Do you know a man who’s not paying child support, being abusive, cheating, ignoring his family, being a bad father or son …or engaging in any other bad behavior? T.D. Jakes may be able to help.

ARE YOU CAUGHT IN A RAGING MOTHER/DAUGHTER BATTLE?
Are you fighting wildly with your mother or daughter? Do you blame your mother or daughter for all the emotional turmoil in your life? If you are caught up in a raging mother/daughter feud and want resolution, T.D. Jakes may be able to help.

ARE YOU ANGRY WITH SOMEONE?
Are you in a dispute or conflict with someone in your life, be they a relative, partner, ex or friend? If you are in a feud and want resolution, T.D. Jakes may be able to help.

DO YOU WANT TO CONFRONT A LONG-LOST FAMILY MEMBER?
Are you estranged from a relative? Were you abandoned by a parent? Do you want to reunite with a family member in order to settle a score? T.D. Jakes may be able to help you.

ARE YOU STANDING BY YOUR MAN DESPITE THE WRONG HE’S DONE?
Do you have a man in your life who did or is doing you wrong, but you’re still standing by him? Does your family think you’re crazy for staying with the man that’s done you wrong? Has your man cheated on you, stolen your money, cruelly deceived you, been too strict with your kids or anything else that could have ended the relationship…but didn’t? T.D. Jakes may be able to help.

ARE YOU HAVING LAST MINUTE WEDDING JITTERS?
Are you planning your wedding but having doubts? Do you wonder if you and your fiancé are truly meant to be? If you want T.D. Jakes to help you decide whether or not you should walk down the aisle, please contact us!

IS YOUR TEEN OBSESSED WITH THEMSELVES?
Is your teen constantly taking selfies of themselves? Does their mood depend on the amount of LIKES they get on their photos? If you are at the point where you are ready to ban your teen from using social media, T.D. Jakes may be able to help you.

ARE YOU LOOKING FOR FORGIVENESS?
Do you regret hurting someone and want to make amends? Are you afraid to ask for forgiveness on your own? If so, T.D. Jakes may be able to help you right a wrong.

IS YOUR CAREER MORE IMPORTANT THAN YOUR PERSONAL LIFE?
Are you interested in having a successful career before settling down BUT your family feels differently? Do your parents prefer you get married and have children instead of focusing on advancing your career? If so, T.D. Jakes may be able to help you.

DO YOU THINK YOUR DAUGHTER ACTS TOO SEXY?
Does your teenage or 20-something daughter dress provocatively or post super sexy pictures or videos of herself online? Has she maybe even talked about making a sex video? Are you worried about the kind of attention she’s getting and where she’s headed? T.D. Jakes may be able to help.

CAN’T FIGURE OUT WHY YOU’RE STILL SINGLE?
Are you a great catch who doesn’t understand while you’re still single? Have you had a lot of boyfriends or girlfriends break up with you and you don’t know why? Do your relationships start out strong only to fade after a few months? T.D. Jakes may be able to help you figure out what’s keeping you from finding – and keeping — the love of your life.

ARE YOU A MESS BEHIND THE SCENES?
Does your family seem perfect from the outside but in reality, you’re struggling with credit card debt, your marriage is on the rocks, and you’re losing control of your kids? Are you worried that if your family doesn’t get help soon, you could lose everything? T.D. Jakes wants to help counsel families in crisis.

WERE YOU BETRAYED BY A BEST FRIEND?
Did someone you considered a best friend do something terrible to you – like cheat with your spouse, steal from you, post something horrible about you on social media, or spread gossip? Do you want to confront her about what she did and find out why? T.D. Jakes might be able to help.

ARE YOU SAD ABOUT A “BREAK UP” WITH A FRIEND?
Did you have a falling out with one of your best friends and you miss the friendship? Did you used to share everything, talk all the time, and think you were true BFFs – only to have it fall apart? If you miss your friend and want her back in your life, T.D. Jakes might be able to help.

Email us at TDJakesProducers@44Blue.com and include your daytime phone number, age, city and state. And please respond ONLY if you’re willing to share your story on TV.

Will you be watching the “T.D. Jakes Show” today?

Any thoughts?

Posted on Tuesday, July 14, 2015

Why I’m Glad Future Supposedly Broke Off His Engagement to Ciara…Breaking Down Future’s Huffington Post Interview

Just Say No to Missionary Dating Yo!

