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"A Ti m e f or Ch an ge" I can't believe it!! The new year is upon us, and w e ar e officially r eleasing Volum e 2 of M ecca Black M en's M agazine! I am so ver y pr oud and ver y hum bled to have been given the r esponsibility and char ge of pr oducing this m agazine. W ith that said, w e look for w ar d to br inging you another extr aor dinar y year w ith gr eat new s, dynam ic stor ies, aw esom e exclusive inter view s, as w ell as Biblical/Godly infor m ation you can Scr iptur ally r efer ence, and use in your ever yday w alk . Choose. We ask that you choose this year to take that leap for w ar d tow ar ds accom plishing all of you dr eam s and goals. Don't hesitate. Ther e ar e futur e gener ations depending on you to achieve the things that God has or dained and established for you to do. Ask and it shall be given. Give, and it shall be given. "pr essed dow n, shaken and r unning over." Luke 6:38. We m ust have a spir it to give in or der to r eceive the blessings of the Lor d! In this issue, w e w ant you to check out the Exclusive inter view w ith Atlanta, Geor gia businessm an and m ogul, Ber nar d "Benni Holiday" M anning Jr. Hear his per sonal jour ney of how his childhood upbr inging and God has im pacted his life.
Also, in this issue, check out our ar ticles, Good Stew ar d, and M oney M anagem ent. They ar e both sur e to im par t som e Biblical as w ell as ear thly know ledge. And finally, if you w ant to have your New Year off and r unning to a gr eat star t, sit dow n, r elax and take som e tim e to r ead this publication.
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" Good St ew ar d" STEWARD By St eph an ie M axw ell-Robles What does it mean to be a Good Steward? Do you know that God expects that of each of us? A good steward is someone that manages their money, time, resources, and life, as well as their skills, giftings, talents, and abilities well.
They are also caretakers, neighbors, and friends who treat their fellow man, as Christians have been commanded, with love. I like to call it, being a Good Steward, the "ultimate" balance checker of life". They are always stepping in and breaking up the "status quo". They stand
out because they render help and, no matter what the world is doing or what the world is going through, they show the love of Christ. Throughout the Bible, there are several instances and specific references made by God and Jesus Christ to ensure that their is balance and order in our lives.
In fact, our Bible tells us that we serve a God of "Decency and order " Corinthians 14:40 (KJV), and that "God is not the author of confusion", 1 Corinthians 14:33 (KJV). That last statement alone
is a pure indication of a life full of balance and order. Again, there are several stories, parables, and scripture references that support or cooborate the phrase, expectation, or idea of a "Good Steward". The book of Proverbs, the book Psalms , in fact the entire Bible is the quintessential guide, or "epitome" of, as it relates to the subject matter, of being a Good Steward.
Being a Good Steward is a life long calling for Christians. It is a place and a capacity where we strive to be and live within daily.
And if you are filled with the love of Christ and the Holy Spirit, it makes the journey all the more fulfilling! Following are some Scripture references you can read in regards to Good Stewardship: Tit u s 1:7-9 (KJV) 1 Cor in t h ian s 4:2 Colossian s 3:23 Hebr ew s 13:5 I Tim ot h y 5:8
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MONEY MANAGEMENT by Stephanie M axw ell-Robles
"Dollar Bill Y'all" W hen I fir st got saved, this ar ea in par ticular , w as one in w hich I sincer ely pr ayed and asked the Lor d to show m e how to m aster it. Now , I cannot say that the topic w as totally for eign to m e, because as a child, I had an aunt w ho w as a stickler for cr eating and keeping a "budget" In fact, looking back, I know it w as no accident that my Aunt r epeatedly talked to m e and my sister about "having a budget" and "spending m oney w isely".
