Jesus Christ gave us the eight Beatitudes in the Sermon on the Mount, recorded for all posterity in the Gospel of Matthew, the first Book of the New Testament of the Bible. Jesus offers us a way of life that promises eternity in the Kingdom of Heaven ...
Posted Wednesday, September 24th 2008 at 8:10PM
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Allow me to introduce you to Pastor Joshua A. McClure!
Pastor McClure has recently released his second book, "Almost Persuaded, Now to Believe" and he shares some of his experience as a writer AND Pastor...
Why do I write?
Well, I feel co ...
Posted Wednesday, September 24th 2008 at 3:10PM
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My book cover art: 'Snowy Owls' has a deep spiritual meaning. Owls represent mainly prophecy and wisdom. Their flight is silent and swift. The owl, thus, is most notable for its awesome and keen vision during blackness. Blackness is where we hid ...
Posted Monday, September 22nd 2008 at 8:17PM
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The National Mental Illness Awareness Week will kick off on October 5, 2008 through October 11, 2008! So, I was wondering, what is your favorite mental illness?
That's right. Choose any mental illness that you or a family member may have or t ...
Posted Monday, September 22nd 2008 at 7:03AM
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Out of the millions of people in America who suffer from some form of a brain disorder such as Bipolar, Schizophrenia, Depression, PTSD, Anxiety Disorders, Eating Disorders, etc., African-Americans are the least likely to seek treatment! This result ...
Posted Monday, September 22nd 2008 at 6:47AM
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My cousin sent me this short prose and I am compelled to share it. I'm sure it has been a discussion more than once, but as I travel through life in the city and counties, etc., we still need to get this into the heads of many males (and much to my surprise, some females. A colleague told me ...
Posted Tuesday, September 16th 2008 at 1:49PM
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Posted by Swaggie Coleman...
I just finished reading your article, Sister Betty, about the spiritual flaws in the church (See Forum Discussion). I have to admit that going to church can be just as stressful as going to work because of the flaws of ...
Posted Tuesday, September 16th 2008 at 6:52AM
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"Do you ever turn that music OFF?!" That's what a friend asked me last night and I laughed as I always do. Sometimes, I explain how music is my therapy. Sometimes, I just laugh and keep it moving.
I discovered music to be very therapeutic for m ...
Posted Sunday, September 14th 2008 at 2:14PM
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Hey Family,
I will not rest until the statistics on illiteracy in the African-American community turn upside down!!! After I listened to the interview by Ella Curry of EDC Creations of Dr. Maya Angelou, I just quieted my mind and reflected on what ...
Posted Sunday, September 14th 2008 at 1:04PM
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There are times when no matter how hard I try, I will have trouble with one of the symptoms of Bipolar. Well, when my eldest son joined the ROTC Army and ended up in Iraq six months later, I could barely stay sane and hold on.
Every mother knows ...
Posted Saturday, September 13th 2008 at 3:30PM
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Elevated above the worlds
Spinning uncontrollably
Moving beyond sun’s light
Grasping Your loving hand
Beckoned by Your command
Aside myself in spite of myself
Scorching coals of mental hell
Smoothing hurtful crevices
Transfixed under Yo ...
Posted Friday, September 12th 2008 at 12:16PM
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Yep, Pat G'Orge-Walker is ready to shed some light on this Sister who keeps stirring up mess in the church. But why does Pat G'Orge-Walker want to dis on a Sister?
Well, ask Pat yourself by checking out her Virtual Book Tour Stop with Swaggie Col ...
Posted Friday, September 12th 2008 at 11:06AM
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Well, I will be the first to you not to play with God. I grew up with a God-fearing Pentacostal Great-great grandmother who would slap you across the room for talking (not to mention laughing) about church folks. "Don't play with God!" She would w ...
Posted Friday, September 12th 2008 at 10:47AM
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When I first put the finishing touches on my book, "Cooling Well Water: A Collection of Work By An African-American Bipolar Woman," I was very excited. I grabbed a copy of Writers' Market 2003 and began contacting agents. I joined a few white grou ...
Posted Friday, September 12th 2008 at 8:42AM
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FOR IMMEDIATE PRESS RELEASE, Reverend Anthony Brown, of Morning Star Baptist Church, and gospel artist of the new cd release, "Hymns For Him," sponsored "Dream...A Sensational Summer Night" on August 22, 2008. The sensational event was a fund raiser ...
Posted Saturday, September 6th 2008 at 7:11AM
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, Swaggie's Voice publishes its eighth interview with African-American male Authors making a positive commitment to community and self. Swaggie's Voice is a blogazine at http://swaggiecoleman.blogspot.com that takes blogging to ...
Posted Saturday, September 6th 2008 at 6:09AM
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I believe that America still has a long way to go with promoting healthy lifestyle changes.
We must step up the effort to instill good eating habits in our children along with regular exercise. The best way to teach these patterns to our children i ...
Posted Wednesday, September 3rd 2008 at 6:59AM
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It is not easy to manage Bipolar from the perspective that environmental factors can contribute to an onset of an episode of clinical or manic depression. Remember, it's all about the chemicals in the brain.
What I have come to understand and p ...
Posted Sunday, August 31st 2008 at 8:08AM
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Yes. I can just be simply depressed at times and not necessarily experiencing a full-blown clinical or manic depression and so can you.
There are times I just feel sad and I just keep it moving. It will ususally pass as long as I don't resort to ...
Posted Friday, August 29th 2008 at 7:46PM
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That's the buzz question sound bite I heard at least a hundred times yesterday. Of course, I put my own spin on it as I listened to Sen. Clinton ask folks at the DNC who supported her campaign some thought-provoking questions about commitment.
"A ...
Posted Thursday, August 28th 2008 at 8:37AM
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I tuned into the Democratic Convention last night in time to see the end of Senator Clinton's speech. I was admiring her spirit of support and I do like Sen. Clinton despite the fact that I did not wish for her to receive the Presidential nomination ...
Posted Wednesday, August 27th 2008 at 8:53AM
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Yep. That is what racing thoughts are like. A bunch of people jumping up and down cheering on somebody. Imagine panning around the convention and seeing each person whiz by. With racing thoughts, you do not need to pan around inside your head. T ...
Posted Tuesday, August 26th 2008 at 12:58PM
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On August 22, 2008, I was blessed to attend the gospel cd release event for Rev. Anthony Brown of Baltimore, MD. The cd, "Hymns For Him" includes the beautiful and inspiring hit song, "Dream!" The verse(s) that caught my attention when I first hear ...
Posted Monday, August 25th 2008 at 4:20PM
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I'm sitting here looking at the Farmers' Almanac prediction that we are going to have a harsh winter here in Maryland. I sat out on my front porch today loving nature and noticing that already leaves are falling. That is kind of early for that. Uh ...
Posted Monday, August 25th 2008 at 4:35AM
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Having a brain disorder such as Bipolar means that sometimes I experience periods of grandiosity. Grandiosity is feeling extreme happiness or glory. Now, that can be verrrry damaging because here is what happens: I actually believe I am some rich ...
Posted Monday, August 25th 2008 at 4:04AM
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