Hello World,

So I rolled over in my bed and decided to pick up my phone and look at FB for a second or two before going back to bed…Awww, yes the perils of sleeping with your phone next to you on the night stand…Mane, I happened upon rapper Future’s Huffington Post interview that was done by Marcus Lamont Hill and posted yesterday or hours ago since I’m posting in the middle of the night…Hill asked Future, Ciara’s ex-fiancé, about Russell’s Wilson announcement that he and Ciara are choosing to be celibate in their relationship until when or if they get married and if he waited with Ciara too…Below is the exchange from the article “Future: Ciara And I Didn’t Wait To Have Sex, But We Prayed After.”

When host Marc Lamont Hill told Future about Ciara and Russell Wilson’s decision to abstain, Future said that while God never told him to wait for sex, Ciara did say she wanted to pray when the deed was done.

“God told me something else. He ain’t tell me to wait. I guarantee you that,” Future said. “We prayed afterwards though. After we did it, we prayed. That’s a true story.”

And here is the video clip of the entire exchange about this question:

Folk, I’m sleepy, but I had to do it…I had to blog about this because it brought back so many hurtful memories of dating men who weren’t bad dudes but just didn’t share the same amount of devotion I have to my faith…I tried “missionary dating” which is when you date someone and try to get them to commit to Jesus Christ through your relationship…It never worked for me although I tried several times…From what Russell Wilson has said of Ciara and what Future has said of Ciara, her faith in God is important to her…Based on what Russell Wilson said of his current relationship with Ciara, he gets that, but Future still seems puzzled about Ciara’s faith…Obviously, Ciara didn’t chose to be celibate in her relationship with Future, and it’s not up to me to judge her for her choice. But, if what Future said is true, her heart is pointed toward God…

I love a lot of things about my husband, but one of the things I love the most about him is his commitment to his faith…On Sunday morning, he beats me going to church…And he is more involved in church activities than I am…It is such a relief…I’m exhaling to borrow a phrase from Terry McMillan….

And I’m not the only one who has had this experience…Tamera Mowry, who is married to Adam Housley, shared about “missionary dating” in an interview with EBONY magazine…

I tried the ‘missionary dating’ [in the past] where you have a person with a great heart who you think is perfect and wonderful except for this one important area that you try to change. That’s unfair to that person. That person needs to be who they are 100%. And it’s unfair to you. You don’t want to drag somebody to church with you. My husband wakes up on Sundays and says ‘Hey, are we going to church today?’ It just makes [waiting] all worthwhile. I dated guys who did not share those same beliefs and it was hard. There were many nights of heartbreak and crying, and that’s not what God wants for us.

To read the rest of the article, go to [INTERVIEW] Tia and Tamera on Marriage and Motherhood.

Here is what the Bible has to say:

Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers [do not make mismatched alliances with them or come under a different yoke with them, inconsistent with your faith]. For what partnership have right living and right standing with God with iniquity and lawlessness? Or how can light have fellowship with darkness? 2 Corinthians 6:14

In another part of Future’s Huffington Post interview, Future says that he was the one who broke off their engagement…I got thoughts on that too, but I will keep them to myself for now…Suffice it to say, you have to be equally yoked so it was good that their engagement ended although I know it must have been very hurtful…

Alright, I can go back to sleep now…

Nite…

Any thoughts?

Posted on Monday, July 13, 2015

Russell Wilson & Ciara Are One of at Least 7 Celebrity Couples Who Chose Celibacy Before Marriage…

Read About Other Celebrity Couples Who Were Celibate Before Marriage in Today's Post...

Hello World,

Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson created headlines recently when he revealed in an interview with Pastor Miles McPherson from The Rock Church in San Diego, California that Wilson and his girlfriend, singer and dancer Ciara have opted to be celibate in their dating relationship of five to six months…

Below is an excerpt from the interview:

Wilson: I met this girl named Ciara, who is the most beautiful woman in the world. She’s the most kind person, the most engaging person. I could probably learn more from her … everything that I could ever want.

And so I’ll never forget: She was on tour, she was traveling, and I was looking at her in the mirror. I was sitting in the dressing room, and she was getting ready to go, about 15 minutes before she went onstage. And she was sitting there, and God spoke to me and said, ‘I need you to lead her.’ And I was like, ‘Really? Right now?’

He goes, ‘I want you and need you to lead her.’

So I told her right then and there, ‘What would you do if we took all that extra stuff off the table and just did it Jesus’ way?’

