Why Christian Education?

All education is good for the mind, but I feel a Christian education can overcome all things that life has to offer. There is no doubt I feel that the school system still should allow the Lords prayer, to allow children as well as adults study the will of God. When you apply God in your life, and allow the Holy Spirit to lead you, your education becomes a major source of knowing and seeing the vision God has planned for your life.

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Why Psychology Degree?

Now it is truly amazing how the Psychology Degree caught my attention. To actually learn about a person behavior, thinking pattern and idealistic ways, was far beyond anything I could have imagine, but once I gave my life to Christ, I begin to see myself in a different light, I begin to see my life with a mission in the body of Christ.

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Why Regent University?

In my decision of going back to school, I have search many opportunities, many schools, and many idea's that the school offers as a educational development for my growing experiences. It was truly exciting to have been able to receive many letters, asking me to come forth and be a member of their graduating class, and to have the courage to help others. It all sound nice, but after praying and asking the Lord to lead me on the path of which education process I should follower, he sent me Regent University.

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Psychology Degree

Today was a good day!

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Hello Friends;
  Well today is a another day of learning. I was just going through some old photos, and you do that you begin to see the changes that has happen in your life, especially those changes when you first gave your life to the Lord. Man for a minute I couldn't believe it was me, especially with the bright red hat turn to the left, and the all black outfit on, I even was dressed one day with all red on, looking like a stop sign. (LoL), But those are the things a person use to do before God saved me.
  Looking at those pictures also help me see how I desire to be something that I wasn't, trying to make people like me and if not that making sure that they were scared of me. You either had some form of loyalty or you was against me, and either way I can admit I didn't care about you,for it was all about me and my love ones. That may sound wrong to some of you, but when you grow in a area where loyalty was the only thing that matters, you begin to see how much of a ego a person can have. When you don't have any other dreams but to get out of the neighberhood, and be someone others will envy you do all you can, even if its something bad. And that is how I felt back then, but now I use those days of confusion as strong testimony to help other young men know that they don't have to follow their peers, or feel as if they have to be like or judged. But if they just be themselves people will honor who you are, and not what you could do for them or to them.
  You now when I see old friends, we talk about what the future has for us, we don't dwell on what things was like, because we just don't feel it made any sense to why we did certain things back then, and even though they sometimes ask me why have I made the decision to become a minister, they understand the value of love that I have inside of me now, that I didn't have then. I made the choice to become a man of God, because I heard his calling. I heard him tell me it is time I open my eyes to the truth and not what I think the truth is, and it wasn't easy at all. Studying his words was very difficult for me, I know what the bible was expressing, but I couldn't figure out what it meant for me in the status of being a new child of God. When I prayed, I really didn't know what to pray about, for the only prayer I knew was a prayer written by my mob members. I couldn't really praise the Lord like other people because I felt strange when people looked at me.
    But once the Holy Spirit came forth, and taught me the knowledge of knowing God on a personal level, nothing else really  matter to me. Not only did I understand the bible, but I begin to teach it, not only did I praise his name I begin to preach it, and surely did I know how to pray for I begin to sing songs about it. It was if God reach deep within my very soul and took the old person out, and replace it with a whole new person with a new vision, a new voice and a new look. Even when old individuals who remember me from the past ask me what made me change, they ask because they are wondering if that same spiritual growth could help them. And out of love I sit and talk with them, I even know invite them to come and  hear me give a sermon. Some of them show up, and then there are those who just don't feel they are ready to hear a once street gang member become save speak on the value of knowing the Lord on a personal note. It doesn't make me made or discourage, for it took me a while to understand why God chose me. And to this day I am glad that he did.
   Well other then that, my day when very good. I am now working on my research paper about what spiritual growth can do when you apply it to a person life while they are fighting a addiction from drugs. And I hope that I allow many people who read it to see that it takes more then just saying you are saved, but actually living it to value of knowing God personally.
God Bless T
The Reverend


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January 28, 2009
Well today was a very interesting day after all, it seems it is hard to study while you are taking care of a baby, so I want to say to all the mothers who are attending school, going to work, and even who are just stay home mothers. Thank God for strong women like you. Because as a man, I thought I would be stronger then I first was when I had my very first child, you know the ego thing. I can do this, what is so hard about it. Well, I can truly say, it is hard, but at the same time it is interesting to as well, because you learn how to do two things at one time, you learn how to watch your baby, and work on keeping your study habits strong. You become more aware of your cognitive moments then ever before.

