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via TheChristianPost: At a time when racial tensions have led to social unrest, gospel musician and executive Kirk Franklin is honoring a police officer who pulled him over. Franklin has been vocal about the racism, classism and injustices taking place in the United States for some time, but it seems he wants to express a […]

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  via TheStreamingFaith: Warning: the following devotional may RADICALLY change our water cooler conversations at work. So please, read at your own risk. I am often asked by younger (and sometimes older) leaders what they should do when they feel like their boss is no longer delegating responsibilities to them, but rather dumping them in […]

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via BlackAmericaWeb: Kevin Hart challenged his celebrity friends to match his donation to Hurricane Harveyrelief efforts, and some of those celebs have responded. Dwayne ‘The Rock” Johnson, one of the stars on Hart’s list, stepped up by donating $25,000 to the cause, matching the comedian’s initial donation before Hart kicked in another $25,000 and called out another […]

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via CNN: The megachurch led by Joel Osteen is receiving people who need shelter and also helping evacuees with supplies such as baby food, formula and other shelter needs, the church announced via Twitter Tuesday morning. Lakewood Church was under fire after apparently not opening up the church to flood victims. The church disputed online […]

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  From biblical times through today, some believers don’t know (Acts 19:2AMP) about the gift God wants to give in the person of the Holy Spirit after they confess Christ and decide to accept instead of reject the will of God (Acts 2:38). The cliché ‘it’s not what you know it’s who you know’ could […]

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via Praise104.1: Pastor John Gray has taken off his gloves and going bare knuckles to defend Lakewood Church’s reputation. The associate pastor is the first Black minister at Pastor Joel Osteen’s megachurch in Houston, which has come under scathing criticism for not opening its doors to people seeking shelter after Hurricane Harvey. Pastor John, as parishioners call him, […]

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via sgnthelight: Grammy Award winning gospel artist Kirk Franklin received a pleasant surprise during a trip to Nigeria. David Tlale, is a South African fashion designer who reached out to Franklin prior to his trip to Lagos, Nigeria for a concert during his African ministry tour. Tlale, who has been tailoring garments for over 15 years, made a […]

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via sgnthelight: The Gospel Music Association (GMA) announced that Reba McEntire, MercyMe, CeCe Winans and Zach Williams will perform at the 48th Annual GMA Dove Awards on Tuesday, October 17 at Lipscomb University’s Allen Arena in Nashville. Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN) will exclusively air the awards show on Sunday, October 22 at 8 p.m. CST. More talent announcements […]

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via TheGospelGuru: And the sales are in! Check out what the TOP 5 Gospel Artists sold and see where their albums charted on Billboard’s Top Gospel Album chart below… Travis Greene– “Crossover: Live From Music City” Chart position: #1 First Week Sales: 8,136 Anthony Brown & group therAPy – “A Long Way From Sunday″ Chart position: #2 […]

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via News5: Joel Osteen, the pastor of the 17,000-seat Lakewood Church, has faced enormous criticism in recent days for not opening the church as the Houston area has seen record flooding as result of Hurricane Harvey. Lakewood Church was closed this weekend as Harvey dumped up to 24 inches of rain on the Houston area. […]