Kenneth Davis

T H O U G H T   F O R   C O N S I D E R A T I O N 

Balance,

peace,

and joy

are the fruit of a successful life.

It starts with recognizing your talents

and finding ways to serve others by using them.

~Thomas Kinkade~

Kenneth Davis

T H O U G H T   F O R   C O N S I D E R A T I O N 

Adopt responsibility for your own well-being, try to put your family

together, try to serve your community, try to seek for eternal truth...

That's the sort of thing that can ground you in your life, enough so that

you can withstand the difficulty of life.

~Jordan Peterson~

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6HdmitM2mU

January 16, 2021 | Celebrating The Life of Robert Bowie Jr.

Patricia White (Watson)

Happy New Year brother and sister warriors. I wish health and happiness for you and your families. All things are possible if we only believe. Kenneth, once again, an excellent choice for me today. Thank you. 

Kenneth Davis

T H O U G H T   F O R   C O N S I D E R A T I O N 

There is no greater calling

than to serve your fellow men.

There is no greater contribution

than to help the weak.

There is no greater satisfaction

than to have done it well.

~Walter Reuther~

     To effectively communicate, we must realize that we are all different in the

way we perceive the world and use this understanding as a guide to our

communication with others.

~Tony Robbins~

     Thank you so much Patricia. Grateful to be blessed from reading your post

and with gratitude I  receive your kudos. Just yesterday, it seems, we lost our

brother Robert Bowie. The song selected was one that he sang during a choir

day at Mt Moriah East. Was just simply attempting to tie it all together "In

Memoriam", with the "Thought For Consideration". Adopt responsibility for

your own well-being, try to put your family together, try to serve your

community, try to seek for eternal truth... That's the sort of thing that can

ground you in your life, enough so that you can withstand the difficulty of

life. (Jordan Peterson)....To the best of my knowledge, Robert accomplished

each of these, during his lifetime.....Warrior Spirit Never Dies!....

Kenneth Davis

SMALL STRAWS IN A SOFT WIND  by Marsha Burns

     Beloved, separate yourself from activities and people who drag you down. I am

beckoning to you to come up higher in the Spirit to seek My face and live in My glory.

Be done with low living and meager expectations. All that I am and all that I have is

available to you. Seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened. 2

Corinthians 6:17 Therefore, come out from among them and be separate, says the

Lord. Do not touch what is unclean, and I will receive you.

T H O U G H T   F O R   C O N S I D E R A T I O N 

We must make the choices

that enable us

to fulfill the deepest capacities

of our real selves.

We do not exist

for ourselves alone,

and it is only when

we are fully convinced

of this fact that we begin

to love ourselves

properly

and thus also love others.

~Thomas Merton~

Kenneth Davis

T H O U G H T   F O R   C O N S I D E R A T I O N 

People often ask me how I stay so motivated and energized.

I could tell you I try to eat healthy foods and sleep well at night,

but the real answer is grace.

~Lara Casey~

Kenneth Davis

T H O U G H T   F O R   C O N S I D E R A T I O N 

If you really want to receive joy and happiness,

then serve others with all your heart.

Lift their burden, and your own burden will be lighter.

~Ezra Taft Benson~

THROW BACK THURSDAY

Kenneth Davis

T H O U G H T   F O R   C O N S I D E R A T I O N 

     One who deceives will always find those who allow themselves to be

deceived. Men are so simple and so much inclined to obey immediate needs

that a deceiver will never lack victims for his deceptions. The more sand that

has escaped from the hourglass of our life, the clearer we should see through

it. 

~Niccolò Machiavelli~

Kenneth Davis

T H O U G H T   F O R   C O N S I D E R A T I O N 

When you are content to be simply yourself and don't compare or

compete, everybody will respect you. Treat those who are good with

goodness, and also treat those who are not good with goodness. Thus

goodness is attained. Be honest to those who are honest, and be also

honest to those who are not honest. Thus honesty is attained.

~Lao Tzu~

Kenneth Davis

SMALL STRAWS IN A SOFT WIND  by Marsha Burns

Even though your life seems to be transitional,

begin to think of the steps you take as

foundational. Do not believe that your thoughts,

words, and actions are unimportant. What you do now

will actually frame and give meaning to your future.

Give thought and consider carefully what is

happening in and around you and respond according to

the leading of My Spirit. Deuteronomy 11:24a Every

place on which the sole of your foot treads shall be

yours. 

