Professional and Expert Services
- Speaking engagements (includes churches and political organizations)
- Mental health and drug abuse conferences/consultation
- Political/legislative forums
- Workshops and symposiums
- Seminars
- Lectures
- Fundraising
- Book signings
- Retreats and schools
- Marriage and family conferences
Sample Speech Topics
- Soldiers That Die
(Too often we allow fellow church members to die spiritually and/or emotionally when they suffer all alone with hurtful emotions and trauma and not coming to their rescue.)
How do we help them repair their heart? How do we help them cope and break the heavy chains of their past? And most of all how do we prepare them in reestablishing trusting relationships in the context of a broken heart? - Life & Love: A Tale of Two Paths
This forum is geared more towards teens and young adults as a husband/wife teams up to share their experience about marital life over the past twenty years. Devon and Rosemarie talk candidly about life, love, relationships, challenges, communication, education, parenting, emotions, sex and money that can either break or nurture your relationship. If you think that one day you will meet that special someone and eventually go on to tie the knot, this forum is for you. Life & Love - A Tale of Two Paths is powerfully enriching and will undoubtedly inspire young people all across America. With Devon's unique style, easy-flowing attitude and great sense of humor and Rosemarie's bubbly personality and love for young people, this is one forum you won't want to miss! - Untie My Rope: The Pathology of Suicide
(Every few minutes some commits suicide leaving their community, family and/or church congregation stunned.)
What messages do victims send us and how can we better cue in to these implicit or explicit messages about death and dying? Understanding the pathology and insidious nature of suicide might be the critical piece in keeping suicidal victims alive. - Mr. Cool: The Role of Temperament in Electing the Next President
(Barak Obama brilliantly outsmarted his opponents in his historic quest to get to the White House.)
The secret to his sitting on the throne was not based on political affiliation or championing a well organized campaign. Nor was it based on the millions of dollars he fundraised from $5 and $10 donors or his exceptional oratory skills. It's temperament, temperament, temperament so the republicans might as well kiss goodbye to their bid for the White House in 2012. President Barak "Mr. Cool" Obama's economy might be bad but who has his temperament? - Where's My Fork: What Ever Happened to Good Manners?
(How did we allow good manners to die?)
From folks spitting on sidewalks, school age kids using vulgar and profane language, shoppers pushing aggressively before you in long grocery lines, girls flashing their boobs to get a meager 99 cents bead, drivers stealing your parking space, uninvited guest showing up to functions, and folks letting out generous portions of belches and gas around the dinner table. . . It's about time we stand up again for good manners and regain the cardinal values that once made this society great. - "Virgin" is not a bad word: Sex talk for teens
(The "sexualization" of America has arrived and the pressure to have sex is frightening for our teens including Christians.)
Sex is everywhere in the music we hear, the fashions we wear, disorganized home environments, the curriculum teachers teach, the shows we watch, the sports we play, and yes, even in the church setting. How can teens maintain their virginity in an over sexualized society and feel comfortable with their decision to wait until marital bonds have been formed? What are the ten must to help them succeed in their goal? - Another migraine night: Men, women, and sex
(So it's another night and nothing is happening.)
You feel frustrated and angry inside because it's been weeks since you've had "some." You're doing your best to maintain your cool and not get worked up but it's taking an emotional toll on you. Your husband isn't performing well, shows no interest in sex, and comes up with dumb excuses night after night with a straight face. You have bad migraines and desperately need some release. You want to cheat. You never imagined he'd be the one with the problem but it is. How does a woman cope when "daddy" is not doing his job? - War on Drugs? Wake me up when it starts
(Whatever happened to the war on drugs?)
I am convinced we're losing it every day because it's a huge war to win when we are not putting the resources where it belongs, have a shortage of rehabilitation centers to treat addicts, and is still lackadaisical about having stiffer penalties to drug kin pins who put drugs in the hands of young children. Since the days of "Just say no" we haven't heard anything much about what we are doing to keep drugs off our streets and from our borders.
Writings and Articles
Check out Devon’s other writings in the following magazines:
ACTS – Advocating Christ the Savior
Ministry Today (Nov/Dec 2009 edition)
Say So Magazine (June 2010)
Media & Radio Interviews
To book Devon A. Blackwood for media, radio or any other event call
1-443-570-5402 or e-mail info@devonblackwood.net
