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Thursday, March 16, 2006
Rev. Run writes inspiration in ‘Words of Wisdom’
By Victoria Elmore
THE CHARLOTTE POST
Rev, Run’s (Joseph. Sim
mons) purpose in life is to
ejrtend his wisdom to hdp
people.
The ordained minister
caught the pubUc’s eye in
1983 as leader of group Run-
DMC and is now CEO of Rim
Athletics and Phatfarm
Footwear. On MIVs most
top-rated show, “Run’s
House,” Run shares his wis
dom with the world-
The quotes in the minister’s
Simmons
1 book, “Words of
J Wisdom” begin
I as simple mom-
n ing messages to
I people close to
'1 him.
“It started as
prayots to fam
ily and Mends,
then they would send them to
people they knew,” Simmons
said. He said the extension
grew larger and more celebri
ties such as Kid Eock and
Gabridle Union amongst oth
ers began inquiring about his
daily wisdom words.
After sending his insight to
so many people, including
radio broadcast, celebrities,
viewers of his TV show, and
close family members, they
began encouraging Simmons
to write a book. “I was
inspired by popular demand.
People started approaching
me asking me about sharing
my prayers,” he said.
Simmons said he felt com
pelled to write a book of
quotes that would lift people’s
spirits and give them hope.
He sensed that folk were in
need of positive optimism.
“My job is to help others. We
all have an assignment,” he
said, “And mine is to help
people.”
Many messages are
enclosed in “Words of Wis
dom” but there is one that
stands out more than the oth
ers. The minister said it’s one
of reasons why he wrote the
book. “The Bible says that
wisdom is the key principle;
that’s a good reason for writ
ing the book also. You want to
have wisdom,” he said.
Wisdom is essential in Sim
mons’ life. He beheves it is the
path through life’s trials.
“TOsdom is the knowledge
and understanding that God
gives us to make navigate
through life’s situations,” he
said.
In “Words of TOsdom” Sim
mons speaks of the peace God
gives bim
‘T cast my cares on him and
lay down at night, and I’m
like whatever,” he said. ‘Tt
takes practice to understand
that God is in control.”
Simmons’ daily affirma
tions have reached many peo
ple arormd the world throu^
his TV show and two-way
pager. ‘Words of ^^Tsdom” vriU
give him the opportunity to
encourage even more people
to discover their purpose in
life. “Find your passion and
you’ll find your money Do
what you love and the money
win follow,” Simmons quotes
his book.
Rescue Mission boosts lives
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“Women have unique
issues. Ninety-five percent of
them have experienced some
type of abuse,” Sosnik said.
He said the women go
throu^ assessments to deter
mine whether they can make
it in the real world. “They are
evaluated for stability, cogni
tive skills, and basic reading
to make sure they can read cm
a seventh grade level,” Sosnik
said.
Williams’ life was heading
down a dead end road in
Charleston, where she lived
in the worst conditions. “I
lived in a trailer that had no
power and electricity” she
said. “I was emotionally
bankrupt, I thought there
was no hope. I believed that
God was vexrgeful and pim-
ished me for ever37thing.”
Wmiams stopped working
and became consumed with
drug use; that was until she
moved to Charlotte and the
'Rescue Nfission provided
shelter.
‘T had a housemother and
there was a certain time that
I had to be in. Every Thurs
day we had a meeting where
we’d talk to counselors about
our day “Williams said. “This
gave me a sense of responsi
bility”
Williams hved at the shelter
for six months, then relocated
to the YMCA. She later found
work at the mission, where
she helps inspire others.
“Only God can bring you in as
an addict, then employer. I
went through Habitat for
Humanity and got a house,”
Williams said. “Charlotte
Rescue Mission gave me
hope. It helped me reaHze
that God is forgiving and that
he loves me unconditionally”
A look at the Men’s Shelter of
the Charlotte Rescue Mission
will run next week.
Activists arrested at Virginia eoUege
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
LYNCHBURG, Va.-More
than 20 gay rights activists
were arrested on trespassing
diarges Friday as they tried
to step onto the campus of
Liberty University Ihe school
founded by the Rev Jerry Fal-
weU.
Many of the activists were
part of Soulforce, a group on
its first stop of a nationwide
“Equality Ride” tour to pro
mote gay ri^ts at the
nation’s conservative Christ
ian universities and military
academies.
hivoking the memory of the
civil rights movement. Soul-
force m^nber Jacob Reitan
said: “We want to come to the
school today to say, learn
fium history”’
“We have a li^t to be here,
because this school teaches
that bdi^ gay is being sick
and sinful,” said Reitan, co
director of Equality Ride. ‘We
- have a r^t to question and
to show how we are children
of God.”
Reitan and other Sorilforce
members said they did not
intend to be arrested at the
campus, but just hoped to talk
to Liberty students.
Some 60 people, including
35 members of the Equality
Ride bus tour, gatiiered for
the late morning rally on a
sidewalk outside the school’s
main entrance. A music group
played guitare and sang
1960s peace songs.
Several Liberty students
spoke to the Soulforce mem
bers. But the group didn’t
always find support.
Comparing homosexuals to
drug users and adulterers,
Liberty senior Ttay Faulkner
sedd the university disap
proves of any alternative
lifestjie. ‘T know you guys
don’t think it’s a sin,” he said.
‘We do.”
Campus police charged all
of those arrested with tres
passing, and two faced addi
tional charges of inciting tres
passing. They were
restrained in plastic hand-
cuffe before being taken to a
local ma^trate.
Falwell, the university’s
chancellor, had warned the
group that it would not be
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The Saddest Day In All The World - Part VI
J.M. Little, Teacher
Are you in Christ? You cannot afford to go to this judgment lost, John said the dead,
small and great, stood before God. What is your standing before God now? You are
either in Christ, or in Satan, You are either under wrath or under grace. Each day of my
life I thank my Heavenly Father tor placing me under grace, I stand amazed over God
saving me by His grace, A hell-deserving sinner like me. I’m just an old sinner saved by
the grace of God, I didn’t say I accepted Jesus as my Saviour, No, the Lord Jesus does
not stand before you to accept or reject Him. You stand before Him for Him to save you
or damn your poor soul in Hell. He is the Potter, and we are the clay. He can make a
vessel of honor or dishonor. He has mercy on whom He pleases, and He hardens whom
He pleases. He is Sovereign! Let’s look again at our text: “And I saw the dead, small
and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was
opened, which is the book of life: AND THE DEAD WERE JUDGED OUT OF
THOSE THINGS WHICH WERE WRITTEN IN THE BOOKS, ACCORDING TO
THEIR WORKS.” (Rev. 20:12) As the Lord gives me grace, I want to look closely at the
great truths set forth here. If you are saved, pray for me. The beloved Apostle John saw
the dead, small and great, stand before God, That means that all, no matter their
position on earth, presidents, governors, judges. Congressmen, street sweepers, blue
collar workers, peanut farmers, all, shall stand before the Judge of the Universe to be
tried for the things recorded in the books. Those books contain everything you thought,
said, and committed while on the earth during your earthly life here.
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