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Burning Bowl 2007

Going along with this weeks theme of “New Year-New You,” I wanted to tell all you YBPs about an event I’m attending tomorrow at my church for the first time called the Burning Bowl. Every first Friday of the year Chicago’s Christ Universal Temple, located on 119th and Ashland, hosts its annual Burning Bowl. [...]

5Jan2007 | Gloria | 0 comments | Continued
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Kwanzaa

As young African Americans, I am sure you have all heard of the post-Christmas holiday Kwanzaa. Perhaps you were a member of a student organization that celebrated Kwanzaa, or your family celebrated it in your household. But if you’ve never celebrated the African American traditional holiday and have always wondered what Kwanzaa really means, here [...]

26Dec2006 | Kimberly | 0 comments | Continued
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“Attitudes are more important than facts”

Stuck in a situation that has you down? Feeling like the world is out to get you? Losing confidence in your abilities at school, work, or in a relationship? Well, the key to any troubling situation is to maintain a positive attitude. Any fact facing us, however difficult, even seemingly hopeless, is not as [...]

18Dec2006 | Kimberly | 0 comments | Continued
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donating without money

if you haven’t been paying attention, now is the time for shameless advertisements about how being in the christmas spirit is about standing in line for the latest gadget, drinking coke, or buying diamonds.
well, all God-fearing ybp’s should know that its far more than that. while i apologize for standing on my soapbox for a [...]

5Dec2006 | Fredric | 0 comments | Continued
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Letting it Go

So this morning I was inspired to write about “letting it go”- to encourage all YBPs holding on to something to simply free yourself. Whether it’s a friend who wronged you, a relationship that went sour, drama at work, a bad grade, etc. Holding on to the negativity will do nothing but hurt you in [...]

7Nov2006 | Kimberly | 1 comment | Continued
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The Bible

If you were born in a Christian household, you most likely received a Bible when you were christened, baptized, or dedicated to the church. What you did with that Bible after that point was most likely up to you, with encouragement from your family and your church. The Bible is a tool that Christians [...]

2Nov2006 | Kimberly | 1 comment | Continued
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