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By Natasha S. Robinson/UrbanFaith via:blackchristiannews Ebony magazine just released its March “The Real Life Scandal” Issue, which highlights real life scandals from the black community and features actress Kerry Washington on the cover, sharing her perspective as an A-list actress, political advocate, and health-conscious feminist. Truth be told: We know little of Washington’s personal life […]
By: Matt Queen/Baptist Press via:blackchristiannews A lady once criticized the evangelism methods used by Dwight L. Moody, the famed 19th century American pastor, to win people to saving faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. In response Moody replied, “I agree with you. I don’t like the way I do it either. Tell me, how do […]
By Paul Tripp via:christianpost I don’t think you could say more dangerous words than those found in the Lord’s Prayer. I don’t think you could pray a more radical prayer. Probably most of us, even in ministry, would hesitate to say these words if we really understood what we were saying. We would […]
via:blackchristianpost Passages from the Bible could become part of the curriculum in North Carolina’s public high schools under legislation proposed in the General Assembly. The bill would allow local school boards to offer elective courses for credit on the Old Testament, the New Testament or a combination of both. Read More
By J. Lee Grady via:blackchristiannews A friend of mine from England recently asked me for counsel regarding a serious dilemma. His pastor had been involved in extramarital affairs, yet the man never stepped down after the scandal. My friend grew increasingly uncomfortable. Then he became alarmed when the embattled pastor announced […]
By Thom S. Rainer via:blackchristiannews With apologies to Gary Chapman for playing on his well-known “Five Love Languages” theme, I asked 24 pastors how a church member might speak to each pastor in his own love language. And though 24 persons do not constitute a massive survey, I was amazed at the consistency of […]
via:blackchristiannews.com Troy Evans grew up in the inner city streets of Grand Rapids, Michigan. When he was 9 years old–he faced one of the darkest days of his life. “One of the neighbors was taking the kids and, you know, doing, playing horse, I guess, would put everybody on his shoulders and walk them around […]
via:christianpost As a single and divorced man, it took Pastor Duke Taber eight years and more than 185 rejection letters before finding a congregation that would consider him as leader of their church. Even after three years as the lead pastor of a small church in Pine Haven, Wyo., Taber said he still gets […]
via:blackchristiannews News of Mindy McCready’s apparent suicide has rocked the country music world. The latest reports indicate that McCready, 37, had just recorded an emotional new song in effort to reach out to wounded souls considering suicide before she allegedly took her own life on Sunday. Many knew about McCready’s struggle with substance abuse. Many […]
via:blackchristiannews Who knows why such weird, borderline-incomprehensible setups go viral, but here we are, weeks into the age of the “Harlem Shake,” watching Christian college students and church members don wacky costumes and dance like crazy. Christian organizations have joined companies, sports teams, firefighters, friends, and seemingly the rest of America in the latest […]