Shabbat Shalom (Psalm 46:10)

 

Silence the Voice

 

Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ;

2 Corinthians 10:5

Shabbat Shalom (Psalm 34:8)

 

It Could Be Us Tomorrow

 How Can We Sing Zion Songs in a Strange Land?

    Yesterday, the “powers that be” swept through the streets of our local vicinity and disrupted the lives of innocent children and hard-working parents.  This government sanctioned attack is NOT a “their” problem.  It is an “our” problem. Therefore, let us intercede through prayer for our brothers and sisters who were snatched from their homes and their places of employment.

    We MUST NEVER forget that the oppressors who FORCIBLY raided their homes and businesses are the same oppressors who…

• Who landed in the Americas in 1492 and stole the homeland of other brown people (the Native Americans).
• Who FORCIBLY evicted those inhabitants from their ancestral homeland,
  
  
  
• Who sailed half way around the world and FORCIBLY kidnapped our sisters and brothers from the African continent (human trafficking),
• Who FORCIBLY shipped our ancestors (packed like sardines in a can) to the country that they had stolen from the Native Americans,
  
  
  
• Who FORCIBLY put our forefathers on the auction block and sold us to the highest bidder,
  
  
  
• Who FORCIBLY enslaved our forefathers to work from sun up to sun down so that they could "make America great”,
• Who FORCIBLY denied us the right to citizenship,
• Who FORCIBLY denied us the right to vote,
• Who FORCIBLY enforced Jim Crow laws to "make America great”,
• Who FORCIBLY used fire hoses, batons and dogs to attack peaceful protesters that fought desperately to gain civil rights,
  
  
  
  
  
  
• Who FORCIBLY gunned down our brothers and sisters without just cause.
  
  
  

    
    And even now - these same oppressors are FORCIBLY separating mothers from babies, fathers from families and destroying homes and lives.

    They were taken yesterday.  It could be us tomorrow.  We are living in a system where the “checks and balances” seem to have failed. So, what can we do?  My people, we must pray.  YES - that is what we must do. That is our spiritual weapon. When the kingdom of God suffers violence, those who have suffered violence must take - by force. (If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land. 2 Chronicles 7:14)

    God’s chosen people were often in bondage.  Because of their sins, the Most High God allowed them to be in captivity by ungodly nations. The wicked oppressors would often forbid the chosen people to speak their native language and to worship as they once did. But, Daniel and the Hebrew boys fearfully proved that physical bondage does NOT stop the power of fervent prayer. They proved that even in the midst of a strange land, prayer is still the believer’s most powerful weapon.

Psalm 137:4 

(How shall we sing the LORD'S song in a strange land?) 

When the Lord Takes a Nap

(Mark 4:35-39)

Minister Tanya Brown

Antioch MBC

Little Texas, AL

Pastor Jerome Norris

Shabbat Shalom (Proverbs 24:16)

 

Don't Quit!

 

Family Gatherings: Do I Attend or Not?

  

    

    We’ve heard the phrase, “let go of what no longer serves you.”  But, many of us continue to hold on to stuff, and we hold on w-a-y too long! 🧳💼 Too often, we hold on to things that keep us attached to anguish 😭, grief 😞, pain 🤕, internal turmoil 😵‍💫 and unresolved issues 😰 (the secret stuff we don't OPENLY talk about in families). Sure, we don't physically hold on. However, we certainly hold on emotionally.

    Sadly, the family gathering 🫕 is a time when so much of the junk that we hold on to is rehashed - producing a plethora of unpleasant emotions. For many, family gatherings can be compared to a “double-edged sword” ⚔️. Attendance at a family gathering is as harmful as it is helpful. The key to surviving this type of dysfunctional gathering is learning how to eat the fruit and spit out the seeds 🍉, or eat the fish and spit out the bones <°)))><.  For years and even decades, many people have mastered this skill - all too well. However, there are some who have not mastered the skill of benefiting from the good 👼🏾 and shunning the bad 👿. As a matter of fact, many younger generations in families have chosen NOT to participate at all - especially the Millennials/Generation Y (1981-1996)and the Zoomers/ Generation Z (1997-2012). Why?  Let’s talk about it.