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M y aunt w as such a pivotal per son in our lives in ter m s of m oney, developing good habits in anything involving it, and in the m anagem ent of it. She planted the seed for us, ear ly. Now , to be com pletely tr anspar ent, I did not do so w ell w ith this dur ing my young adult year s. Although ver y cognizant of the im por tance of m oney m anagem ent, I didn't quite know how to acquiesce or handle the application of the pr incipals to my now adult life, and for som e tim e How ever , ther e cer tainly becam e an incr easing ur gency as life's r esponsibilities cam e about, and as did my desir e to pur chase a
car and eventually, one day a new hom e. But, looking back, I can honestly say that I didn't far e so bad. I had the aw esom e exper ience of pur chasing my ver y fir st and br and, spanking new car on my ow n, and paid it off som e year s later. As a Chr istian, and after par taking in so m any gr eat Sunday School and Bible Study lessons, r egular chur ch, and w or ship ser vices, toppled w ith lear ning the Bible/w or d of God, I too now know that good m oney m anagem ent m atter s to God also! I w as pr ivileged to have listened to m any a gr eat ser m ons about m oney, God, Jesus Chr ist and about how
they felt about m oney. Accor ding to w w w.for bes.com : "M oney and possessions ar e the second m ost r efer enced topic in the Bible. "M oney is m entioned m or e than 800 tim es in the Bible and the m essage is clear : No w her e in Scr iptur e is debt view ed in a positive light". And, accor ding to stew ar dship.com "Chr istian financial exper t How ar d Dayton has said that the Bible r efer ences m oney and possessions 2,350 tim es...It's m or e than he talked about heaven and hell com bined". And finally, as m entioned on patch.com , "eleven of the 39 par ables Jesus
tells ar e about finances". Jesus, w hen asked about it, even m entions the r esponsibility of m an in r egar ds to paying taxes: "Render to Ca esa r the thing's that a r e Ca esa r 's a nd to God the things that God's" M atthew 21:22 (KJV) Her e ar e a few other notew or thy Scr iptur e r efer ences r egar ding m oney: "A good ma n leaveth a n inher ita nce for his childr en's childr en" Pr over bs 13:22 (KJV). "Bow down thine ea r , a n hea r the wor ds of the wise, a nd a pply thine hea r t unto my knowledge" Pr over bs 22:17 (KJV). "Lay up not for your self tr ea sur es upon ea r th wher e moth a nd r ust doth cor r upt, a nd wher e thieves br ea k thr ough a nd stea l: But lay up for your selves tr ea sur es in heaven, wher e neither moth nor r ust doth cor r upt, a nd wher e thieves do not br ea k thr ough or stea l" M atthew 6:19-20 (KJV) And finally, as a Chr istian, you m ust know not only your Biblical, but also you Spir itual position as it is par am ount. Her e is w hat the Bible says in ter m s of you, Chr istian m an:
"The Lor d sha ll open unto thee his good tr ea sur e, the heaven to give the r a in unto thy la nd in his sea son, a nd to bless a ll the wor k of thine ha nd: a nd thou shat lend unto ma ny na ions, a nd thou sha lt not bor r ow. And the Lor d sha ll ma ke thee the hea d, a nd not the ta il;a nd thou sha lt be a bove only, a nd thou sha lt not be beneath; if that thou hea r ken unto the comma ndments of the Lor d thy God, which I comma nd thee this day, to obser ve a nd to do them" Deuter onomy 28:12-13 (KJV) "Br ing ye a ll the thites in to the stor ehouse, that ther e be meat in mine house, a nd pr ove me now her ewith, sa ith the Lor d of hosts, if I will notopen you the windows of heaven, a nd pour you out a blessing that ther e sha ll not be r oom enough to r eceive it" M alachi 3:10 (KJV). "I know that, whatsoever God doeth, it sha ll be for ever ; nothing ca n be put to it, nor a nything ta ken fr om it; a nd God doeth it that men sha ll fea r him" Ecclesiastes 3:14 (KJV)
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By St eph an ie M axw ell-Robles Father's matter! Black Fat hers matter!! In fact, the entire Family matters...and they always have!!! What I love about God is that he is a God of #1: "Decency and order" (1 Corinthians 14:40 KJV) and #2: He is a provider of implicit, clear and specific instructions! No single person, place or entity can provide as concise, and painstakingly, right down to the most minute drop directions quite like the Lord! With that said, lets discuss a bit of human, as well as Biblical history. The very first institution established by God was Marriage, hence Adam and Eve. The very second was the Family. If you read and study your Bible, there are many examples all throughout the text that clearly express the importance of family, as well as the expectation and role each member will play. FACT: It is imperative that you have an established relationship with both God, your Creator, and Jesus Christ, your Savior. Nevertheless, it is equally important that you know not only who you are, but again, whose you are. Having a relationship, as well as knowledge of God, Jesus Christ and his Biblical instruction, knowledge and direction for your life is paramount! The Bible describes you, your human existence, and the very essence of your life, being, and soul. And ultimately, it provides for you information on how to fulfill God's purpose for your life and your destiny, as well as that of your family. "My people are destroyed from lack of knowledge" Hosea 4:6 (KJV) For the record, I'd be kidding myself, as well as you the reader, if I wrote to you in any manner