T H O U G H T   F O R   C O N S I D E R A T I O N 

Just remaining quietly in the presence of God,

listening to Him,

being attentive to Him,

requires a lot of courage and know-how.

By reading the scriptures

I am so renewed

that all nature seems

renewed around me and with me.

The sky seems to be a pure,

a cooler blue,

the trees a deeper green.

The whole world is charged

with the glory of God

and I feel fire and music under my feet.

~Thomas Merton~

Jimmie Powell

Hello  Kenneth.       I am trying to see how I am going to enjoy being seventy. But so far a good life. Marry Fifty years. I wish the same for everyone.  

Kenneth Davis

God gave you a gift of 86,400 seconds today.

Have you used one to say 'thank you?'

~William Arthur Ward~

     Jimmy, it's a blessing and also encouraging to see your post on the

website. Those classmates who don't often hear from you or even know

whether you remain among the living, have been blessed too. Many of

us are also awaiting the gift of grace to close out our threescore years

and ten. Once blessed to prosper that age, I believe that we will 

officially begin to enjoy the gift of grace, plus the gift of mercy, more

remarkably. 

     We'll need those gifts to fulfill the second fortune from Psalm 90:10;

and if by reason of strength they be fourscore years, yet is their

strength labour and sorrow; for it is soon cut off, and we fly away. We

should all enjoy continued  longevity of life and we're experiencing that

enjoyment, each day. Fourscore years will become our next goal.

     Many of us have retired, have children and grandkids, maybe even

greatgrands. Some us are self-employed, or just awaiting until we

decide it's time. Long story short Jimmie, your profile tells an ole

febble mind like mine, that you're already enjoying life and will

definately enjoy being seventy. The visions that you've exercised over

the years will continue to assist you. Remaining married fifty years, to

the same gracious woman, is not easily accomplished these days. Life

is GOOD! No offense, to others who haven't been fortunate enough to

cross that threshold yet.

     Your wish for everyone to have a good life, is an excellent start.

Please continue to extend wellness and prosperity to others according

to Luke 6:31; And as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to

them likewise. By the way, when is your birthday?...it's not listed in

your profile. Thanks again for reading and using this website for it's

original purposes. Looking forward to your next post on the forum.

Stay safe my friend, enjoy the remainder of your day, much Love and

Blessings to you and your family. 

Alberdeen Clayborn

Jimmie, I love your enthusiasm... I am going to join you!  I am getting excited to see September 6th. The word says “Seventy years are given to us! Some even live to eighty. But even the best years are filled with pain and trouble; soon they disappear, and we fly away.” ‭‭Psalms‬ ‭90:10‬ ‭NLT‬‬.  I have had some pain and trouble... and with the favor of God  I am still here,... so with faith in God we will see the big 70!!!!.. I look forward to wishing you "Happy 70th Birthday" 🥳  Alberdeen Clayborn 

Kenneth Davis

T H O U G H T   F O R   C O N S I D E R A T I O N 

 I t ' s   a   w o n d e r f u l   t h i n g 

 t o   b e   o p t i m i s t i c . 

 I t   k e e p s   y o u   h e a l t h y 

 a n d 

 i t   k e e p s   y o u   r e s i l i e n t .   

~D a n i e l   K a h n e m a n~

Kenneth Davis

Titus 3:7-8   New International Version

7 so that, having been justified by his grace, we might become heirs having the hope

of eternal life. 8 This is a trustworthy saying. And I want you to stress these things, so

that those who have trusted in God may be careful to devote themselves to doing what

is good. These things are excellent and profitable for everyone.

Mournfully, Ms. Linda Brown and her Memphis family, wishes to announce the

transition of her brother, Mr. William Henry Brown Jr. aka "Moochie". 

Scheduled arrangements:

Services: January 21, 2022
Friendship Church of the Nazarene
775 North Parkway
Memphis, TN 38105
Phone: 901-522-8368

Visitation: 11:00 AM
Funeral Service: 12:00 Noon

Professional Care & Services Provided By
R.S. Lewis and Sons/Walnut Grove 
2944 Walnut Grove Rd
Memphis, TN 38111 
Phone: 901-235-8169

Anyone desiring to mail cards expressing condolences, please forward to: 
Ms. Linda Brown & Family
1025 Capitol Point
Nashville, TN 37203

Please maintain a vigil of prayers and sympathy on behalf of the Brown Family.....

