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Conservatives
Moving to African Bishops: Members of the Anglican Church are Fleeing
to African dominated Churches because the African Bishops firmly Oppose
Homosexuality and Same-sex Marriage
Conservatives
are moving the
Anglican Church for a new communion dominated by African bishops,
according to an article by Phil Brennan, in reaction to the official
church’s refusal to take a firm stand against homosexuality.
According to The New York Times, Anglican conservatives say they
represent a majority of the 77 million members of the Anglican
Communion. At a week-long meeting the conservatives said a new council
of primates – or church leaders – will include the
archbishops of the provinces of Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, Uganda, West
Africa and the Southern Cone of South America.
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The 'Mushy Middle' hard to Reach
for McCain and Obama
They're
the most fickle voters, and potentially the most powerful. Thus, with
party nominations secure, John McCain and Barack Obama now are pushing
toward the center to win them over. Meet the "mushy middle," a complex
chunk of people likely to decide the presidential election but
difficult to reach and hard to please. "Yes, we can!" isn't floating
their boat. Nothing much is, from either candidate. They aren't
uniformly conservative or liberal, and they don't fit strict Republican
or Democratic orthodoxy. They aren't typically engaged in politics, and
they don't much care about the campaign. And like so many others, they
are extraordinarily pessimistic.
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In
Her Book, From Ashes to
Glory, Minister Barbara Smith Shares How One Can Recover
from the Pain of Sexual Abuse
Licensed minister,
former nurse, and
author, Barbara Smith, discusses in a candid, friendly, and
conversational tone the biblical and medical perspectives of rape in
her book, From
Ashes to Glory.
Having worked as a registered nurse for over twenty years, Smith has
firsthand experience in working with rape victims and victims of sexual
abuse, as well as their families. The love of Jesus Christ radiates
through her as she explains how many women are left feeling after
undergoing such a devastating experience.
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Barack
Obama, Please make Colin Powell Your Vice PresidentialChoice now and
put this Baby to Bed by Ronald Bookman
In what seems like
years ago, I wrote
"Senator Barack Obama, Play the Republican Card, Please!" As the
Senator was in a pitch battle for voters in the now epic primary
struggle with Hillary Rodham Clinton that'll be the topic of many
political science classes for decades to come, I along with many other
Republican voices exhorted Senator Obama to aggressively seek
Republican support. And not only to seek those voters merely
disenchanted with the multiple failed policies of the current Bush
Administration, but Republican voters in general who want a sweeping
'Change' in American policy, and in America's future.
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Wrong Answer...Barack Obama, by Joseph C. Phillips
The presumptive
Democratic presidential
nominee Barack Obama has promised Americans a new kind of politics -
"change we can believe in." Who could've suspected that the change he
was referring to was a reversion to the failed policies of 30 years
ago? In response to the rising price of gasoline, the senator
responded, "I'll make oil companies like Exxon pay a tax on their
windfall profits, and we'll use the money to help families pay for
their skyrocketing energy costs and other bills." For my middle class
money, the senator gave the wrong answer to the first economic
question. Go to the back of the line; no gold star for you.
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National
Bestselling Author, Daniel Whyte III, Along With his Wife, Meriqua
Whyte, Outline the Seven Mistakes they Believe Young Black Women are
Making that is Causing them to Mess up their Lives in their Amazon.com Bestseller, 7 Things
Young Black Women do to Mess up Their Lives
National
bestselling author of Letters to
Young Black Women, Daniel Whyte III, with his wife,
Meriqua, in their second book to young black women titled, 7 Things
Young Black Women do to Mess up Their Lives,
outline the seven most common mistakes young black women are making
today that is causing them to go down the wrong path for their lives. “The truth of the
matter is,” Whyte says in the introduction, “many
young black women have never been taught and trained in the right way.
Many have never been taught how to carry themselves like
ladies—with
dignity, class and grace.
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The
Black Christian Conference/Convention Season Has Begun! Runs
from June 1st through November. All major conventions
and
conferences are
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Hampton Ministers’ Conference; 9th Annual First Lady
Conference;
all 4 National Baptist Conventions; AME Convention; COGIC Convention;
Independent Baptist Conference; COEBA Conference; Full Gospel Baptist
Church Conference; Reaching Creatures Conference; E.K. Bailey
Expository Preaching Conference; FBFA Conference; Tony Evans'
Conference; T.D. Jakes' Conference, and more.
ENTIRE VIDEO--NEW! Sermon of
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There's A
Call On Your Life,
from Bishop Kenneth C. Ulmer. Click
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On "Being Saved"
in Black America
While growing up in a very
religious and church-going family, I often heard the phrase "Being
Saved." Now to me and my peers, "Being Saved" was a rather spooky and
mystical thing, and only the real holy folk could be such —
whatever it was.
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What to Do After
you Enter Through the Door
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Be
Encouraged and Be an Encouragement
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an
encouragement by sending a "holla" to the following people! Also
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Christian
Author of the
Week: Angela Benson
Though Angela Benson
began
writing fiction in Miss Milizo’s fifth grade English class,
her
first book was not published until 1994, more than thirty years later!
