How Tyler Perry Turns the Worst Family Tragedies Into Triumph

August 25, 2025August 25, 2025Posted by Steve BlaisingLeave a comment

When family tragedies strike, Tyler Perry stands as a shining example.

No, not Madea. Tyler Perry.

His movies are full of humor, faith, and old-school rules for healing wounds.

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Tyler was born into tragedy with a raging alcoholic father.

Abuse swarmed him and his mother day and night.

He didn’t even finish high school, so he earned a GED.

And yet Forbes listed Tyler Perry as the highest-paid man in entertainment by 2011.

“My childhood was a story of discouragement, belittlement and unthinkable abuse, and yet I rose above.” Tyler Perry, Higher is Waiting

More than ever, folks in America are growing up in abusive homes.

I did. That’s why I admire Tyler Perry. He navigated abuse for 21 years before leaving home.

Racism and inequality are bad enough, but when you pile on abuse, success is much harder.

Tyler Perry overcame all three.

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How to Understand Heaven: What It’s Really Like and Your Path to Get There

August 17, 2025August 18, 2025Posted by Steve BlaisingLeave a comment

For the sake of anyone whose loved one recently died, I must share highlights of what I believe the Bible clearly teaches about heaven.

As I write, it was only a few weeks ago that a once-in-a-hundred-year flood event in Texas claimed the lives of 27 children and counselors attending summer camp on the Guadalupe River bank at Camp Mystic.

Additionally, I am watching family, friends, and acquaintances lose loved ones to other tragedies and diseases.

One of the gifts of being 70 years old is the benefit of long reflection on what I’ve learned about suffering and the hope for eternal life in heaven.

So, I took some time and reviewed many of what I believe are the best books about heaven as well as bible verses about what the future holds after death.