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As I was flipping through the channels I landed on an episode of America’s Next Top Model. I must admit I’m not a fan of the show. However, this particular episode caught my attention. The contestants were given the challenged of walking down a runway staged with two giant swinging pendulums. As one contestant by the name of Alexandra Underwood prepared to step onto the runway the unthinkable was about to happen. She didn’t fall once on national television, she fell twice. The second time being completely knocked off the runway by one of the swinging pendulums. I can remember standing in front of my television saying, “Oh my goodness.” With my eyes glued to the TV, I watched as this fallen young lady gathered her composure. Then she climbed back onto the runway and completed the task. This chic strutted her stuff right off that stage as if she didn’t just fall twice on national TV. I’m now standing in front of my television saying, “Oh no she didn’t.” I loved it! What an incredible lesson for you and I to learn from this young lady. A fall doesn’t have to be your finale. Not if you’re willing to do what she did, RECOVER! Alexandra made a remarkable recovery. Not only did she manage to recover, but she went on to become one of the final four contestants. She didn’t let her falls become the platform for her finish. Instead, she used them to display a depth of determination, strength and resilience to finish the competition strong. I’m sure there will always be people who remember her as the girl who fell twice on America’s Next Top Model. Not me. I will always remember her as the girl who showed the world you can recover from life’s falls. I’ll be the first to admit, I have taken some hard tumbles in my life. Bad decisions, weak moments, and wrong crowds all have gotten the best of me. Nevertheless, I couldn’t let the knockdowns of life keep me from recovering. Falls can be costly no doubt. However, forfeiting your future because of a fall is more fatal. This is what I’ve learned, if you don’t give up you can get back up. And here’s how:
1 Don’t focus on what happened to you, focus on what’s 3 Don’t live your life in the fall;; live your life after happening in you. the fall.
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Lose the "woe it's me" syndrome. You can't sit around in denial, blaming others or having a pity party and expect to recover. Remember our model Alexandra, she didn't have time to pity her falls. She had to get back in the game of living life, and so do you. Believe it or not a fall can be a good thing. They don’t always feel good, but they can work out for our good. You’ve probably heard of the reality show “Extreme Makeover.” Well I believe sometimes falls can be a set up for divine makeover. After all, many falls we suffer are the result of something being off balance in our lives. Our thoughts, morals, convictions, integrity, and motives can all get off track. What better way to get back on the right track than to fall off the wrong one. Learn from your falls. And focus on making whatever critical adjustments you need to make to ensure you don’t experience that fall again.
2 Don’t focus on the scribes, focus on the Sovereign One. .
You have to learn how to outlast your scribes. Who are scribes? Scribes are individuals who spend a significant amount of time recording every detail of your life, especially your falls. I know what you are thinking, “I don’t care what people say about me.” You don't actually believe that do you? We all desire two things, love and acceptance. So to some degree we do care what people say;; what they think;; and how they feel about us. Falls tend to make us more vulnerable to people’s perception. But here’s what I have learned about perception. While perception may be a person’s reality, it doesn’t necessarily make it true. Don't spend too much time trying to change people's perception of you. Nothing you do or say will alter how some people perceive you. Can I be honest? Some people will never get over your falls, but you can’t let that stop you from recovering. Do you know why I told you to focus on the Sovereign One? Because our falls don’t intimidate Him, they intimidate us. Our falls never catch Him off guard. They catch us off guard. He's omniscience. He knows in advance every public and private fall you or I will experience. And the good news is He has already given us a recovery plan. It's called REPENTANCE. Never allow people to make you feel like there's no room for you to recover. You can be restored again after a fall when you sincerely repent. If you don’t hear anything else I say hear this, you have been graced for a do over. Now get up and get on with your recovery. 6 SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER ISSUE
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Guilt, shame, and embarrassment will all try to tempt you to live the rest of your life in the shadows of a fall. Don't do it. You have to do for yourself what others may not be willing to do for you. Give yourself another chance. Your yesterday is exactly that, yesterday. The best of what life has to offer is before you not behind you. We’re all human and capable of falling short. None of us are here today because we made every right decision in life. Instead, we made the choice not to let the wrong choices stop us from moving forward. Recovery is not an option for people destined for greatness. And that my friend describes you. Call me a bit of an optimist, but I believe there’s something greater than a fall. That’s the recovery of one. Don’t give up on getting up. There’s still time for you to recover.
