Space Crazy

As the world celebrates today as the 4oth Anniversary of Apollo 11′s first man to land on the moon, I have slipped into some nostalgic thoughts. July 20, 1969:  I was 7 years old and my parents took us on our summer vacation to a provincial park in Canada where we stayed in the first cabin camping that I can remember.

On the night of the lunar landing, we kids looked up at the moon like we would be able to see the astronauts that everyone said were circling the moon and going to land on it. The thought of a man landing on the moon in the sky is hard for a little seven year old to comprehend.

We kids were sound asleep when my father came into our bedroom and carried us in our PJs to the main lodge house to watch the landing on a little black and white TV. For us young one’s any occasion that let us be awake in the middle of the night was memorable. Dad hauled us to the TV so that we could watch history happen. It was so cool.

Along with the actual event itself, was the dawning of an Apollo era of memories.  Most memorable of them was the introduction of Tang as the Space Drink and there were the famous Space Food Sticks (I preferred the peanut butter flavor). Here is a link to that Space Food Sticks.

There was also a series of rather attractive glasses that we collected by filling up the car at the local filling station. Mom collected all the set of Apollo glasses. : )  Wow, what memories.  What do you remember?

Highlights of Bridging the Gulf: Understanding and Ministering to Hip Hop Youth

Summer is here. Praise the Lord….I like the free time…outdoor swimming and the heat. It is time to blog as well and work on editorials. I’m looking forward to putting this all together and eventually compiling this material into a new book. So lets get it started. This is a short blog but sweet.
Recently my research has focused on the role of the African-American in end time developments. For instance, African nations were very instrumental in the beginning of the Bible. To understand the end, we must focus on the beginning. The things that have been is that which shall be…and there is nothing new under the sun. The Canaanites were descendants of Ham, one of Noah’s three sons. The three sons were Ham, Shem and Japheth. Ham was the father of the blacks, Shem was the fathers of the Jews and Japheth was the father of whites according to common Biblical belief. The Jews were given Canaan, the promised land. Before this land was transferred to Israel, it belonged to the black nation of Canaan.
The philosophy endorsed by many Hip-hop artist that the black man is god comes from this train of thought. Jay Z goes by the name Hova which is short for Jehovah. More about this in subsequent blogs.

Update: 2 Arrested in Car Crash

Local television stations are reporting more details about last night’s crash. James Hopkins, 21 of Indianapolis, and a female passenger were arrested for the incident. They reported that they had been carjacked. This is also what I had heard first from his mother when she spoke with me last night across from scene. WTHR news is reporting that the story they told appears to be not exactly true.

As it turns out, Mr. Hopkins should not have been out driving at all because he was under house arrest. Though I have yet to see the scene in the daylight, the reports are saying that a bush, a pine tree and a gas meter were the major damages done by the vehicle. The house was spared from major damage and no injuries were reported.

Today there are about three articles swelling in my head. I’ll deal with one. Usually, my method is to relate all things to my mission in life, Bridging the Gulf that has been generated especially within the African-American community. There has always been a generation gap. But the influence of hip-hop culture as taken this gap to a “whole, other level.” What do I mean? Hip hop is teaching our youths a lifestyle and belief system that is contrary to many of the traditions, belief and teachings of the Christian church. The Bible says there is a blessing in meditating on the law of the Lord both day and night. Well, Hip Hop youths do and can meditate on the destructive words and thoughts of gangster type lyrics. It is possible to meditate on lyrics leading to death both day and night.
As they say, Garbage in, garbage out. Out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaks. In other words, we must “guard our hearts.” I have given many Biblical references and would tell you exactly where they could be found if it mattered. Hopefully, like me you know that we can bank on the Bible. Just some thoughts for your consideration. Check out my book Bridging the Gulf @ publishamerica. com. Leave me a comment

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