McPherson: Elaborate on what that means, because there’s a lot of people out here, their minds are going a whole lot of different places right now, and we wanna know.

Wilson: Yeah, we’re talking about sex.

For me, I knew that God had brought me into her life to bless her and for her to bless me and to bless so many people with the impact that she has, that I have. We’re not gonna be perfect, by any means. Life’s not perfect. Nobody’s perfect, but he’s anointed both of us, and I know that He’s calling for us to do something miraculous, something special.

I said to her, and she completely agreed: ‘Could we love each other without that?’ If you can really love somebody without that, then you can really love somebody.

Below is the video if you want to see for yourself.

But Russell Wilson & Ciara aren’t the only celebrity couple who opted for celibacy before marriage…

2. DeVon Franklin & Meagan Good

DeVon Franklin, vice president of production for Columbia Pictures and author “Produced By Faith: Enjoy Real Success Without Losing Your True Self and actress Meagan Good, who got married on June 16, 2012, were celibate for 10 months, according to a The Christian Post interview. The couple have written a book about their celibate courtship, “The Wait,” which comes out in February 2016, according to Franklin’s Facebook page. In fact, Franklin, who is also a minister, revealed in a GlobalGrind.com interview that he was celibate for 10 YEARS before he married Good.

Franklin said in a GlobalGrind.com interview: The thing I couldn’t do which was eating me apart, going back to this idea of being whoever God created you to be. Sometimes we want to be this person at home, this person in the office, this person at church and then we get our lines mixed up. And trying to be different people to different situations, it tears you apart. So what was happening with me is that I would go and preach one thing but then I was living another, and I could not do it. I could not look at myself in the mirror. I’m like, no, I can’t live like this, so I had to stop and say, ‘You know what, until I get married, [sex is] off the table.’

3. Adam Housley & Tamera Mowry

Adam Housley, who is a senior correspondent for Fox News, and Tamera Mowry, co-host on “The Real” talk show, dated for approximately six years who before they got married on May 15, 2011. Mowry has revealed that they waited three years before becoming intimate, but she opted to become “re-virginized” and be celibate again for three additional years before they got married. She recently gave birth to their second child Ariah Talea on July 1!

Mowry said in a YBF interview: We actually didn’t wait before we got married to be intimate…but we did wait 3 years. (The two have been together for 6 years). I wanted to do what felt right for me. I became re-virginized. It’s something that just felt right for me. It was just a personal choice. And even after being intimate, we decided as a couple to be celibate until the wedding.

4. Courtney B. Vance & Angela Bassett

Actors Courtney B. Vance and Angela Bassett got married on October 17, 1997 after they began dating in 1996. They wrote about their love for one another in their book Friends: A Love Story.

Vance in their book: Don’t be ashamed to save yourself sexually for the person you’re going to marry. When you’re dating, it can be helpful to communicate a standard message up front: ‘I just want to be clear that I’m saving myself for my husband (or wife), so there’s not going to be any sex. I’m not even going to think about it. So let’s just get to know each other.’ You’ll know that if the person sticks around, they like you for who you are, rather than thinking they’re going to get sex from you.”

5. Rev. Wilbert Floyd & Cee Cee Michaela Floyd

Cee Cee Michaela Floyd, who was once a star on the UPN hit comedy “Girlfriends” and is now a minister, was celibate for 10 years and 9 months before marrying Rev. Wilbert Floyd on Feb. 20, 2011. I interviewed her in my book After the Altar Call: The Sisters’ Guide to Developing a Personal Relationship With God

Michaela Floyd: I remember I was on an airplane, and I was reading a book. I can’t remember what the name was, but in this book was one of the scriptures out of Psalms―that verse that says you are fearfully and wonderfully made. Oh my God, that really blessed me. As simple as that was, I had never heard anything like it. This is so much bigger than your parents just having a baby. Before you were in your mother’s womb, God had a purpose for you. I realized I didn’t want to take my body parts and use them for anything because I was literally made by God. I can’t just walk around and let folks dabble with my makeup. You know what I’m saying? And that is when I made my vow to be abstinent until I got married.

Two other celebrity couples were also celibate before they got married. Unfortunately, they have since divorced:

There are some single celebrities who have opted to practice celibacy as well:

Obviously, celibacy before marriage is God’s standard according to the Bible, but do you think celibacy is practical in today’s times? What do you think about the decision of Russell Wilsonn & Ciara to be celibate? Is it harder for celebrities to be celibate?

Any thoughts?