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Thephr a s e" J i mCr owLa w"f i r s ta ppe a r e di n1904a c c or di ngt ot heDi c t i ona r yofAme r i c a nEngl i s h,a l t hought he r ei ss omee vi de nc eofe a r l i e r us a ge ,Theor i gi noft hephr a s e" J i mCr ow"ha sof t e nbe e na t t r i but e dt o" J umpJ i mCr ow" ,as onga ndda nc ec a r i c a t ur eofbl a c kspe r f or me dby whi t ea c t orThoma sD.Ri c ei nbl a c kf a c e ,whi c hf i r s ts ur f a c e di n1832a ndwa sus e dt os a t i r i z eAndr e wJ a c ks on' spopul i s tpol i c i e s .Asar e s ul tof Ri c e ' sf a me ," J i mCr ow"ha dbe c omeape j or a t i vee xpr e s s i onme a ni ng" Ne gr o"by1838a ndwhe nt hel a wsofr a c i a ls e gr e ga t i on–di r e c t e da ga i ns t bl a c ks–we r ee na c t e da tt hee ndoft he19t hc e nt ur yt he ybe c a meknowna sJ i mCr owl a ws .
TheJ i mCr owl a wswe r es t a t ea ndl oc a ll a wsi nt heUni t e dSt a t e se na c t e dbe t we e n1876a nd1965.The yma nda t e ddej ur er a c i a ls e gr e ga t i oni n a l lpubl i cf a c i l i t i e si nSout he r ns t a t e soft hef or me rConf e de r a c y,wi t has uppos e dl y" s e pa r a t ebute qua l "s t a t usf orbl a c kAme r i c a ns .The s e pa r a t i onl e dt ot r e a t me nt ,f i na nc i a ls uppor ta nda c c ommoda t i onst ha twe r eus ua l l yi nf e r i ort ot hos epr ovi de df orwhi t eAme r i c a ns ,s ys t e ma t i z i ng anumbe rofe c onomi c ,e duc a t i ona la nds oc i a ldi s a dva nt a ge s .Dej ur es e gr e ga t i onma i nl ya ppl i e dt ot heSout he r nUni t e dSt a t e s .Nor t he r n s e gr e ga t i onwa sge ne r a l l ydef a c t o,wi t hpa t t e r nsofs e gr e ga t i oni nhous i nge nf or c e dbyc ove na nt s ,ba nkl e ndi ngpr a c t i c e s ,a ndj obdi s c r i mi na t i on, i nc l udi ngdi s c r i mi na t or yuni onpr a c t i c e sf orde c a de s . Somee xa mpl e sofJ i mCr owl a wsa r et hes e gr e ga t i onofpubl i cs c hool s ,publ i cpl a c e s ,a ndpubl i ct r a ns por t a t i on,a ndt hes e gr e ga t i onofr e s t r ooms , r e s t a ur a nt s ,a nddr i nki ngf ount a i nsf orwhi t e sa ndbl a c ks .TheU. S.mi l i t a r ywa sa l s os e gr e ga t e d.The s eJ i mCr owLa wswe r es e pa r a t ef r omt he 1800–1866Bl a c kCode s ,whi c hha dpr e vi ous l yr e s t r i c t e dt hec i vi lr i ght sa ndc i vi ll i be r t i e sofAf r i c a nAme r i c a ns .St a t e s pons or e ds c hool s e gr e ga t i onwa sde c l a r e dunc ons t i t ut i ona lbyt heSupr e meCour toft heUni t e dSt a t e si n1954i nBr ownv.Boa r dofEduc a t i on.Ge ne r a l l y,t he r e ma i ni ngJ i mCr owl a wswe r eove r r ul e dbyt heCi vi lRi ght sAc tof1964a