Toni V. Lee

So...the Republicans are flashing the bright shiny object of a Biden impeachment inquiry to distract the Nation from Trump's MANY criminal indictments. You don't have to be a rocket scientist to see they're just flashin' glitter and messin' with folk minds. There's some serious business up in Washington they really need to be bending their minds to such as the October looming government shut down instead of this flashin' shiny object nonsense. The group of folk in the majority leadership personifies the word incompetence. I hope we as a Nation never paint this picture again. I'm not talking about party. I'm talking about the capability and character of the folk elected to protect and handle the business of this Nation REGARDLESS of party affiliation.  First and foremost, the business of this Nation must be prioritized and taken care of. Just keepin' it real...

Excessive admiration for a particular person or thing. Cult His followers declare him God's chosen one while sin, darkness, and degradation obviously drips from him. Cult Evidence of the leaders wrong doing is being revealed over and over again...yet blinded followers don't believe it. Cult When the leader is finally held accountable for his many wrong doings, his blind followers wring their hands and cry their leader is being persecuted. Cult If it's not a cult, it's willful ignorance: A decision to intentionally ignore and avoid all facts and truths that are in opposition to what they choose to believe.  I learned early on that you can't have a rational or meaningful discussion with someone who's in a cult or someone who's willfully ignorant.  I'll just put this out there: Willful ignorance is not something to wear proudly. Just keepin' it real...

Christians don't rejoice at the misfortunes of others. So why are so many Christians rejoicing now that Trump has been indicted on charges related to January 6th? That day was about more than a man. Despite folk trying to downgrade that day to a peaceful gathering in retrospect, it was a day of horror that will never be wiped out of our history.  What it simply boils down to is a coup was attempted here in the United States of America because Trump did not want to step down from being President. Trump's indictment signals that the heart of our democratic republic is still beating! In spite of it all, our democracy yet lives and her legal system is capable of functioning as intended. How should it function? As if NO ONE is above the law, applying justice equally to all. I'm grateful to Bill Barr, Mike Pence, Mark Meadows and all of the other Republicans who gave testimony and evidence to make Trump's indictment possible. I just wish they had been honest with the American...

You know...a posted scripture will not do when this is required. A posted prophecy? Save the key strokes. And those posted Word of the day messages? They just get side-eyed looks. Your dance in church? Do I even have to say it? Okay, okay, I'll say it.  "Child, sit yourself down somewhere!" Of course, accompanied by a full eye roll. 😁 When you have hurt and damaged folk, going mega spiritual will not heal their wounds. All of your religious "stuff" is viewed through the lense of the pain you have caused them and not addressed. Bad optics for that lense puts the label hypocrite on everything you do.  Listen, when an apology is owed, give it. Period.  I'm sorry. I was wrong. I got it wrong. Those short phrases will start the healing process of the wounds you have caused. I have seen a lot of Christians brutalize other Christians on social media over the recent years for various reasons but mainly for political reasons. The heart of some have been ripped to sh...

If you created the mess, you are NOT a victim. You're just facing the consequences of the mess you made. Sometimes, your greatest enemy is your own self...

The stench of our political landscape is awful! 🦨 When "Did their lips move?" is the answer to the question, "Did a politician lie?", things are bad...very bad. And then their followers blindly repeat the lies with loud conviction.  Some of the political posts floating on the internet are "Oh, sweetie..." and cringe worthy. Have you seen those videos where they interview street folk talking about political matters and why they support what/who they support? It's just...😳 Sometimes, folk earnestly try to present facts and truths to counter an...uninformed statement only to receive abuse for their efforts.  My thoughts on this? You can't have a productive and intelligent discussion with willful ignorance. Critical thinking, reading, truth...it seems many consider these an inconvenient waste of time. Just keepin' it real...

Sometimes, it seems that some Christians have forgotten this simple truth:  You can't clean fish before you catch them. They spend a lot of time and effort trying to whip sinful actions/choices away they can see, instead of focusing on the root cause of those actions/choices: The condition of the heart. Their whip is woven strands of their personal understanding of scripture, their personal likes and dislikes, their personal religious beliefs, and their personal interpretation of the mind of God. They may eventually win compliance through their efforts, but if the condition of the heart has not changed...that soul will still be lost.  So...what's more important?  Winning compliance or winning the soul for Christ? When the heart changes, choices also change. You can't clean fish before you catch them.