So glad she was willing to go public and tell her story.
So glad she was willing to go public and tell her story.
Today, the National Black Church Initiative (NBCI) is kicking off an initiative to bring 10 million Black men to church. “Starting Sunday, September 25, 2011, the National Black Church Initiative (NBCI) is officially inviting African American men back to church. NBCI is working to make sure 10 million black males return to church over the […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
In this video, prophete$$ Cindy Trimm tells the people that because the people have “given”, she is going to decree and declare that the windows of heaven are open up.
There are way too many elements about the church I can address that will not fit one post. So I will try to address some of them once a week.
I have long said that the same mess regarding physical and sexual abuse in the Catholic church can also been seen in many Protestant churches. Just heard of yet another “pastor” who had numerous sexual relationships. His congregation has done a great job keeping that bit of news under wraps…for now.
“Here’s the church and here’s the steeple” Ever wondered about the origins of the church steeple? If you are like most people, probably not. But believe it or not, steeples do have a history.
Unfortunately, I am going to have to continue this post over the weekend. But I do want to ask a question. [UPDATED--The artist I was talking about in this post responded to me. ]
If you have not seen it by now, here is the full interview of two of the young men who alleged sexual contact from Bishop Eddie Long.
Thug in Church Enablers of Hip Hop in the church by G. Craige Lewis Most churches use Christian music as a vehicle to reach youth. I do not have a problem with churches that incorporate rap music (for example) in their youth ministries. What I do see as a problem is when the music does […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
From hushmoney.org “Although Johnson proffered this as a ‘favor’ to churches, the favor also came with strings attached (more like shackles). One need not look far to see the devastating effects 501c3 acceptance has had to the church, and the consequent restrictions placed upon any 501c3 church. 501c3 churches are prohibited from addressing, in any […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The Zachery Tims situation has really awakened something in me. I typically have kept church drama in general about an arms length from me, but I think it has been long enough. So I think I am going to spend the remaining part of this week really delving in this stuff. I have to say […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
“In his eulogy for Pastor Zachery Tims on Saturday, mega-church evangelist T.D. Jakes compared the preacher to the biblical Jacob, a man with many problems and defects who was renamed Israel. “The names represented two different sides of the same person, Jakes said, just as “Dr. Tims” was different from “Zach.”
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