ndt heVot i ngRi ght sAc tof1965. Af t e rWor l dWa rI I ,Af r i c a nAme r i c a nsi nc r e a s i ngl yc ha l l e nge ds e gr e ga t i on,a st he ybe l i e ve dt he yha dmor et ha ne a r ne dt her i ghtt obet r e a t e da s f ul lc i t i z e nsbe c a us eoft he i rmi l i t a r ys e r vi c ea nds a c r i f i c e s .TheCi vi lRi ght sMove me ntwa se ne r gi z e dbyanumbe roff l a s hpoi nt s ,i nc l udi ngt he 1946a t t a c konWor l dWa rI Ive t e r a nI s a a cWooda r dwhi l ehewa si nU. S.Ar myuni f or m.I n1948Pr e s i de ntHa r r yS.Tr uma ni s s ue dExe c ut i ve Or de r9981,de s e gr e ga t i ngt hea r me ds e r vi c e s . Ast heCi vi lRi ght sMove me ntga i ne dmome nt uma ndus e df e de r a lc our t st oa t t a c kJ i mCr ows t a t ut e s ,t hewhi t e domi na t e dgove r nme nt sofma ny oft hes out he r ns t a t e sc ount e r e dwi t hpa s s i nga l t e r na t i vef or msofr e s t r i c t i ons . TheNAACPLe ga lDe f e ns eCommi t t e e( agr oupt ha tbe c a mei nde pe nde ntoft heNAACP)–a ndi t sl a wye r ,Thur goodMa r s ha l l–br oughtt he l a ndma r kc a s eBr ownv.Boa r dofEduc a t i onofTope ka ,347U. S.483( 1954)be f or et heSupr e meCour t .I ni t spi vot a l1954de c i s i on,t heCour t una ni mous l yove r t ur ne dt he1896Pl e s s yde c i s i on.TheSupr e meCour tf oundt ha tl e ga l l yma nda t e d( dej ur e )publ i cs c hools e gr e ga t i onwa s unc ons t i t ut i ona l .Thede c i s i onha df a r r e a c hi ngs oc i a lr a mi f i c a t i ons .Dej ur es e gr e ga t i onwa snotbr oughtt oa ne ndunt i lt hepa s s a geoft heCi vi l Ri ght sAc tof1964.Hi s t or yha ss hownt ha tpr obl e msofe duc a t i ngpoorc hi l dr e na r enotc onf i ne dt omi nor i t ys t a t us ,a nds t a t e sa ndc i t i e sha ve c ont i nue dt ogr a ppl ewi t ha ppr oa c he s . Thec our tr ul i ngdi dnots t opdef a c t oorr e s i de nt i a l l yba s e ds c hools e gr e ga t i on.Suc hs e gr e ga t i onc ont i nue s t oda yi nma nyr e gi ons .Somec i t ys c hools ys t e msha vea l s obe gunt of oc usoni s s ue sofe c onomi ca ndc l a s ss e gr e ga t i onr a t he rt ha nr a c i a l s e gr e ga t i on,a st he yha vef oundt ha tpr obl e msa r emor epr e va l e ntwhe nt hec hi l dr e noft hepoorofa nye t hni cgr oupa r ec onc e nt r a t e d. As s oc i a t e J us t i c eFr a nkMur phyi nt r oduc e dt hewor d" r a c i s m"i nt ot hel e xi c onofU. S.Supr e meCour topi ni onsi nKor e ma t s uv.Uni t e dSt a t e s ,323U. S. 214( 1944) .Hes t a t e dt ha tbyuphol di ngt hef or c e dr e l oc a t i onofJ a pa ne s eAme r i c a nsdur i ngWor l dWa rI I ,t heCour twa ss i nki ngi nt o" t heugl y a bys sofr a c i s m. "Thi swa st hef i