• It seems to be that many have witnessed and even experienced so much dysfunction, so much pretense, so much trauma that they’ve decided that they’ve had more than enough 🫷🏿❌🫸🏻.
• Some absolutely refuse 🛑 to endure the foolishness that our parents and elders subjugated themselves to - just to get along.
• Others have even decided that if the foolishness that they witnessed at the family gathering was love 🫶 then they certainly don’t want any part of it! 🤷🏾‍♀️🤷🏾‍♂️
• And because we live in a day and time when it is okay to set boundaries for ourselves, many choose to do just that - SET BOUNDARIES 🙅🏿.  (I've learn to set boundaries. By the way, I'm in Generation X (1965-1980) And when we set those boundaries, we don’t feel guilty. Oftentimes, setting boundaries is easy to do when it comes to family functions.  (But, not so easy in other areas of life - home, work, etc.)
• Frankly speaking, many find very little value in attending such functions! 🚮

What I’ve come to learn is that all people don’t process things the same way.  There are things that some take lightly that will send others into very dark spaces. (As a result, many are taking ownership of their role and are flat-out refusing to consciously enter into KNOWINGLY dark spaces.) Therefore, people are wisely choosing to either NOT participate in family gatherings or to LIMIT their participation in family gatherings altogether🛑🚧.

    For a long time, this was not the case.  It was not so easy to make that choice -especially as children. As children, we had no choice in where we went or how long we stayed.  As adults, we choose!  As children, we were told where we would go, when we would go and how long we would stay. Even as adults, choosing to not participate or to LIMIT participation can be difficult. Why?  Because (for years) the matriarch/patriarch in many black families had very strong ties, was very influential and was highly respected. 👵🏽👴🏾 When the matriarch/patriarch spoke, the family listened and the family acquiesced - willingly or unwillingly. In many of our families, there was a reverential fear that surrounded that person, and no one dared cross that person - even if they were as wrong as two left shoes!

    Needless to say, when the matriarch/patriarch dies, (all too often) the baton is not passed to anyone else and no one steps up take on the role. When this happens, many feel a sense of relief. Yes, everyone is saddened by the loss of the matriarch/patriarch. ⚰️🪦But, sometimes they are also relieved that they no longer HAVE to mentally prepare themselves to be in the presence of people who are going to sarcastically put them down, degrade them, or humiliate them.  They are relieved. Because now if they are in the presence of a family member who degrades, humiliates or puts them down - it is because they have CHOSEN to be in their presence.

    So, to all of those who talk about the great family gatherings - remember that there is a flip side. Everybody does NOT have those experiences. There are things that many have survived - still in their "right mind". And because they survived it, they CHOOSE NOT to return to the horrific triggers that activate the trauma of things they gratefully survived.

💪🏾💪💪🏾💪🏻🙌🏿🙌🏻🙌🏾🙌

Step by Step

This is how I'm starting the week!

 

Shabbat Shalom (1 John 4:1)

 

Prophetic Word of Proclamation Conference 2025

HELP Is On the Way!

Mark 5

Minister Tanya Brown

 

A Pitstop in Samaria

Midweek Live

John 4

Minister Tanya Brown

 

Shift Your Focus!

 

Shabbat Shalom (Psalm 34:3)

 

Balm of Gilead???

 

Shabbat Shalom (Acts 3:25)

 

2025 Prophetic Word of Proclamation Conference

 If you are anywhere near/around the Auburn, Opelika, Phenix City, Tuskegee area, come out and join us! I will be bringing the WORD on Friday night at 6:30 PM CT.

Emancipation Day/Freedom Day/Jubilee Day (Juneteenth - USA)

Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding. 

Proverbs 4:7

 

We Got This!

 We Got This!

1 Samuel 17:20-37

Minister Tanya Brown

Mount Vernon MBC

6-15-2025

Shabbat Shalom (Exodus 23:25)

 

Easy Summer Meals

Cream of Rice

Green Juice

Chickpea Salad w/Kale

Rotisserie Chicken

 

Shabbat Shalom (Genesis 50:20)

 

Just Curious (Luke 19:1-10)

 

Shabbat Shalom (Jeremiah 17:14)

 

Shabbat Shalom (Psalm 20:1-2)

 

Praise, Preaching and Worship (Mount Vernon - Auburn, AL)

It's In the House

(2 Kings 4:1-7)

Evangelist Theresa Thomas

In Position to Recover

(Luke 5:17-19;24-25)

Minister Tanya Brown

Easy and Nutritious!!!

 

Celery Water

True Sea Moss

Spinach Salad

Shabbat Shalom (Psalm 27:13)

 

Shabbat Shalom (Acts 17:28)

 

Midweek Live: Do NOT Pass Me By!

Do NOT Pass Me By

Matthew 9:27-31

Minister Tanya Brown

 

Shabbat Shalom (Colossians 3:23)

 

Lord, YOU Said!

Pray Without Ceasing!

 

Simply Delicious!

It's the time of the year when it's easy to find a variety of fresh fruits and vegetables!

This video features avocado, cantaloupe, grapes, pineapple, tomato, a spinach mix with a scoop of chicken salad and celery water.