So women of today, you have my hat tip to you, never let no one tell you what you can or not achieve, for if you are able to raise a family, go to school, and go to work, pay the bills, and still have time to say Praise the Lord, you are one women I would marry in a minute if I wasn't married to a strong women already. So since I can not show all of you how much I appreciate the things that you are able to do, I decided to just show my wife, with a nice dinner, and dozen of rose's, with a stuff bear, that said Daddy love you too.


Now I can't say what took place later on that night, that is not for your ears, but I assure you love is one thing I enjoy sharing with my wife, so love marking is a more exciting thing we have between us. So men, stop always talking about how hard it is for you, and what you need to do and how you feel you should be treated, if you can vision what your women is doing on a daily bases, and think of the hard times she have just being your women, you will find it more objective to just say I love you on a regular base, anywhere, anytime and around everyone. For she truly deserve it. And I tell you if you show love, her love will be given unto you more deeply then you could have ever imagine. So that was how my day was like.


Other then that, I come to realize how God place my wife into my life. You know I use to wonder why she married me, or why would she put up with a man like me in the first place, especially how I use to be before I allow God into my life. But I tell you even when God wasn't
first in my life, my wife made sure I was first in hers, and that made it more unique then any other relationships I have ever been in. I can tell you what verse in the Bible that inform you how to treat your wife, and how you should love her, take care of her and be the man she should respect and honor. And truthfully that should be common sense to all men of this world, but sadly it's not.

It takes us time to wake up and realize what we have in our lives, and some of us, wake up fast and get things in order, then there are those who lose out, but somehow manage to work their way back into her life. But there are those who sit back, and wish they had done right, and how they miss the very women that gave them true love.


But if you finally realize what type of man you should be and have faith in God, he will trust you again, and give you a women who would love you unconditionally. That is what happen to me, I lost my first love, because I wanted to be the man, but didn't know what it was to be a real man. But when I begin to learn, and understand the meaning of love, without expecting anything in return, God blessed me with a wife that is unbelievable. I tell you there are times, when I have to ask God what part of Christ did he make her from, for she hold close the spirit of the Lord, no matter what I say or do. God is first in her life which grants her the ability to love me as God has inform her to do, and when you can receive that type of love, you have no chose as a man of God, but to return that same love back to her.


You may ask do we argue at times? Yes we do. But we never go to bed mad at each other, and I can admit there has been times when we both have set up all night not talking to each other, but knowing that we can not go to bed with this anger. Funny when you think of it, because by the time we realize it is early in the morning, we have forgotten what we was arguing about, because we are so tired from being up all night not talking. We look at that as way for God to punish us for being evil. Believe it when God has ways to make you realize how foolish some of the things human do.


Well; I just want to let you know that my days are going well, I am really enjoying sharing these thoughts with those who do read them, and I hope to start receiving comments back, it would be a pleasure to answer a few questions. So until the next time, may the Lord continue to uplift you in the bond of true love and everlasting faith.

The Reverend

Being Thankful!

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Being thankful is very hard for most people, but it can be easy learned when you are overcoming obstacles that others can not seem to overcome. I am very thankful for each day that I am awaken by the sun, I am very thankful for each sound that I hear, I am very thankful for the soft hugs from my wife, but what I am most thankful for, is the very fact that God chose me to be the man that I am today.

Like I expressed in my last post, I wasn't born with a silver or gold spoon in my mouth, but the opportunities that God has given me has more wisdom then I could ever imagine. Just the other day, I was sitting back relaxing, reading some of the blogs here, and I recieved a phone call from my mom. Usually when my mom call, we hold Bible Study, and prayer over the phone, but this wasn't one of those calls, but a call I will never forget. For the call was to explain to me that my niece has decided that she can not take care of her two children. To hear how a person can just give up hurts me deeply, for even when those times I thought no one in this world care enough about me, I had enough strength to care for me myself, and that part of me help me strive to seek God in the end. But like I said the phone call was a very disrupt one, and after speaking about it and expressing my concern, I didn't really didn't know what my next move would be.

