Imagine the most powerful being in the universe decides to meet His creation. One of the attributes that He would display would be gentleness. How do powerful hands touch hearts? Gently.
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Gentle Winter
We are having a snow drought this winter. But I am still hopeful. This image is from a previous winter, but it reminds me that snow is like a protective cover. It allows us to rest. Find your rest this month.
Artist of the Week
“While the tonal values of Marshall’s figures are universal, their impressions are extremely varied— Marshall’s figures assume all facets of black life. Marshall’s 2012 painting, School of Beauty, School of Culture portrays a scene inspired by the cosmetology school “Your School of Beauty Culture” located in the Bronzeville neighborhood of Chicago’s South Side. The world defined in Marshall’s painting designates a space in which black women determine their own images of ideal beauty. With a nod to Hans Holbein the Younger’s The Ambassadors, Marshall uses the anamorphic Sleeping Beauty head to register Euro-centric standards of beauty, populated in the academy for centuries, as a distorted reality. “
Christmas Movie of the Week
I didn’t think I was going to like this movie, but I was wrong. It is cute, quirky and fun. If you need something light and Christmasy, this is good. I also like it because it has a diverse cast. Check it and let me know what you think.
T-Shirt of the Month
Tis the season for parties and celebrating with the ones you love. Whether you are going to a big party or celebrating with a few folks, remember the spirit of the season. Be kind and gentle. Bless others.
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The Journey
These people took a journey to find something they had only heard in folklore. But something compelled them to move forward. The thing was a star and they began to follow it.
The Bible tells us they came from the East and were called wise men. Imagine the smartest people in the world at the time were following an astronomical phenomena. Whatever was at the end of it had to be life changing.
Christian folklore sometimes refer to these wise men as kings using Isaiah 60 and Psalm 72. They also give them a racial identity making one from China, or India or Persia or even Africa.
Regardless of where they were from. They went somewhere. The star led them on a journey that changed everything.
Affirmation
It’s attributes are kindness, tenderness and being mild mannered. The word for the month is Gentleness. Imagine the most powerful being in the universe wants to commune with His creation. He came in the most gentle form to meet us.
Lets be Gentle this month.
Gentle Winter
It is like God throws a blanket over us and tells us to rest. I love the gentleness and peace that comes with winter weather.
It Wasn’t What We Were Expecting
A Different Kind of Murder
In a country where murder is usually very violent and action packed, the Sistas find a new type of murder. The weapons were not always a gun or knife nor was the crime always obvious. The Sistas have found some new shows that are very intriguing.
Listen Different Kind of Murder
Artist of the Week
Kerry James Marshall is an American artist and professor, known for his paintings of Black figures. He previously taught painting at the School of Art and Design at the University of Illinois at Chicago. In 2017, Marshall was included on the annual Time 100 list of the most influential people in the world. (Wikipedia)
