::THE SLICE REPORT WITH MONA AUSTIN

buzzz worthy. . . MENTAL HEALTH The issues that you are finding hard  face are not yours to face alone. God is there to guide you through life's storms. All He wants you to do is call Him and follow his loving instructions.  This requires you are not only praying, but also listening to His voice. By Mona Austin If I looked like what I’ve been through in 2013 it would not be a pretty picture. Over the last several years I’ve been pregnant with possibilities that have lain dormant in the womb of my mind. But the delivery date was delayed as every aspect of my personal life was wrought with challenges untold. I believed the desires and visions that were not materializing in my life were implanted into me before the founding of the Earth's firmament, so I was confused when  obstacles were  constant and no matter how hard I tried, I could not circumvent them. I took personal stock of the status of my life.  By mid 2013, I’d severed toxic relationship...

When Barack Obama became president some right wing conservatives (who back then were called values voters) bucked tradition and tried somethng new.  Many Republicans wer enot satisfied with his win and there was a clear divide along racial lines.  Yet, the nation soon came together and gave the Illinois Senator a chance.  President Donald Trump received over 80 percent of the white evangelical vote facing a similar dynamic.  Once again the race for president was determined along racial lines. A 2008 article details the tone of Obama and the nation when he persisted, by faith to bring the nation together.  Perhaps, there are lessons that can be applied today to heal a racially polarized nation. By Mona Austin The impossible dream is now a fresh reality: Barack Hussein Obama, a Black, democratic, liberal Christian has become our nation's 44th president and the race wasn't even close.   In retrospection, I decided to chronicle an aspect ...

buzzz worthy. . .   Singer Starts 2015 With New Day Christian Distributors Deal & New Recording Studio   Artist Preps For New CD, Take A Stand , Dropping On June 9 th   (Wilmington, NC) – February 12, 2015 – Producer, songwriter and recording artist Damion Murrill launched his solo career last year with his debut single, “Kingdom Come”.  Many know Damion from his years with Donald Lawrence’s Tri-City Singers and his family group, The Murrills.  What many may not know is that only a few years ago, the GRAMMY Award Nominee was laying on an operating table in the middle of open heart surgery.   “When I was born, I had a heart murmur,” recalls Damion.  “Many people are born with heart murmurs, but don’t have any problems. But when I was about 10 years old, I had issues.  I ended up having a procedure done and after that, the doctors said that I probably wouldn’t be able to keep up with the other kids,” he shares.  Years later, ...