So I went into prayer, and as I was in prayer, my wife came home, and this is funny, but God has a cell phone too, because my wife recieved the message that something wasn't right while she was driving home from class. And before I open my mouth, she just looked at me, and said Yes. Now the funny thing about this, I didn't explain what was taken place or the situation at hand. Her smile, was a confirmation form the Lord for she just stated, that where ever God is leading you to do, I am willing to follow. So as I explained the situation, we both agreed to take upon the responsibities of raising a new born girl.

Now mind you all my children are grown, they are at the age of 20 to 24, and I haven't raise a child in along time, but we both felt that with the power, love and faith within the Lord, all things is possible. So we drove a 5 hour drive to Riverdale Illinois. Now mind you; also the only thing I was told was that my niece felt the need to allow her children to live with someone else because she couldn't take care of them, and she was at her last rope as she proclaimed. But when I got there, the story became more unreasonable, and I tell you it hurt's to see these young women give up and find themselves in a relationship that is full of pain and confusion, but it is more hurtful to find out that they are in a substance abuse relationship. She just couldn't take care of the babies, because her and the boyfriend are addicted to drugs, living from place to place, feeding the babies what ever she could.

Now listen, as a child how could you see love in this? How can you feel safe, stable through the days of mishap and misunderstanding? You can't, but as a child you don't have chose in the matter right?

So now, my mother who is now 78 years old is now a parent all over again raising the 1 year old baby girl, and me & my wife are now parents raising the 6 month old baby girl. But God always have a plan, before I left with my new responisiblity, I prayed to the father, that this chance I have granted my niece, she would recieve help for her addiction and become a better person so she can be a better mother to her children. I am praying that she just don't allow her life to become unreachable, and allow the Lord become her answer to it all. I tell you, my friend when you truly give it to the Lord, he shall deliver.

I am afraid of being a parent again, so fast without warning? No, for I see it as a blessing from the Lord, to raise another child, and to give this child the chance to know God on a personal level, and to know the value of family love. I do not hate, nor am I mad at my niece, I am concern, but she must now decide to get her life in order, she must make the decision to use this opportunity to work on her addiction, and overcome it. And as she move forward in life, I can only continue to pray for her, and try to reach out to her. But my main objective now is to be the parent of a new blessing, God has bestowed upon me.

So now will I be able to share with you the remarkable things God is and will do in my life, I will be able to share with you the growth of a new spirit in the Lord.
God bless You all.........
The Rev.

L.I.F.E. (Leadership, Intelligence, Faith, Experiences)

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While sitting here, I was thinking about the conditions and the changes that was made within my life. I can't believe that the stages I have travel has created a new being, a new ideal, a new life. For what is a new life, what can a person truly say is important to them once they have overcome the trials and tribulations to get to the mark?


I ask myself that question on a daily base's thinking that sometimes as we move forward we tend to forget or leave those who we love behind, knowing it is not on purpose that this stage happens, but in order to achieve goals in life, God bring forth people into your life that will have a deep effect upon you, just as he remove those from your life that cause unwanted effects.I come to realize that the times I thought I was the one making all the choice's, it was God will that carried me through those stages of pain, confusion, happiness, lonliness, friendship & enemies. I tell you; there was time when tears would be running down my face, for I felt the need to give up, to turn around, to run from all that is in front of me, for I use to the things I left behind.


These are the same steps that Moses had to overcome while bringing God's people from under the strength of Egypt. They was so used of being hurt, uncomfortable, sad, and full of misery, until when they finally had the opportunity to be free, they were scared of the outcome. They made unreasonable decision as they travel the journey for 40 years, but I noticed that as they was traveling this journey, how many people came and left, but those whom God wanted to leave a impact upon them, he made sure that they learn from thier mistakes, and was able to share this journey with those coming after them.