less than befitting of not only what my and your heavenly Father would expect me to do, but also in a manner that waters down and negates from the real world's truth's, facts, and issues as we know it. God created you, the father/husband, to be the head of your household and family. "For the husband is the head of the wife, even as Christ is the head of the church: and he is the Savior of the body" Ephesians 5:23 (KJV). Fathers/husbands, you have been given a great responsibility! A great charge! A great leadership role, one comparable to Christ's appointment over the church! You have been given the task to do tremendous, dynamic, awesome and amazing things not only in life, but also through and with, your wife and family! Despite all of life's ups and downs, challenges, trials and tribulations, it is you, the father, who protects, provides, loves, and nurtures. It is you, the father, who possess the long, strong arms to wrap around and keep his family structured, safe, warm, and away from hurt, danger or harm. As the head of your family, you will set the prime example for what is a good father, and good husband and a good leader. And remember, a role that is equatable to Christ's governing over the church means that you conduct yourself in a manner that also reflects that fact! Meaning, Christ would not abuse, leave, hurt, harm , overpower, misrepresent or destroy his church or family. Now, I must also take this opportunity to get to the real root of the matter. According to
scripture, if you are a father, you should also be a Husband, and be that husband first! Yes, that's right, God designed the family in a way for a father to be a husband, first! Here are a few scripture references that cooborate this Godly expectation and commandment: 1. "Flee fornication" 1 Corinthians 6:18 (KJV) 2. "But fornication, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not be once named among you, as becometh saints" Ephesians 5:3 (KJV) 3. "Marriage ishonorable in all, and the bed undefiled. Hebrews 13:4 (KJV) 4. "Therefore, shall a man leave his father and his mother and shall cleave unto hiswife and they shall be one flesh" Genesis 2:24 5. "Wherefore, they are no more twain, but one flesh. What therefore God hath joined together, let no man put asunder" Matthew 19: 16 (KJV) 6. "Lo, children are an heritage of the LORD: and the fruit of the womb ishisreward" Psalms 127:3 (KJV) The first step towards becoming a good father is getting married! Marriage is a holy union and ordained by God and was set forth first, before the children and family came. We will continue this discussion in the next issue.
Tak e Ti m e To Recogn i ze by Stephanie M axw ell-Robles You know, life's to short to be worried and stressed out. Not to mention it's not even Biblical. As a Christian, the word of God, or the Bible gives us a plethora a daily sayings, words of wisdom, and encouragement to live by. When you study and follow the Bible, you don't have to look for sustenance in a world who holds a different value, moral and ethics system all together. When we lean on God, his word, his precepts, his decrees and his promises not only to guide and protect us, but also, at some point, this very same scripture begin to make ridiculously clever sense. Then, when applied to living in a fallen world, as they truly are
instructions on how to survive here from your creator, that's when things start to make sense. Here are some tips and adjoining Scripture verses, on how to live a more enjoyable, relaxing, rewarding, and fulfilling life altogether: 1. Don't Stress Out Or Worry.
"Heavinessin the heart of man maketh it stoop; but a good word maketh it glad" Proverbs 12:25 (KJV "Humble yourselvestherefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time. Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for for you" 1 Peter 5:7 (KJV) "Be careful for nothing; but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requestsbe made known unto God" Philippians 4:6 (KJV). 2. Know Who Your Source and Provider is. "But my God shall supply all your need according to his richesin glory by Christ Jesus" Philippians" Philippians 4:19 (KJV). 3.
Laughter is the Best Medicine!