Since then, Angela has published nine novels, one novella, and a
nonfiction writing book. Her books have appeared on national, regional
and local bestseller lists, and she has won several writing awards,
including Best Multicultural Romance from Romantic Times magazine, and
Best Contemporary Ethnic Romance from Affaire de Coeur magazine. She
was a finalist for the 2000 Romantic Times Lifetime Achievement Award
in Multicultural Romance. Angela’s tenth novel, Up Pops the
Devil, will be published by HarperCollins in July 2008. Angela has an
unusual background for a writer: She majored in mathematics at Spelman
College and Industrial Engineering at the Georgia Institute of
Technology (Georgia Tech), and worked for fifteen years as an engineer
in the telecommunications industry. She holds two Masters degrees, not
in the liberal arts, but in operations research and human resources
development. Her most recent degree is a doctorate in instructional
technology from the University of Georgia. Dr. Benson is now an
associate professor of educational technology at The University of
Alabama. E-mail
address: books@bensonink.com.
Visit her online at: www.angelabenson.com.
Pastor
of the Week: Dr. Allen R. McFarland, Pastor of Calvary Evangelical
Baptist Church in Portsmouth, Virginia
Pastor McFarland hails
from Charleston, South Carolina where he attended South Carolina State
University before moving to Washington, DC. He has attended Washington
Bible College and holds a B.A. in Pastoral Studies from Liberty
University as well as a Masters of Divinity, a Doctorate of Divinity,
and a Doctorate of Ministry from Liberty Baptist Theological
Seminary.Dr. McFarland is a member of the Board of Trustees of Liberty
University in Lynchburg, Virginia, a Board Member of Atlantic Shores
Christian Schools in Virginia Beach, VA, a member of the Board of
Directors, (Kids Across America), Branson, Missouri, a Board Member of
the Crisis Pregnancy Center of Tidewater, Inc. (Norfolk, Virginia) and
the President of the Fundamental Baptist Fellowship Association. Pastor
McFarland and Doris, his wife of forty years, are the parents of four
daughters and one son. They are the the proud grandparents of 10
grandchildren. Pastor McFarland acknowledges and is strongly persuaded
that “whatever you do in word or deed do all in the name of
the
Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him.”
(Colossians 3:17).E-mail
address: pastormac@calvaryevangelical.org.
Website: www.calvaryevangelical.org.
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Music
Minister of the
Week: The Blind Boys of Alabama
Since
1939, The Blind Boys of Alabama have sung a fervent blend of
traditional and contemporary Gospel music. Much has changed during
these seven prolific decades. Stylistic phases have waxed and waned;
personnel has come and gone. 78 r.p.m. records have given way to LPs,
followed by eight-track tapes, cassettes, and CDs. The Blind
Boys’ audience – once rigidly segregated and
confined to
traditional Gospel venues – now reflects the
group’s
eclectic, global following, while their repertoire has expanded to
embrace secular songs with a strongly spiritual message. Such wide
acceptance is also evidenced by four Grammy Awards, an honor that
didn’t exist when the Blind Boys started out. Even so, the
Blind
Boys’ lengthy saga remains a steadfast testament to
constancy.
Singer Jimmy Carter, who was there when the group was first formed,
leads the band today with the firm conviction, joyous commitment, and
gravitas that befit an elder statesman. E-mail
address: info@blindambitionmgt.com.
Website: www.blindboys.com.
Christian
Bookstore of the
Week: Logos Bookstore, Nashville TN
4012 Hillsboro Rd; Nashville TN 37215; Phone:
615-297-5388; Fax: 615-297-1022; E-mail: grace@logosnashville.com.
Website: www.logosbookstores.com.
Black Bookstore
of the
Week: African Imports, Dallas, TX
3662 W. Camp Wisdom #1045; Dallas, TX 75237; Ph:
877-823-7422; Fax: (972) 296-9550; E-mail: sales@AfricanImportsUSA.com.
Website: www.africanimportsusa.com.
Inspirations
The
Word of God
for this Week
"Then
he said unto them, Go your way, eat the fat, and drink the sweet, and
send portions unto them for whom nothing is prepared: for this day is
holy unto our LORD:neither be ye sorry; for the joy of the LORD is your
strength." -- Nehemiah 8:10
The
Encouraging Word for this Week
"The
root of all difficulties is a lack of the sense of the Presence of
God." --Emmett Fox
The
Prayer Motivator for this Week
MOTIVATING
VERSE: "And he spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought
always to pray, and not to faint." --Luke 18:1:1
PRAYER QUOTE: "Pray often, for prayer is a shield to the soul, a
sacrifice for God, and a scourge for Satan." --John Bunyan
The
Soul-Winning Motivator for this Week
"And
daily in the temple, and in every house, they ceased not to teach and
preach Jesus Christ." --Acts 5:42
SOUL-WINNING
QUOTE: “A good witness isn't like a salesman, emphasis is on
a
person rather than a product. A good witness is like a signpost. It
doesn't matter whether it is old, young, pretty, ugly; it has to point
the right direction and be able to be understood. We are witnesses to
Christ, we point to him.” --John White
Black
Christian History
Marilyn Lewis - February
20, 2000 -- A heart attack claims the life of Marilyn Lewis, volunteer
at the United States Center for World Mission who helped lay the
groundwork for their African American Mobilization Division. A school
teacher in Pasadena, CA, Marilyn often spoke of her desire to serve as
a missionary in Brazil, reaching the descendants of those who had come
from Africa. Just prior to her unexpected death, Marilyn had written a
call-to-action article: "Just
look
at an African-American church today and you can see testimony to our
new era: richly decorated, air conditioned sanctuaries with carpeted
floors are now quite common. Many drive to church in the latest model
cars. Today, instead of working the tables at restaurants, many African
Americans own them. God has blessed us. Now it is time for the African
American to bless the world in evangelization efforts. In the past,
many African Americans cried because they could not become involved in
missionary work. But now the doors are wide open and we are without
excuse."
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