r s tt i met ha t" r a c i s m"wa sus e di nSupr e meCour topi ni on( Mur phyus e di tt wi c ei nac onc ur r i ngopi ni oni n St e e l ev.Loui s vi l l e&Na s hvi l l eR.Co.323192( 1944)i s s ue dt ha tda y) .Mur phyus e dt hewor di nf i ves e pa r a t eopi ni ons ,buta f t e rhel e f tt he c our t ," r a c i s m"wa snotus e da ga i ni na nopi ni onf ora l mos tt wode c a de s .I tne xta ppe a r e di nt hel a ndma r kde c i s i onofLovi ngv.Vi r gi ni a ,388 U. S.1( 1967) . I nt e r pr e t a t i onoft heCons t i t ut i ona ndi t sa ppl i c a t i ont omi nor i t yr i ght sc ont i nue st obec ont r ove r s i a la sCour tme mbe r s hi pc ha nge s . Someobs e r ve r sbe l i e vet heCour tha sbe c omemor epr ot e c t i veoft hes t a t usquo. TheJ i mCr owl a wswe r eama j orf a c t ori nt heGr e a tMi gr a t i ondur i ngt hee a r l ypa r toft he20t hc e nt ur y,be c a us eoppor t uni t i e swe r es ol i mi t e di n t heSout ht ha tAf r i c a nAme r i c a nsmove di ngr e a tnumbe r st onor t he r nc i t i e st os e e kabe t t e rl i f e . De s pi t et heha r ds hi pa ndpr e j udi c eoft heJ i m Cr owe r a ,s e ve r a lbl a c ke nt e r t a i ne r sa ndl i t e r a r yf i gur e sma na ge dt obe c omepopul a rwi t hwhi t ea udi e nc e si nt hee a r l y20t hc e nt ur y.The yi nc l ude d l umi na r i e sl i ket a pda nc e r sBi l l" Boj a ngl e s "Robi ns ona ndt heNi c hol a sBr ot he r s ,j a z zmus i c i a nss uc ha sDukeEl l i ngt ona ndCountBa s i e ,a nd a c t r e s sHa t t i eMc Da ni e l( whobe c a met hef i r s tbl a c kr e c i pi e ntofa nAc a de myAwa r di n1939whe ns hewont heBe s tSuppor t i ngAc t r e s sOs c a r f orhe rpe r f or ma nc ea sMa mmyi nGonewi t ht heWi nd) . Af r i c a nAme r i c a na t hl e t e sa l s of a c e dmuc hdi s c r i mi na t i ondur i ngt heJ i mCr owpe r i od. 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THECOLLEGELIFE VS. THECHRISTIANLIFE Roomma t epr obl e ms ,me a lpl a ns ,f i na nc i a la i de a r l ymor ni ngc l a s s e sa ndl a t eni ghts t udy s e s s i onsa r et hi ngst ha tma ke upt hel i f eofa“ Col l e geSt ude nt ” .Unf or t una t e l yt het ypi c a l “ Col l e geLi f e ”s t ude ntr e pl a c e st hel a t eni ghts t udys e s s i onswi t hl a t eni ghtpa r t ys e s s i ona tt he c l uba ndmi s s i ngc l a s s e si nt hemor ni ng.Be i ngaf i r s t t i mef r e s hma n,pe opl ee xpe c t e dmet o ha veade s i r et ol i vet he“ Col l e geLi f eSt ude nt ”r a t he rt ha nt he“ Col l e geSt ude ntLi f e ”a ndi t s hoc kt he me ve nt hemor ewhe nIe xpl a i nt ha tIwa sa l s ol i vi ngt he“ Chr i s t i a nLi f e ” .Some one onc ea s ke dme ,whywa s n’ tIl i vi ngt hec ol l