CHRISTIAN RAPPERS

I recent started listening back to rap because a few friends I have rap as well. It's not something that I would let my children listen to but it is still art to me. I love christian rap. It reminds me of rap in the 80s and 90s, but cleaner and positive. Even Lil Wayne is listed under christian rappers for his contribution to this hidden genre. We also just got our very own christian rap/hip hop radio stationto here in the Bany, and if you know your music ("ya folks pick cotton here, that's y they call it the Field!"- Field Mob). Went to Monroe with them guys. They have good hearts. But Lecrae, Tedashii, da TRUTH, Flame, and Canton Jones are some of my favorite "get right" artists.

MUSIC

Music seems to always to find a way in to the heart of so many people. The good, bad, and ugly acting. But how come it seems that every time things get bad, music can pick you up? I know it can be a distraction. But do the positive outweigh the negative? Lets see!
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The Lord and Family

There isn't a better time than spending spending it with family and the Lord. Memorial weekend was a very loving and wonderful adventure. When the Lord allow for a great time, he make sure that he gets all the glory. And he deserve every bit of it. Thank you God for a great time with my Brother and Sister and father. My wife seems to be very happy. when she is happy, so am I. Praise the Lord!

MOTHER'S DAY IS HERE

Mother's day is here once again, and you never thought that it could sneak up on us like that. We'll economy is still failing, so a lot won;t be happening. Just a lot of hugs and kisses and time this year. Mom may like that better. Find a way to thank her and show her you care. and good moms will tell you that you do not have to not feed your family the rest of the year for a present she can lose. Give her memories.

To the best mothers i know
my mom - my mom-in-law - my wife.

WHERE TO START?

Always start with your family. You can't tell them how to live, but you can live by example. We are not perfect, so we can not expect anyone else to be either. Show them what would happen if Jesus was standing in your shoes today. Would he say that? Would he do that? Would he act like that? Put yourself in the other persons shoes and see if you like that path or just happy to have the opportunity to say thank you God for another day. You'll be surprise where that path leads you. Pray hard and love strong. That's all we really have.

GOD AND FRIENDSHIP

Having God in your life with friends who just love you for you is what it is all about. Do good toward the people around you. You never know when they won't be.

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ORIGIN OF CHRISTMAS

No one knows what day Jesus Christ was born on. From the biblical description, most historians believe that his birth probably occurred in September, approximately six months after Passover. One thing they agree on is that it is very unlikely that Jesus was born in December, since the bible records shepherds tending their sheep in the fields on that night. This is quite unlikely to have happened during a cold Judean winter. So why do we celebrate Christ’s birthday as Christmas, on December the 25th?

The answer lies in the pagan origins of Christmas. In ancient Babylon, the feast of the Son of Isis (Goddess of Nature) was celebrated on December 25. Raucous partying, gluttonous eating and drinking, and gift-giving were traditions of this feast.

In Rome, the Winter Solstice was celebrated many years before the birth of Christ. The Romans called their winter holiday Saturnalia, honoring Saturn, the God of Agriculture. In January, they observed the Kalends of January, which represented the triumph of life over death. This whole season was called Dies Natalis Invicti Solis, the Birthday of the Unconquered Sun. The festival season was marked by much merrymaking. It is in ancient Rome that the tradition of the Mummers was born. The Mummers were groups of costumed singers and dancers who traveled from house to house entertaining their neighbors. From this, the Christmas tradition of caroling was born.
In northern Europe, many other traditions that we now consider part of Christian worship were begun long before the participants had ever heard of Christ. The pagans of northern Europe celebrated the their own winter solstice, known as Yule. Yule was symbolic of the pagan Sun God

, Mithras, being born, and was observed on the shortest day of the year. As the Sun God grew and matured, the days became longer and warmer. It was customary to light a candle to encourage Mithras, and the sun, to reappear next year.

Huge Yule logs were burned in honor of the sun. The word Yule itself means “wheel,” the wheel being a pagan symbol for the sun. Mistletoe was considered a sacred plant, and the custom of kissing under the mistletoe began as a fertility ritual. Hollyberries were thought to be a food of the gods.

The tree is the one symbol that unites almost all the northern European winter solstices. Live evergreen trees were often brought into homes during the harsh winters as a reminder to inhabitants that soon their crops would grow again. Evergreen boughs were sometimes carried as totems of good luck and were often present at weddings, representing fertility. The Druids used the tree as a religious symbol, holding their sacred ceremonies while surrounding and worshipping huge trees.

In 350, Pope Julius I declared that Christ’s birth would be celebrated on December 25. There is little doubt that he was trying to make it as painless as possible for pagan Romans (who remained a majority at that time) to convert to Christianity. The new religion went down a bit easier, knowing that their feasts would not be taken away from them.

Christmas (Christ

-Mass) as we know it today, most historians agree, began in Germany, though Catholics and Lutherans still disagree about which church celebrated it first. The earliest record of an evergreen being decorated in a Christian celebration was in 1521 in the Alsace region of Germany. A prominent Lutheran minister of the day cried blasphemy: “Better that they should look to the true tree of life, Christ.”

The controversy continues even today in some fundamentalist sects.