The Pittsburgh Steelers defeated the NY Jets 24 to 19 and the Green Bay Packers took down the Chicago Bears 21-14 to advance to Super Bowl XLV in Arlington, TX. It is the eighth appearance for the Steelers and the fifth appearance for The Green Bay Packers. Bears quarterback Jay Cutler left the game in […]
So many of people are in the grip of the financial crisis or just beginning to recover. Even the worst of times, it is important to remember there is always a ray of hope. Here is a prayer for Wholeness Blessing – We Are Not Broken Wholeness Blessing We walk in troubled times, But let us […]
TODAY’S SCRIPTURE “Get ready! This is the day the Lord will give you victory…!” (Judges 4:14, NLT) TODAY’S WORD from Joel and Victoria It’s easy to get stuck in a rut and go into another year coasting on auto-pilot, expecting the same thing: same problems, same struggles and the same income. But God is a […]
Was there a better decade for black films than the 1970’s, when the Blaxploitation era was in full effect? Though it was a controversial era for African-Americans, Blaxploitation cinema was a creatively rich period that broke down racial barriers for many black actors and filmmakers. Names like Richard Roundtree, Pam Grier, and Melvin Van Peebles […]
TODAY’S SCRIPTURE “He who pursues righteousness and loyalty finds life…” (Proverbs 21:21, NASB) TODAY’S WORD from Joel and Victoria Have you ever noticed that righteousness and loyalty go together? In other words, if we’re not being loyal — to our family, friends, country, job — then we aren’t going to experience God’s best. Loyal people […]
Top Gospel Albums — Lecrae‘s release Rehab returns to the top of the Billboard Top Gospel Charts this week. The album also enters at #15 on the Top Rap Albums Charts and #11 on the Independent Albums Charts. I Believe: Live from James Fortune & FIYA moves to the #2 position. William McDowell‘s As We […]
The Huffington Post and BET co-founder Sheila Johnson are launching a HuffPost section devoted to African-Americans. The section, “HuffPost GlobalBlack,” is expected to debut in early March. The Huffington Post is set to make an official announcement about the new platform Thursday. “Our goal is to cover more stories of importance to the black community,” […]
TODAY’S SCRIPTURE “…Love is kind…” (1 Corinthians 13:4, NIV) TODAY’S WORD from Joel and Victoria You may have heard this verse many times before, but one translation says that “love looks for a way to be constructive.” In other words, kindness isn’t just about being nice; it’s looking for ways to improve someone else’s life. […]
Washington — Bam is back. The President has matched his highest approval rating in more than a year, according to a new ABC News/Washington Post poll. Fifty-four percent of Americans approve of Obama’s job performance. Support for him hasn’t been this high since April 2010 after he signed the health care reform bill into law […]
As the Presiding Bishop of the Church of God in Christ, one of the oldest and largest Holiness-Pentecostal denominations in the world, with an estimated membership of six million people in fifty seven nations across the globe, I write in support of the law and urge Congress not to repeal the law or pass any […]
TODAY’S SCRIPTURE “And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love” (1 Corinthians 13:13, NIV) TODAY’S WORD from Joel and Victoria Spiritual maturity isn’t measured by how long you’ve been a Christian, how much you know, or how often you go to church. Spiritual maturity is measured by […]
Here are some books authored by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr that you may be interested in reading. Why We Can’t WaitDr. King’s best-selling account of the civil rights movement in Birmingham during the spring and summer of 1963 In 1963, Birmingham, Alabama, was perhaps the most racially segregated city in the United States, but […]