Reflections with Dr. Gary Harvey

A soldier is taught to kill to eliminate their enemies. A police officer is taught to serve and protect, to keep the peace. Yet if a soldier kills a civilian they are held to a much higher level of accountability than law enforcement why is this the case, especially when the officer should respond much differently than with excessive force and brutality? To truly have change their must be accountability.

Here it is the year 2020 and we are still dealing with a disgraceful systematic racism. One where the color of a person's skin dictates their treatment. When a murder can be recorded and because the victim is black there are excuses made and attempts to justify. If one cannot even acknowledge the racism, and at the very least be a voice against it I ask the question, have you blacklisted black america?

As we go through life there are times and season when we need to prune the garden of our lives. Just like with natural plants in order to promote growth and healing, to allow the plant to flourish you need to prune, remove, and shape the plant. This is something that we have to periodically do in our own lives to truly reach our potential.

Many times when someone tries to give us guidance or direction we feel that they are trying to micromanage us, that they don't have faith in our abilities. But none of that is true, they are just trying to share their experiences hopefully making things easier for us.

Especially now during these times we need real leaders, politically, spiritually, and in our communities. People who are not in it for personal gain or to be a boss, but who truly care. People who don't say "go", but say "let's go". Real leaders who lead by example and walk the process out with you.

On this week's episode we welcome the author of "Destiny's Journey", Miss Destiny Hill. We will get to know her as we discuss her testimony and how God is using her today, her book, and plans for the future.

Are we living in a platform, similar to the movie with the same name? There are people above and below and we must work together to realize and maintain a delicate balance during these times to ensure we are all taken care of. We need just be good human beings to maintain this balance.

With everything going on, are we giving up our rights under the guise of "flatten the curve"? Liquor is essential, seeds are not? Are we giving into fear or trying to make the best decisions? Join me as we talk through some of these topics tonight.

With the quarantine and the seemingly ensuing chaos, have we learned anything? Have we taken a minute as life has slowed down to change our perspective and learn something from all of this to progress into the future with? What have you learned?

Now more than ever we need real ministry. No gimmicks, no marketing, just a church reaching out and trying to meet the needs of the community. In this episode we discuss some ways that the church can evolve and practically reach out with real ministry.