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		<title>Messengers of Hope</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[  I&#8217;m taking a break from the &#8216;The Truth Anyhow&#8217; Series to remind us all of something we tend to forget&#8230; Messengers of Hope You just never know when and where something profound will hit you between the eyes. It happened to me when I saw the newest release in the Angel Wars animated series. [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ba4life.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4741760&amp;post=84&amp;subd=ba4life&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Truth Anyhow (#2)</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Essence magazine has really run my numbers up. I was all set to kick back for a few moments and scan through my new issue that just arrived in the mail. Had my strawberry iced tea, my bedroom door closed, and my pillows fluffed. The June issue has a special feature on Black fathers who [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ba4life.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4741760&amp;post=81&amp;subd=ba4life&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Truth Anyhow</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[With so much happening right now in the Black community, and too much of it negative, we are due for a healthy dose of truth on some matters vital to our survival. For the next few posts, I&#8217;ll cover several of them. You may read and think I&#8217;m being harsh, raw, overly-dramatic, narrow-minded, etc. But [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ba4life.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4741760&amp;post=78&amp;subd=ba4life&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Ok&#8230;.Anything Else We Can Do?</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Have you ever had someone come to you with a thorny situation, ask your advice, and then act less than enthusiastic with the advice you give? The conversation might go something like this: Them:  Can I talk to you about something?                                                                                               You:  Sure. What&#8217;s up? Them: I&#8217;d like to be a doctor and I&#8217;m wondering [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ba4life.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4741760&amp;post=73&amp;subd=ba4life&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>A New Beginning&#8230;Maybe</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Apr 2010 18:58:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[So the news is out. Star Parker is running for Congress. There have been rumblings and rumors for weeks now, but she&#8217;s officially announced her candidacy for the 37th congressional district, which encompasses Long Beach, Compton, Carson, and Signal Hill in California. She has a festive looking website, StarParkerforCongress.com, and she&#8217;s already sending out email blasts [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ba4life.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4741760&amp;post=65&amp;subd=ba4life&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Power We Have</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Apr 2010 19:03:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We have no idea what the future holds for any individual. Each and every day we surprise ourselves and others with what we can accomplish. The beauty of life’s journey is that so much of it is simply a mystery. Never underestimate the power of Purpose! Check out this short, but powerful reminder&#8211;don&#8217;t take your [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ba4life.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4741760&amp;post=67&amp;subd=ba4life&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Training the Future</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2008 15:49:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Everyone&#8217;s probably heard the phrase, &#8220;the children are our future&#8221; at some point in their lives. But my question is, what are we doing about our future? If you&#8217;ve talked to any African-American person under the age of 25 lately, you might have been surprised by what you heard. Or maybe like me, you were [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ba4life.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4741760&amp;post=55&amp;subd=ba4life&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>This is How We Do It</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Nov 2008 16:05:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m about to state the obvious: Black America has tons of problems right now. But what might not be so obvious is how to tackle them, not to bring temporary relief, but to affect lasting transformation. When the business world has problems (and it has plenty at the moment), it often turns to &#8216;best practices&#8217; [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ba4life.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4741760&amp;post=50&amp;subd=ba4life&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>More Necessary Conversation</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Oct 2008 18:31:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As I mentioned in the previous post, I recently attended the Care Net conference in Atlanta. Care Net&#8217;s Director of Urban Center Development invited me to participate in a special &#8220;summit&#8221; held specifically for Black pastors, their wives, and people active in the pro-life movement. We were there to talk about the need for the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ba4life.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4741760&amp;post=45&amp;subd=ba4life&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>A Necessary Conversation</title>
		<link>http://ba4life.wordpress.com/2008/10/09/surprised-by-sin/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Oct 2008 15:37:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I just returned from Atlanta where I attended this year&#8217;s CareNet conference. Part of the conference this year was a special summit to address the abortion problem in the Black community. Seven pastors and a couple people active in the Black pro-life cause attended. The purpose of this summit was to begin to impress upon [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ba4life.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4741760&amp;post=40&amp;subd=ba4life&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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