Posted on Sunday, September 1, 2013

Five Preachers Called Out at Magic City Strip Club!

Hello World,

Did my headline get your attention? If you came of age in the ’90s, you have probably heard several rappers praise “Magic City” strip club in the A…In fact, I believe that the A, unfortunately, is on the go-to destinations for the best strip clubs…Maybe that’s why Rev. Miller Kingston grabbed four of his preacher buddies and headed to “Magic City.” LOL…Actually, that’s not true…

According to Americapreachers.com, Kingston and his fellow preachers went there to witness…

“Rev. Miller Kingston, who is originally from Tampa, Florida said, “When I relocated here, I couldn’t believe how many preachers frequently visit strip clubs for pleasure.”

Rev. Kingston is known throughout the Tampa, Florida area as the “stripper preacher” because he visits area strip clubs frequently passing out biblical material to whoever is receptive.

He claims he wanted to bring his same habits from Tampa to Atlanta because no one else is ministering in the area strip clubs.”

According to the article, when security realized what he was doing, they threw him and his fellow preachers out but not before “leaving his 1000 Jesus flyers in the men’s room!”

So my question for today is when is the last time you were bold for the Lord and witnessed outside of your comfort zone? I must admit it’s been way too long for me…I’ve got to think about that…

Also, do you think it was appropriate for the men of God to be in the strip club at all?

Any thoughts?

Posted on Sunday, August 25, 2013

The 50th Anniversary of the March on Washington, A Too-Sexy Wedding Dress and other religious and or interesting news…

Hello World,

This dress is similar to the one the would-be bride wanted to wear on Aug. 10…

My new hubby and I are still adjusting to married life and moving in together so keep us in your thoughts and prayers…

So on to today’s blog posts, there are many stories that have caught my attention, and I thought I would list them so that you can be informed and entertained as well if you haven’t heard of them already…

Of course, people traveled from all around to our nation’s capital to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington where the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his impassioned and ultimately prophetic “I Have A Dream” speech. On Wednesday, Aug. 28, the actual anniversary of the march, President Obama will speak at 3 p.m., the actual hour that King delivered his speech, from the Lincoln Memorial. Also, Bounce TV will be airing the television premiere of “King: A Filmed Record…Montgomery to Memphis” on Wednesday at 7 p.m. EST and 6 p.m. CST. “This rarely-seen 1970 film features historical footage of the event and includes appearances by Sidney Poitier, Diahann Carroll, Bill Cosby, James Earl Jones, Ruby Dee, Harry Belafonte, Paul Newman, Marlon Brando, Charlton Heston and other ardent supporters and friends of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. many of whom marched alongside him,” according to a press release. For more information about march commemoration activities, please go to 50thanniversarymarchonwashington.com. Also, go to MSNBC.com for photographs of this weekend’s events.

And some other stories caught my attention as well…

Antoinette Tuff and would-be school shooter…

2. If you live in Atlanta, you have heard of the heroism of Antoinette Tuff, a bookkeeper at Ronald E. McNair Discovery Learning Academy in DeKalb County, whom God used to talk a would-be school shooter out of using his AK-47 to kill and or harm her and the children…She credits her faith in God for enabling her to soothe this troubled young man and help him to turn himself in…To see an interview with Tuff, please go to wsbtv.com…this is evidence that prayer needs to return to school…

3. This story really caught my attention since it is about a wedding that was supposed to happen on Aug. 10, the date that I got married, but didn’t…After seeing the would-be bride’s scanty wedding dress, the pastor refused to marry her…When I saw a version of the dress, I agree with his actions…why marry in a house of God, when you look like a woman of ill repute? To read the story, go to americapreachers.com.

4. Americapreachers.com has been to the “go to” site lately…I recently read a story on the website about a pastor who refuses to allow his membership to wear weaves in church…Wow, what a controversial edict! To read the story, go to americapreachers.com.

5. Mother of slain, unarmed teenager Trayvon Martin, Sybrina Fulton collaborated with a gospel artist to release a song “Joy in the Morning” to encourage people whom have lost loved ones due to gun violence. To read the story, go to huffingtonpost.com.

6. I’m a huge proponent of eating healthy foods so this story about a United Methodist pastor who became a vegetarian after visiting a farm sanctuary caught my attention…”Eating in Truth and Action” at humanesociety.org.

7. I saw this story on TheOldBlackChurch.blogspot.com. A church in the D.C. area brought in an Atlanta dj to hype up morning worship…I can dig it…To see a video about the story, go to washingtonpost.com.

What has been on your radar lately?

Any thoughts?

Posted on Sunday, August 18, 2013

I’s Married Now!!! AKA Marriage, Day 8

Hello World,

The last time I blogged which was on Wednesday, Aug. 7, I was a single woman getting ready to be married on Saturday, Aug. 10…Leading up until the actual ceremony, I was pulling all-nighters trying to get everything done before the big day, particularly as we were flying out to Hawaii, the state where President Obama was born and raised, the next morning at 7:59 am!

So because you are my people, I have decided to share some of photos with you leading from the morning of the big day throughout our honeymoon…It has been a wonderful week…my best week ever…

Here I am in my special robe…Can you see the word bride?

One of the bridesmaids took this obligatory contemplative pose…Actually, it was a beautiful and prayerful morning in which God showed me over and over again that it would be a blessed day…

Getting made up…

My wedding dress…Isn’t it beautiful? A bridesmaid dress is in the back too…

Getting my hair did and being buttoned up…

Almost ready!!!

Getting ready to be summoned from the church annex to the church sanctuary…

A quick pose with my bouquet…Isn’t it beautiful? Thanks HYR Designs!!!

Of course, I didn’t take pictures during our ceremony…Here is one from the reception…Presenting Mr. & Mrs. Robert L. Meredith Jr.!!! Thanks to Take That Media 1 for the awesome photo booth at our reception…

Mom and Dad clowning at the photo booth…

We had an official cake made for the reception, but this is one of the Jamaican rum cakes that we had made as we gave out slices of Jamaican rum cake as one of our favors…

Our fancy schmancy wedding vehicle…Robert and I had to return it before heading off to Hawaii…

Cinderella has left the building…in my glasses for the looong flight…If you look closely, you can see my fake eyelashes are still on…I paid $100 for that face, and I intended to keep it on as long as possible…