"A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance: but by sorrow of thy heart the spirit is broken" Proverbs 15:3 (KJV). "A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones" Proverbs 17:22(KJV)
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B er n ar d " Ben n i Hol i da M an n i n g Jr . By St eph an ie M axw ell-Robles I w as fir st intr oduced to "Benni" a few year s ago via social m edia as the husband of a long-tim e, high school fr iend w hom I had r ecently r e-connected w ith. I noticed that they w er e living in Atlanta, Geor gia and appear ed to be doing ver y w ell business w ise, in addition to r aising/m anaging a fam ily together. As tim e w ent by, I w as intr igued by w hat w as his and my old high school fr iend's stor y. They w er e adver tising their tax business, M anning Tax Solutions, and it's four locations! As a budding entr epr eneur and m agazine publisher myself, I thought "Wow ", I don't know m uch about M r. M anning, but Tr anea (my old high school fr iend and also now his w ife) alm ost seem ed to have like a "Rags to Riches" and/or Cinder ella m eets her Pr ince
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stor y going on. So of cour se, I felt led to r each out to M r s. M anning, and of cour se to get caught up, suppor t, and congr atulate her. I w as also inspir ed and led to ask her for an inter view , as I saw the had of God w or king w ith them both. Needless to say again, how ever , as the publisher of both Black Gir l M agazine, and M ecca Black M en's M agazine, after asking Tr anea if I could inter view her and br ing her stor y to life, the next step w as obviously a "no br ainer ". It w as only natur al and appr opr iate that I w ould also r equest an inter view fr om M r. M anning, too. Wow , is all I could say! Not only for you, our r eader s, but also for us! Tw o gr eat cover s, tw o gr eat inter view s, and their m ar r ied! As Chr istian publications', w e celebr ate that fact and it also speaks volum es to us! So w ithout fur ther ado, M r. Ber nar d "Benni Holiday" M anning Jr. Q: Tel l u s you r n am e, a l i t t l e bi t abu t you r sel f , an d h ow you got st ar t ed. A: M y nam e is Ber nar d M anning Jr. Ever ybody know s m e as "Benni". M y backgr ound, pr etty m uch I
w as bor n in New Yor k, Jam aica Queens, New Yor k . Kind of a r ough neighbor hood, if you w ant to call it that. I lived w ith my father at the tim e. M y m other w as in Atlanta [Geor gia], so I m oved out to Atlanta eventually. M y father didn't w ant m e in that envir onm ent. He w as pr etty m uch in the str eets and he didn't w ant the sam e for m e. So I ended up w ith my m other in Atlanta. I w ent to school out her e. I r eally tr ied to stay out of tr ouble and like I w as r eally infatuated w ith my father and ever ything and he had to say to m e and stuff fr om w hen I w as like a little kid. He w ould tell m e stuff like you know , 'stay in school', and 'get a good job', and you know , 'so you don't have to w or k for people', you know stuff like that so it just stuck w ith m e as I cam e up. So I just tr ied to keep a good r ecor d, you know , like I used to hang out w ith a lot of dudes w ho got into tr ouble and I w ould be like, 'no, I'm a stay her e and just w r ite songs and m usic and stuff like that. So m usic kept m e in the house a lot. [Eventually], I got out of high school, I w or ked, I w or ked, I w or ked, that's all I
did. I just w or ked all the tim e and I still did m usic. So that's all it w as. So, I just alw ays had a little bit of a netw or k because of my m usic. W ith my m usic, I didn't r eally m ake m oney at it, but it w as just som ething that I w as into, and it just still built my netw or k, as I w as com ing up. I tr ied to go to school, but I didn't like school because I w asn't m aking any m oney, but school is so expensive. I didn't stick w ith it, I had to jum p out of that, and I just had to go back to w or k . You know , that's all I did. And I w as still like into the entr epr eneur ship about m usic, so I didn't m ake any m oney fr om it, but I still built my netw or k . So it w as kind of like an investm ent if you w ant to call it that. So now I m eet my w ife. I'm pr obably like 24 going on 25, but I m eet her and she's telling m e like she w as doing her ow n business, and I'm younger than her , so it w as like, 'oh w ow ' that's som ething my father w as alw ays telling m e about. So I w as kinda am azed by that. I w as r eally intr igued by that. You know , it w as like a Black business w om an, that's a w onder ful w om an to have by my side, you know w hat I m ean? Like, I w asn't r eally into all the stuff people w er e getting into at my age.