 

Shabbat Shalom (Matthew 5:16)

 

You Are NOT Alone

 

It is Finished (John 19:30)

John 19:30

Resurrection Sunday 2025

Antioch Missionary Baptist Church

Little Texas, AL

Guest Preacher: Minister Tanya Brown

Pastor: Reverend Jerome Norris

 

Shabbat Shalom (Romans 14:8)

 

Order Starts in the Home

 Let all things be done decently and in order.

1 Corinthians 14:40

    The Most High (El Elyon) is the GOD of order.  HE has ordered the universe so that parents/guardians come before the children (cats before kittens, sheep before the lambs, cows before the calf, the deer before the fawn,...). According to HIS order, parents/guardians are given their position to guard, to guide, and to grow their children - just as the GOOD SHEPHERD does for HIS sheep.

    Without a guard, children become prey for the predators of this world.  And, there are many predators roaming about in the Earth realm seeking the at-risk, seeking the exposed, seeking the unprotected, seeking the vulnerable. (1 Peter 5:8 …your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour.)  Parents/guardians are assigned to be a shield of protection from the evils of the world. It is the parent/guardian’s mandate to safeguard the child - not only in the physical realm but also in the spiritual realm through prayer and supplication!  There are TOO many thieves that have gained access to the pasture and are leading the children astray. 🐏🐑🐏🐑

    Without a guide, children are like arrows with no target - free to land in any direction that the wind blows.   It is the parent/guardian’s assignment to teach and to direct the children (NOT THE OTHER WAY AROUND).  This is GOD’s order! Children must be taught from a very young age.  

• (Isaiah 54:3 All your children will be taught by the Lord, and great will be their peace.)✏️
• (Ephesians 6:4 Fathers, don’t stir up anger in your children, but bring them up in the training and instruction of the Lord.)🧑🏿‍🏫 📜
• (Psalms 127:4 As arrows are in the hand of a mighty man, so are the children of the youth.) An arrow in the hand of a mighty man has a specific target! Is the target success or is it failure? 🏹🎯

    
    Without growth, children fail to thrive.  The Most High God has assigned parents/guardians with the responsibility to foster growth and development within the child.  This growth and development has less to do with what is ingested and more of what is instilled.  In addition, growth and development has much to do with the mindset- having everyday, "walking-around" sense to be able to (not only) survive, but to also thrive!  Parents/guardians and those who are in authority are positioned to provide a foundation that is suitable for growth.  This foundation should include the following:

• Cleanliness: Provide an environment that is conducive for growth.  Just as bacteria and germs multiply in filthy conditions, so do bad habits and perverse behavior.  Children have NO business hearing, seeing and participating in certain activities/events/things.🙈🙉🙊

• Discipline: Children need correction.  Do what you say and say what you do!!!  Establish clear consequences and make them known from the beginning. ↔️

• Routine: Establish times when certain things will be done, and practice doing those things at the established time until a routine is set.  (Ecclesiastes 3:1 To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:) ⏰

Parents have a mandate from the Most High God to rear their children in the nurture and admonition of God so that they will be productive, law-abiding citizens in society and in the kingdom of GOD!

Shalom!

(image by Freepik)

Homemade Cereal/Snack Bars

 

Holy Week

Day 2 - Holy Monday

Day 1 -  Palm Sunday

Yeshua makes HIS triumphal entry into Jerusalem.

 

Shabbat Shalom (Colossians 3:15)

 

A Spirit of Infirmity

 

Shabbat Shalom (Luke 19:34)

 

Journey to Jerusalem (The Triumphal Entry)

Matthew 21:1-11

 

Mount Vernon's Sunday Service (March 23, 2025)

Just a Little More Time

2 Kings 20:1-6

Minister Tanya Brown

Shabbat Shalom (John 15:5)

 

Shabbat Shalom (Psalms 4:8)

 

Shabbat Shalom (Proverbs 16:9)

 

Mullein Tea (It's a Lifestyle)

    Mullein tea comes from the mullein plant. It can assist the respiratory system by acting as an expectorant. It has been known to assist with the following:

• Cleansing the lungs,

• Reducing inflammation,

• Loosening mucus,

• Improving sleep quality

    

    
    If you enjoy drinking tea and you are in search of a mild organic tea with many anti-inflammatory and antimicrobial properties, then mullein tea (Mucus Out) from It’s a Lifestyle MBS is a must-try! This tea is potent but mild on the stomach - causing no irritation or digestive discomfort.

    Because Mucus Out is a loose tea, it can be steeped to your desired strength (very weak to very strong) - depending on the ratio of tea to water.

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Disclaimer:

All views expressed are from my PERSONAL experience. This post is for educational purposes. Please consult with your healthcare provider if you have any concerns!