Inspirational

In a proclamation released Wednesday, May 31st, President Donald Trump continues the tradition by declaring June African American Music Appreciation Month.  In his proclamation he acknowledges music greats, Chuck Berry, Ella Fitzgerald and Dizzy Gillespie.  Chuck Berry passed was inducted in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and acknowledged by Kieth Richards as the […]

Could It Be Today? In our last devotional, we looked at Matthew 24 and some of the things people worry about today that are going on in our world—earthquakes, famine, pestilence, war, and rumors of war. Now, it is easy to be concerned about these things, but earlier in that passage—in verse 3—we find out […]

Follow Praise 104.1: Praise 104.1‘s Cheryl Jackson has enjoyed a long and successful career in Radio but how did she get her start? For Black Music Month, we profile Cheryl and talk to her about her beginnings in radio, some of her biggest influences and advice to women in Gospel Radio and the musical genre […]

Follow Praise 104.1: Jokia was first introduced as a national artist to the gospel community by winning Marquise Boone Enterprises artist competition “Discovered” in 2015. Jokia is an army veteran who resides in Killeen, Texas along with her husband and two children.  From the completion, Jokia released the single “Amen.” Sign Up For Our Newsletter! Her […]

Worrying About Work In 2 Corinthians 11:28, the apostle Paul says something very interesting, Besides the other things, what comes upon me daily: my deep concern for all the churches. You may be wondering, “what does this have to do with my life?” Let me show you. The phrase “deep concern” literally means anxiety and worry. […]

Follow The Fam In The Morning: May 19th was a big day for Jermaine Dolly. He independently released his first album “The Dolly Express” but it was a long hard road to get there. Dolly talks about how even though he was making waves in the Gospel music world he was frustrated and struggling. Sign Up […]

DC drummer, Aaron Spears was on tour with Ariana Grande during the Manchester bombing.  His father, Pastor Kenneth Spears, was able to reach out to him during an interview with Shamari Stone of DC’s NBC-4.  Aaron reported that he was fine, he asked that we pray for the families that were affected by this sensless act […]

Peace One of the great truths of the Christian life is that you and I can know the peace of God in our lives because we have peace with God. As believers, we need not live our lives without God’s peace. Are you worried right now about anything? Finances? Kids? Marriage? Job security? Your health? […]

Arguably, the most ridiculous – way that we keep God at arm’s length is by assuming we’ll have time to work on our relationship with Him later. Perhaps in our later years… after we’re done living life to the fullest… maybe then we’ll give God the full measure of what remains of our time. Many […]

A Bowie State University student, who was allegedly killed by another college student in what is being investigated as a possible hate crime, is being remembered at what would have been his graduation ceremony. 23-year-old Richard Collins III had been commissioned as a second lieutenant in the United States Army just two days before he was […]