Like, I w as into it, but it w as kinda...it didn't m ake a lot of sense to m e for som e r eason. But um , I w as alw ays intr igued w ith like an older w om an w ho w as sm ar t, w ho I could lear n som ething fr om , and you know , som eone w ho could keep m e going, w hen I'm feeling like you know , I don't w ant to do nothing. Som eone that could push m e to be better. That's w hat I alw ays w anted. So um , she tells m e she's doing taxes and stuff like that, and at the tim e, I w as still doing constr uction. I w as w or king so I w as like, okay, I hear d about your little pr ogr am , so I used my netw or k, once again. She said she w as doing r efer r als. I w anted to see how m any r efer r als I could get to see a cer tain am ount of m oney. I had a plan for tax season. So, I w as just tr ying to get som e extr a m oney up, and ther e w as som ething w ith her hir ing that didn't r eally w or k out w ith her em ployees. So by this tim e, I cam e to her w ith a sheet of paper w ith about 100 r efer r als alr eady, and I said, 'how m uch can I get for this r ight her e?'. So, I guess she seen that and she said, slash that, do you w ant to lear n how to do taxes? Do you w ant
to tr y it? So I'm like sur e. That's how I r eally got into it pr etty m uch and ever y since then I just been tr ying to follow her lead because she got the exper ience w ith it and all that, but I think I'm doing pr etty good, if I say so myself. Q; Pr ai se God, I w ou l d def i n i t el y say so! How h as God sh aped or i n f l u en ced you t h r ou gh ou t you r l i f e? You bot h h ave di f f er en t w al k s, di f f er en t ex per i en ces, an d God h as br ou gh t t h ose t w o l i ves an d ex per i en ces t oget h er f or t h e t eam . How h as God i n f l u en ced you i n you r l i f e an d i n j u st al l t h i n gs t h at you h ave don e? A: Ah m an, w hen you say God, that's like the r eason w hy anything is happening. Like He told my father to tell m e these things so in 20 year s fr om now [I w ould] m ar r y w ell. You know , he br ought m e hom e to it. You know I'll put it like that, God is so good. I gr ew up in the chur ch, w hen I w as in Queens, actually, my father 's sister w as m ar r ied to a pr eacher 's son...and my aunt w as so into the chur ch. I loved it, ever y m om ent of it, for m e and my fam ily to gr ow n up in that chur ch.
Q: W h at w or ds of en cou r agem en t w ou l d you h ave f or an yon e w an t i n g t o st ar t a bu si n ess, get i n t o bu si n ess, or j u st i n t er m s of t h ei r dr eam s? A: I w ould say never stop, if anything, never stop and invest in your self and believe in your self. That's the m ost im por tant....It com es fr om how your thinking and how you feel about it. You have to put a sm all am ount of ener gy into your self and tur n it into big ener gy...You have to believe in it cause it star ts in you. Q: W h at can w e ex pect f r om Tr an ea an d Ben n i Hol i day i n the futur e A: Oh, you can expect big things. Next Level [Fashion Stor e] is about to open up. We'r e about to star t that this year (2017). We still have M anning Tax Solutions and that's not going anyw her e. So r eally, I believe in m ultiple sour ces of incom e. I w ouldn't be sur pr ised if som ething else cam e up along the w ay. We r eally feel like w e r eally just getting star ted. * As i n t er v i ew ed l at e f al l of 2017.
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Trudy, was truly, an amazing girl. I don't know what I was thinking the other day when she asked me if I could hold her backpack. I just froze as if I had entered in to another time zone or dimension. She's truly amazing and beautiful. But every time she goes to talk to me, I get all stiff-necked and nervous . I need to do just like my grandfather told me to. He said "Son, women appreciate honesty, and it's the little things that matter most with them. You know, like kindness, showing up on time, and doing what you say your going to do." And, "Just tell her, you can't afford much today, but I'd love to take you out to dinner and get to know you better." Pop's was right!That's all I had to do, was man up. After all, Trudy was the smartest and
and did I mention the most beautiful woman in my Chemical Engineering class. Surely she understood the life of a struggling graduate student and future scientist, inventor, and entrepreneur, I might add, right? She definitely seems like my caliber of woman...so why am I so nervous. Well, I'm going to have to shake it off. There's nothing to fear but fear itself, and I've managed to save enough money for at least Olive Garden, or the Waffle House, if she just wants something simple like breakfast. Either way, I'm "in like Flynn", or it's "now or never". I'm not going to let another semester pass by without expressing my thoughts or feelings towards her. Besides, the Black Scientist's and Engineer' s Club dinner and dance event is in two weeks, and I don't plan on going empty-handed.
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" Waver in g t h e St or m " Sometimes, when life gets tough, you must waver the storm. Pull yourself up by the boots straps, anchor down, and then carry on. God knows just how life can be, however, we must know that in Him, we have the victory. Nothing like a harsh, winter's day storm, but guess what?... you somehow continued on. Yes, life can be real, full of pain and all that stuff, but truth be told, you don't really have to handle this, that and such. Because God showed us all how to handle any perfect storm, just give him the wheel and watch him perform. Š 2019 By S. L. Maxwell-Robles
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dom that is sfirst pure, ble, gentle, be intreated, and good ut partiality, hypocrisy." (KJV)
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