e gel i f ea ndwhe nt he yhe a r dmyr e s pons et he y l ooke da tmea si fIha ds ome t hi ngonmyf a c e .The yc oul dn’ tunde r s t a ndorgr a s pt hec onc e pt ofwhyIc hoos et ol i vet ha tt ypeofl i f ea tayounga georwhyIe ve nwa nt e dt ol i vet heChr i s t i a n Li f ewhi l ei nc ol l e ge .Ie xpl a i ne dt ooneoft heRA’ s( Re s i de ntAs s i s t a nc e )t ha tIwa swi l l i ngt o s a c r i f i c et hepa r t yi nga nde ve r yt hi ngt ha tc ome swi t hi ts ot ha ts ome onec oul dpos s i bl ybe i nt r oduc et oChr i s tore ve nbes a ve d,Ie l a bor a t e dont hef a c tt ha tmyl i f ewa sNOTmyown t he r e f or eIdi dn’ twa ntt oge ti nt hewa yofGoda ndhi spl a nt odr a wot he r st owa r dshi m.Idi dn’ t wa ntt ot a ket her i s ki nj e opa r di z i ngs ome bodi e ss a l va t i onbe c a us eIwa nt e dt oe xpe r i e nc et he c l uba ndot he rt hi ngs .Be i ngt wohour sa wa yf r ommyhomec hur c hwa sdi f f i c ul ta tf i r s t ,If e l t t ha tIwa ss pi r i t ua l l ywe a kbe c a us eIha dn’ tbe e nf e e dhowe ve rIkne wt ha tGods e pa r a t e dme f r ommys pi r i t ua lhomef orar e a s on.Iwa sl i keac hi l dbe i ngs e pa r a t e df r ommymot he r ’ s
umbi l i c a lc or d;Iha dt ol e a r nhowt of e e da ndnur t ur emys e l f .Whe nIa r r i ve dhe r ea ts c hooli twa sl i kemys pi r i t ua lumbi l i c a l wa sc uta ndIa mnowf or c e dt of e e dmys e l fwi t ht hewor ds ot ha tIc a ns ur vi vet het e s t i ngpe r i od.I ’ vel e a r ne dhowt onot onl ys t udyf ormyPhi l os ophye xa mbuta l s of ormys pi r i t ua le xa ms ot ha twhe nt heAl mi ght yPr of e s s orde c i de st ot e s tmeI wi l lbea bl et opa s sa ndmoveont ot hene xtl e ve li nmywa l k.Tot hos ewhoma ybei nc ol l e georwi l lbei nc ol l e ge ,my a dvi c et ooyouwoul dbeknowwhoyoua r ei nChr i s ta ndf ur t he r mor epl a ntyour s e l fi nhi swor ds ot ha twhe nt hewi ndof t e mpt a t i ont r i e st obl owyoua wa yf r omhi swor dyouwon’ ts wa y.Thehous ea ndf r a tpa r t i e sa r enot hi ngmor et ha nt hede vi l t r yi ngt or e e lyoui nt oal i f eofunc e r t a i nt yi nyourwa l kwi t hChr i s t .Thebi bl es a ysi nJ ohn2: 15,“ Donotl ovet hewor dnor t het hi ngsi ni t ” .I tgoe sont os a yt ha ti fa nyonel ove st hewor l d,t hel oveoft heFa t he ri snoti nhi m.Fora l lt ha ti si nt he wor l d,t hel us toft hef l e s ha ndt hel us toft hee ye sa ndt heboa s t f ulpr i deofl i f e ,i snotf r omt heFa t he r ,buti sf r omt hewor l d. Thewor l di spa s s i nga wa y,a nda l s oi t sl us t s ;butt heonewhodoe st hewi l lofGodl i ve sf or e ve r .I ti supt oyout ode c i de whi c hl i f eyouwa ntt ol i ve .
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