President Barack Obama is telling members of the military he’ll work to get Congress to re-open the government as soon as possible. Obama is addressing troops in a video message after Congress missed a midnight deadline to avert a partial government shutdown. Obama says troops in uniform will remain on duty as usual. He says […]
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A Florida woman serving 20 years in prison for firing a shot at her estranged husband during an argument will get a new trial, though she will not be able to invoke a “stand your ground” defense, an appeals court ruled Thursday. The case of Marissa Alexander, a Jacksonville mother of three, […]
Controversy erupted last winter when the TLC network launched a new show called “The Sisterhood” about first ladies of Atlanta-based churches. Then in April, BET premiered “The Sheards,” about the lives of a gospel superstar family in Detroit. Now, this fall television season will usher in two more “faith-based” programs on major cable networks. “The […]
Get ready for Pastor John P. Kee’s next musical offering as he sets the release date for his Life and Favor Deluxe Edition. With a scheduled release date of October 15th, the CD is already causing a buzz with a special tribute to the late Reverend James Moore entitled, Great Things Happen, featuring Peabo Bryson, […]
After 20 years of committed and dedicated service to the Full Gospel Baptist Church Fellowship International, the Senior Pastor of Mount Tabor Full Gospel Baptist Church, Bishop Neil C. Ellis, formally resigned as 2nd Presiding bishop, and a member of the Bishop’s Council with immediate effect. In a letter addressed to the International Presiding Bishop […]
Michelle Obama is urging food makers and television broadcasters to do more to promote healthier foods to children — and to do it faster. She says the country is doing a better job of offering healthier food options. The first lady says the proof is in the kale salads now being served in restaurants and […]
A Tennessee judge ruled that Jaleesa Martin will be allowed to name her son ‘Messiah.’ The judge’s ruling overturned the order from another judge who said the boy’s name should be changed to Martin because “`Messiah’ is a title that is held only by Jesus Christ.” Last month child support magistrate Lu Ann Ballew ordered […]
If you notice R&B singer Keri Hilson glowing, it has nothing to do with a new bronzer or skin product. She says it has everything to do with the fact that she rededicated her life to the Lord. In an interview with Global Grind, while promoting her bit part in the hit action film Riddick, […]
Bishop T.D. Jakes pastor of The Potter’s House, a 30,000-member mega church in Dallas, TX is tired of being boxed in by others’ definition of what it means to be a preacher of the gospel—this, according to a sermon he preached Sunday morning, September 15. In an effort to make the point that the perceptions […]
Jesus said in John 10:27, “My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me.” But what, exactly, does God’s voice sound like? If you ask Sherri Shepherd, Christian co-host of ABC’s The View, she will tell you, the Lord has a deep, sultry, strong tone, and sounds just like… “I hear […]