Marsha McMillian (Sherrod)

Book Review

Mable Springfield Scott Congratulations to one of our own Class of 1969

38126 KING's KIDS ... Nobody Said We Were Poor" is a snapshot of a beautiful Memphis community with a rich, vibrant history that many African-Americans will recognize and remember. Imagine growing up on Beale Street, the Home of the Blues, with a Black Mecca filled with successful businesses, entertainment, commercial enterprises, and creativity. OR, attending the historic Booker T. Washington High School which had produced Booker T. & the MG's, The BarKays, Marion Barry, Rev. Ben Hooks, Lucy Campbell, Maurice White of Earth, Wind & Fire, and numerous Stax Recording studio artists.
This back-in-the-day glimpse of a young woman growing up in the segregated south is amazing because her parents try to shelter her from the hurt, harm, hostility of racism, bigotry, inequality of America in the 50's and 60's. She lives and sees Jim Crow at every turn but has been able to overcome the hassles and hurdles due to a way out of no way spirit that has kept the black community strong through many dangers, toils and snares.
The strong village mentality within this 38126 zip code brings together a valuable, collective spirit. 
Written in the first person, the author tells her truth and her story with poetry and prose to share how adults banned together as one unit to support, structure and stabilize youngsters during the difficult days of civil unrest and man's inhumanity to man. Although the young woman is familiar with segregation and Jim Crow captured in Jet and Ebony magazines and from Black Literature, she is blind to real racism until it slaps her smack in the face.
When Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is murdered in her neighborhood, at the Lorraine Motel, she finally starts wiping her rose colored glasses to see how hard it is to survive as a person of color in America.
Her fun, entertaining, exciting childhood had created a bright, bubbly teenager ready to explore, discover and become. She had all the nurturing basics to grow as a child and to become an independent adult able to give back to her community.
The firm foundation she received from her family, her church, and her school provided the necessary toolkit for her to navigate through whatever challenges and adversities life would throw on her journey.
The irony behind her zest for life and quest to dream impossible dreams were predicated on the premise that nobody said she was poor, marginalized, impoverished, a failure, and couldn't learn. Instead, the 38126 community manifested an inner self-worth to win, to succeed, to achieve as King's Kids!
This blessed, young woman from a divorced home felt no fragmentation and isolation because numerous mentors came forth to provide the care, concern, and compassion needed to help her hold her head high to the sky. She didn't have to feel dis-functional, inadequate, alone, and incapable of flight because the village provided the wind beneath her wings. This book take on the characteristics of the Memphis 38126 community looking within herself to regain love, hope and faith!

Kenneth Davis

I believe

that unarmed truth

and unconditional love

will have the final word

in reality.

This is why right,

temporarily defeated,

is stronger than evil

triumphant.

~Martin Luther King, Jr~

Kenneth Davis

SMALL STRAWS IN A SOFT WIND     by Marsha Burns

Be diligent to accomplish all that I have set before you. Procrastination is your enemy

and will drag you down to a place where it will be difficult to move at all. Your

willingness to do all that I have set before you in a timely fashion will reap great

rewards. Proverbs 13:4 The soul of the sluggard craves and gets nothing, while the

soul of the diligent is richly supplied.

T H O U G H T   F O R   C O N S I D E R A T I O N 

A man has to learn that he cannot command things, but that he can command

himself; that he cannot coerce the wills of others, but that he can mold and

master his own will: and things serve him who serves Truth; people seek

guidance of him who is master of himself.

~James Allen~

Kenneth Davis

 R e s o l v e   t o  e d g e   i n   

a   l i t t l e   r e a d i n g

e v e r y   d a y , 

i f   i t   i s  b u t

   a   s i n g l e   s e n t e n c e .

   I f   y o u   g a i n   

f i f t e e n   m i n u t e s   a   d a y , 

 i t   w i l l   m a k e   i t s e l f 

 f e l t   a t   t h e   e n d   o f   t h e   y e a r . 

 ~H o r a c e   M a n n~ 

     Thank you so much Marsha, for your historic and timely reference. Always

good to see a post from you, especially one concerning such an accomplished

Warrior. Some of us actually do remember Dr. Scott. Thanks to you, I've

discovered that she lives in Greensboro NC, just south of me. On February 1,

1960, four freshmen from North Carolina A&T State University sat down at

F.W. Woolworth’s “whites only” lunch counter and challenged the laws of

segregation. Their courageous actions reignited the quest for all Americans to

stand up for freedom, justice and equality.The International Civil Rights

Center and Museum is located there and is similar to the National Civil

Rights Museum at the Lorraine Motel. Surely Dr. Scott has visited there.

