This is a problem. And the problem is why I have been doing my small part to get the word out about ‘Red Tails’ which is in theaters today! Red Tails is a movie adopted from the real life story of the Tuskegee Airmen, who served as America’s first black aerial combat unit.

It is my hope that this movie inspires young people through the lives of real heroes who have sacrificed on behalf of others to make this country what it is today. I hope this movie sends families to the library, book stores, and documentaries to learn the true stories behind the movie images.

I hope this movie reminds us of the great sacrifices of these African American heroes. I hope it reminds us that we have more in common that we sometimes think. I hope we do not forget this reality.

Least We Forget:

http://youtu.be/eL5IgppqeoE

I published an article earlier in the week at Christianity Today’s Women’s Blog entitled, “The Truth About Marriage and Happiness.”

I question how the Church is proclaiming biblical truth to women: young or old, single or married, and what about the widows and barren? Do we send mixed messages? Do those mixed messages cause confusion for singles and destroy marriages before they even begin?

How can we best proclaim the truth? The article sparked important dialog about:

Marriage

Singleness

Divorce

The Church and Culture: Who is leading and who is being led?

Counseling (that was an unexpected twist)

Please read the article and share your comments on the link:

http://blog.christianitytoday.com/women/2011/11/the_truth_about_marriage_and_h_1.html

Have a great weekend! Blessings, Natasha

This Friday, we are discussing two topics dear to my heart: The Church and Education. Is the Church responsible for teaching and training all children (or just those in our families and local congregations)? What do we do about the staggering school drop out rate? Should we be concerned about the illiteracy rate among students?

I address these questions and more in my recently published article at Urban Faith. To add, I firmly believe that education on all levels should begin at home.

Check it out:

http://www.urbanfaith.com/2011/11/the-antidote-for-a-dropout-culture.html/

Comment other there and let’s get a good dialog going. Most importantly, let’s take action.

Blessings throughout the weekend, Natasha

I’ve been thinking a lot about the plight of our young people in this country. Over the weekend I attended a discussion with 21^st century leaders at the International Civil Rights Museum in Greensboro, NC.

The discussion was led by a diverse panel of senior college students who are also the Presidents of their prospective Student Government Associations.

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Since we will be talking a little bit about conflict, I thought it important to look at our natural sinful inclination in response to it.

As stated on Tuesday, to have a spiritual understanding of conflict, we need to first understand that the presence of conflict confirms that we are engaging in spiritual warfare.

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