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.
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That 10 commandments thing, preaching the gospel, taking a stand for God’s word thing is so yesterday.
Writer and Pastor D.L. Foster has been doing a series exposing clergy sex crimes within the Church of God in Christ denomination. While on the front end we are praying for healing, this mess that has been going on in the background has been permanently damaging folks for years. Any church that continues to hold [...]
On the days following the death of Michael Jackson, I read from two sources so-called accounts from Christians that Michael Jackson was in fact a Christian. Now I found the claim quite interesting because I know that MJ had also claimed to be a Muslim, Jehovah Witness and I believe that he also embraced [...]
A friend of mine on Facebook this morning posted this on their page. This is how I first responded.
“Dangerous statement. God ‘ain’t’ some things as well.”
She asked me to explain and this is what I said.
Well….
-He’s not a “homeboy”
-He’s not a boyfriend or boo (ref. Keirra Sheard)
-He isn’t always on our side (I get the [...]
Christopher J. Priest for PraiseNet.org writes regarding the Gospel Music Workshop of America~
“Local chapters assemble these nice, well-meaning folks together who work very hard all year, running here and there singing their hearts out, looking forward to the big GMWA convention where these folks will finally get the chance to sing before the national convention. [...]
NNPA Editor-in-Chief, Hazel Trice Edney writes~
“The doors of the historic Black Church, a fortress of healing from social pain, have opened even wider during the economic crisis. But, as church membership increases across the nation, offerings are decreasing, causing even houses of faith to make difficult decisions, pastors say.
“I think the story that has not [...]
Rick Ross talks about how much God means in his life.
Meanwhile…
Cock Cock Ya Legs
Let Me Hitcha From The Back
Cock Cock Cock Ya Legs
Let Me Hitcha Form The Back
Cock Cock Cock Ya Legs
Let Me Hitcha From The Back
Hitcha From The Back Hitcha From The Back (from “Hit U From The Back” by Rick Ross)
But we still [...]
I was in a very creative mood at the time I wrote this.
Meet Derrick. A very sharp kid who was always dreaming about doing something big with his life. Although he could not explain it, he knew that he really wanted to be a doctor some day. He liked the fact that every [...]
Nothing wrong with using various approaches when presenting the gospel. But when the some of the basic tenets of the Christian faith are either forgotten or ditched, something is terribly wrong.
Most U.S. Christians Don’t Believe Satan, Holy Spirit Exist
The majority of American Christians do not believe that Satan is a real being or that [...]
Got this via e-mail the other day.
NEW BIBLE TO MENTION PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA
The American Patriots Bible Incorporates Civil Rights Movement Section
(Nashville, Tenn.) The forthcoming Bible title The American Patriots Bible (May 2009, Thomas Nelson) takes readers on a powerful journey revealing how faith has seen American citizens through troubled times, as well as impacted the [...]
Last night, my wife and I were having a discussion about a very well known Christian recording artist. My wife was telling me that during the interview, this individual expressed how honored they felt about performing gospel music in a venue not typically open for Christian singers. According to this artist, this was an opportunity [...]
Written by Sidney Johnson for Blackapologetics.com
“During my first attempts to address this issue, I found it very difficult to begin. It was not so much that the topic was difficult as much as it was that the issue itself is a perplexing one. As an African American Christian, the issue of whether or not I [...]
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