     As the quote from Horace referenced above indicates, we should read

something everyday. Her book and the post from you, is an excellent referral.

As an avid reader of this website, you should bless us with additional timely

messages. Your posts and responses could become the gauntlet thrown down

to other Warriors, and encourage them to return to posting on the website

(1 Thessalonians 5:11; Therefore encourage one another and build each other

up, just as in fact you are doing). Thanks again for the history lesson excerpt.

And for those of us who lived in "38126" we were indeed "KING'S KIDS"

and I wholeheartedly agree "Nobody Said We Were Poor".

DR. MABLE SPRINGFIELD SCOTT

Kenneth Davis

     Additional information has been received related to the funeral

services for Dornell Harris. The information is contained in the link

below.

You've been invited to Homegoing Service for Dornell Harris:

http://evite.me/wyt4zSkJZb 

Once copied and pasted into your browser, there are two ways

to view the services. The enclosed information is as follows:

MESSAGE FROM HOST

We cordially invite you to celebrate the life of our dear family and friend Dornell

Harris on January 20, 2022, at Strangers Rest Baptist Church.  The service will start at

11 AM following the 10 AM viewing. Due to COVID restrictions, the service is

limited to 75 people.  Please RSVP as soon as possible.   We will live stream the

service for those who can not attend.  

Strangers Rest Baptist Church ( aka Emmanuel Rest MBC)

Address: 9239 Vermont Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90044

Services: January 20, 2022, at 11 AM

Viewing:  January 20, 2022, at 10 AM thru 11 AM

Please wear a mask during the service.

View Service On-Line

1. Go to https://godornothing.com

2. At the top,  you should see the "Live Stream" link.

3. When we are live, the link will take you to Emmanuel Rest MBC's  YouTube page

with the live stream.

Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/Greater-Emmanuel-Missionary-Baptist-

Church-110348498992424/timeline/

If you have Facebook, you can scroll down and find the Facebook symbol and click it. It should take you to our Facebook page and you should see if the live stream. 

Group Hotel Information

La Quinta Inn & Suites by Wyndham LAX

5249 West Century Blvd, Los Angeles, California 90045

(310) 645-2200

Here is the link to reserve rooms online.  You can also reserve rooms over the phone

by calling the hotel directly at (310) 645-2200

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Kenneth Davis

T H O U G H T   F O R   C O N S I D E R A T I O N 

Femininity is part of the God-given divinity within each of you. It is your

incomparable power and influence to do good. You can, through your

supernal gifts, bless the lives of children, women, and men. Be proud of your

womanhood. Enhance it. Use it to serve others.

~James E. Faust~

Kenneth Davis

T H O U G H T   F O R   C O N S I D E R A T I O N 

For a menu to come together,

you have to have sweetness,

saltiness, crunchiness...

it's all about balance.

Surround yourself with people

that really care about not just you,

but also the world

and the things that you believe in.

~Dominique Crenn~

THROW BACK THURSDAY

Kenneth Davis

T H O U G H T   F O R   C O N S I D E R A T I O N 

Focus on being balanced -

success is balance.

You have to fight

for your health

and stay on top of it.

Our bodies

are meant to be healthy.

~Laila Ali~

Kenneth Davis

T H O U G H T   F O R   C O N S I D E R A T I O N 

Everyone

can identify with a fragrant garden,

with beauty of sunset,

with the quiet of nature,

with a warm and cozy cottage.

Balance,

peace,

and joy

are the fruit of a successful life.

It starts with recognizing your talents

and finding ways to serve others by using them.

~Thomas Kinkade~

Kenneth Davis

T H O U G H T   F O R   C O N S I D E R A T I O N 

God hath in Himself all power to defend you, all wisdom to direct you,

all mercy to pardon you, all grace to enrich you, all righteousness to

clothe you, all goodness to supply you, and all happiness to crown you.

~Thomas Brooks~

5 Then a voice came from the throne and said, “Praise our God, all you

who serve him! Praise our God, all you small and great who honor

him!”6 Then I heard something that sounded like a large crowd of

people. It was as loud as crashing waves or claps of thunder. The

people were saying, “Hallelujah! Our Lord God rules. He is the All-

Powerful.

Revelation 19:5-6  Easy-to-Read Version