Daily Walking, Working, and Winning by God's Word by Rev. Dr. Alvin C. Hathaway Sr.

On Thursday, February 2, 2012, University of Maryland School of Medicine's Department of Psychiatry will release a documentary entitled, "Walter P. Carter: Champion for Change."  This documentary will share one man's courageous fight to end segregation in Baltimore.  A special feature of the documentary and its release will feature The Senior Choir of Union Baptist Church singing freedom songs of the Civil Rights Era.  The...

Mr. Donnie Glover has put together a very nice collage for the "Red Tails" movie. The Men's League of Union Baptist Church is taking the young men of the church and community to see the movie this Saturday. I'm going to take my father to see it as well. Promote this movie; it took 20 years to make it. Our collective support can pave the way for positive stories such as this to be produced.&nb...

2. Red Tails (LucasFilm/Fox) NEW [2,512 Theaters]Friday $6M, Saturday $8.7M, Weekend $19M Hollywood studios were stunned by how well the No. 2 film, George Lucas banner film Red Tails, did in matinees Friday. Until they discovered that the Lucasfilm/Twentieth Century Fox movie’s marketing inside the African-American community resulted in busloads of schoolkids and midday filmgoers for the Tuskegee Airmen’s true story. Despite...

"Grow in grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ." 2 Peter 3:18 Yesterday during the morning service, my nephew recited the names of the Presidents of the United States beginning with George Washington. He paused after saying the name of Bush 43. He recited the 1963 "I Have a Dream" speech of The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The power of the speech coming from the lips of an eleven year old was reinforced when after...

"A man that hath a friend must show himself friendly." Proverbs 24:18 I had a pleasant surprise this morning as I watched morning television prior to going to church. There was a segment on the morning show describing the work of the Dale Carnegie  Training. It is estimated they have trained over 8 million people around the world with their techniques for "Winning Friends and Influencing People." This is their 100 year anniversary....

"Choose this day whom ye shall serve..." Joshua 24:15 Dr. Howard Thurman once wrote, “a dilemma is the kind of problem that a man faces when live options, alternatives, are presented to him, any one of which is not quite a satisfying solution to the problem that confronts him." In life, we find that the choices before us are not clear cut. They are not simply black or white, yes or no, right or left. Life has many grey areas. Life...

You may wonder who is this young man pictured in my blog this morning. His name is Tavon Austin, who plays for West Virginia University's football team. He's also from East Baltimore and played for Dunbar High Schools' football team.  Scripture asks the question, "can anything good come from Nazareth." Given all the negative press about Baltimore via "The Wire" and daily news. You might ask can anything good come from Baltimore?  In...

"As a dog returns to his own vomit, so a fool repeats his folly." Proverbs 26:11(NKJV) It's the fourth day in 2K12. Do you find yourself doing the same things that you did last year? Is your routine the same? Are your options the same? Do you feel like your life is a merry-go-round?  The unfortunate reality is for some people old habits are hard to break. Continuing the same patterns, visiting the same places, hanging around...

"That year they ate of the produce of Canaan" Joshua 5:12 This is my first post of 2K12. I want to encourage someone who is wondering whether this year will be any different than last year.  I know you have been wondering and wondering what will  alter your course? What will change the trajectory that your life is traveling? You have spent the last two days in prayer and meditation asking for the windows of heaven...