Fear of SUCcess
The worst kind of sabotage is self-sabotage. One of my favorite movies is Good Will Hunting. It’s about a young genius named Will Hunting...
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Jonathan Frejuste
- Sep 16
- 13 min
Is Willie Lynch Real?
“If a house is divided against itself, that house cannot stand.” (Mark 3:25, NIV) Whenever a barbershop-type discussion about the...
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Jonathan Frejuste
- Aug 10
- 3 min
Virtues roadwork: Develop the building blocks of character
To implement a value into your life takes time and work. In the last exercise, we discussed the integrity of values. You must defend what...
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Jonathan Frejuste
- Jul 30
- 8 min
Expertise: Greatness Takes Time
Each of you as a good manager must use the gift that God has given you to serve others. 1 Peter 4:10, GW Before Rosa Parks refused to...
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Jonathan Frejuste
- Dec 15, 2021
- 1 min
Laws of Respect for Close Relationships
I have the right to: Be treated respectfully Clarify misunderstandings/miscommunications Change my opinion Be confused, flawed; fail and...
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Jonathan Frejuste
- Nov 29, 2021
- 4 min
Code of Conduct: Check Yourself So No One Has To
A prudent and far-sighted person sees the evil [of sin] and hides himself [from it], But the naive continue on and are punished [by...
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Jonathan Frejuste
- Nov 2, 2021
- 5 min
Courage to Fight Hatred Within: A House Divided Cannot Stand
“If a house is divided against itself, that house cannot stand.” Mark 3:25, NIV Not all black people think alike, nor should they. Being...
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Jonathan Frejuste
- Oct 31, 2021
- 7 min
Gifts, Talents, Skills, and Strengths
If we are not doing what we are best equipped to do, we will always have a lack of fulfillment in the soul that will get worse over the...
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Jonathan Frejuste
- Jul 8, 2021
- 16 min
Emancipate and Guard Your Mind: Be Careful What You Let Influence You
“Whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is...
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Jonathan Frejuste
- Jul 8, 2021
- 22 min
Collateral Consequences of a Felony
“Doom to you who legislate evil, who make laws that make victims— laws that make misery for the poor, that rob my destitute people of...
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Jonathan Frejuste
- Mar 26, 2021
- 7 min
Colorism: Pretty for a Dark Girl
It's been said that if President Barack Obama were a dark-skinned black man, he would not have been elected president. This is debatable...
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Jonathan Frejuste
- Mar 25, 2021
- 3 min
“Ain’t Nothing Changed by the Weather”
As it relates to America’s racial progress, a black elder recently said to me, "Ain't nothing changed but the weather." And then America...
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Jonathan Frejuste
- Mar 17, 2021
- 4 min
Why You Should Set Goals
You’d better plan your life, or someone else will. Before discussing how to reach goals, let’s take the time for a definition: A goal is...
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Jonathan Frejuste
- Mar 13, 2021
- 10 min
Create an independent educational tradition
In the 2004 Democratic National Convention speech, then-Senator Barack Obama gave a powerful keynote address. He brought into the...
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Jonathan Frejuste
- Mar 12, 2021
- 21 min
Fear of Raising Expectations: Self-Sabotage and Mediocrity
God is solid backing to a well-lived life, but he calls into question a shabby performance. Proverbs 10:29, MSG Mahershala Ali, two-time...
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Jonathan Frejuste
- Mar 11, 2021
- 3 min
Expectations: the greatest cause of frustration
In life, you are never disappointed by what you find. You are disappointed by what you expected to find. Unmet expectations are the cause...
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Jonathan Frejuste
- Feb 25, 2021
- 7 min
Listening
My dear brothers and sisters, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry. James 1:19,...
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Jonathan Frejuste
- Feb 25, 2021
- 3 min
Choosing a Counselor
If your mental health is standing in the way of you living a happy life and pursuing your calling, it’s time to find help. In choosing a...
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Jonathan Frejuste
- Feb 19, 2021
- 5 min
What Type of Family Did You Come From?
Family relationships can be sources of strength or systems of dysfunction. A parent’s choices, fortunately or unfortunately, can decide...
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Jonathan Frejuste
- Jan 31, 2021
- 8 min
Be Differentiated
One of the easiest ways to get derailed from your calling is to become someone you didn't want to become by saying yes to the wrong...
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