You may ask who? Well, their children, their new friends, those whom they have meet along the away, and those whom they will see as they cross over into the promise land.This is how I feel about my journey in life, its not out of anger, or disappointment that we will met people, and then end up losing some, but it is a process of learning the basic things God want us to have in life. The basic need of Family, Love, Friendship, Worship, Praise, Faith, and Forgiveness.


My Life! Can I really acknowledge those words? Is this really my life? Do I have control over how I want to live and who I desire in my life? Yes; I do. But I tell you; I prefer to let God make those decisions at times, because like all human beings I make to many mistakes. And even though God forgives us for them mistakes, it is hard for us to forgive ourselves.So I come to understand that my journey is a mixure of many things, and those basic things that comes with having God in your life has become a purpose in mines. My life is his life, just as his life has become mines. For we are one in the same.


For where there is a need, there is Jesus Christ. Where there is Love, there is Jesus Christ. Where there is a life there is Jesus Christ.


Do you have a need in your life? Are you seeking the meaning of Love?


God Bless,

Reverend T. R. Smith

About Christian Education

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All education is good for the mind, but I feel a Christian education can overcome all things that life has to offer. There is no doubt I feel that the school system still should allow the Lords prayer, to allow children as well as adults study the will of God. When you apply God in your life, and allow the Holy Spirit to lead you, your education becomes a major source of knowing and seeing the vision God has planned for your life.

Just like school is important, studying the word of God, is very important, and I feel without any doubt, when you place education with spiritual growth, you have one of the highest degree life has to offer, and that is having a personal relationship with the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit.

You have a education full of fruit, wisdom, and compassion based upon the teaching of Christ, and the will of God.

So to me; it is very important for everyone seek the will of God, and learn how teaching of Christ, can and will change your life, improve your life and grant your life a true purpose.

Why did I choose Psychology Degree

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Now it is truly amazing how the Psychology Degree caught my attention. To actually learn about a person behavior, thinking pattern and idealistic ways, was far beyond anything I could have imagine, but once I gave my life to Christ, I begin to see myself in a different light, I begin to see my life with a mission in the body of Christ.

I didn't pick this career or degree, but the Lord did, for he allowed me to be more involved in reaching out to those who are fighting addiction, who are depressed, confused and battling life as if it has no meaning to them. The compassion in my heart continue to grow each time I step up and help those who come forth seeking the truth about who they are and why God has chosen them to achieve certain things in life.
I was as if the Holy Spirit, tapped me on my shoulders and said, it is time for you to become a counselor, and I want you to reach out to those who others find it hard to reach. That is why my main motto is: "No one is Unreachable ". God has a purpose, a plan for everyone life, but it up to that person accept God's will and not yours. If you want to make God laugh, tell him what your life plans are.

Most people pick their careers or pick their degree, but God chose mines, and that is why I strive so hard to maintain a positive mind and a high grade, for I know it is a need and purpose for what I am striving for. If you really want to know what to know what course to take, just give it to the Lord, and listen to what he has to say, a lot of people will be amazed how things turn out, and realize that it is was by the will of God that they chose to take and achieve a certain degree in college.

Regent University

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In my decision of going back to school, I have search many opportunities, many schools, and many idea's that the school offers as a educational development for my growing experiences. It was truly exciting to have been able to receive many letters, asking me to come forth and be a member of their graduating class, to have the knowledge of being who the creation God want's me to be, and to have the courage to help others. It all sound nice, but after praying and asking the Lord to lead me on the path of which education process I should follower, he sent me Regent University. When I first begin to look over Regent, what challenges I was facing, as well as the purpose of what I was trying to achieve within this society and within my life. You know when you look for a school, I believe you should look for the connection it will have in your life, how it will effect your way of thinking, feeling and emotions as a student and as a adult.

I believe the school that you chose should be a reflection of who you are and what you are trying to achieve.

And that is why I chose Regent, not because it was big, or it has a lot of students, or because many people called me in order to begin class, but because God lead me to the school. He lead me here for the purpose, and vision he bestowed upon me as man, father, husband and minister of his words. He allowed me to feel comfortable, and unique in a way, that I was not as one of the same individuals who was just taking a course to get by.

There is no doubt, I will inform many people to attend Regent University, for I truly believe the experiences will not just be based on education, but a spiritual growth that no other school offers.