The Old Black Church

Last Saturday, June 23,2022, ( You Can Read About It Here) The Museum of the Bible was transformed into a spirit-filled sanctuary by some of the most well-known names in the African American church while filming an upcoming televised event called “Blessing of the Elders.” The Museum of the Bible has been a popular Washington, D.C. attraction since it opened in 2017. Still, few things compare to the June 23 event when the museum honored seven iconic figures in the Black Church: Dr. John Perkins, Dr. A.R. Bernard, Dr. Tony Evans, Pastor Shirley Caesar, Bishop Charles E. Blake, Bishop Vashti McKenzie, and Bishop T.D. Jakes.    “ Our hope for Blessing of the Elders is to honor – past and present – Black pastors who have impacted America with their significant ministry, ” said Harry Hargrave, CEO of Museum of the Bible, in a statement. Each honoree knew how to turn their acceptance speech into stirring sermons delivered to an audience filled with pastors and wives, many of whom were thri

This is interesting, ( You Can Read About It Here )Walmart, as well as other retailers like CVS and Rite Aid, are limiting the number of purchases for a controversial item {Plan B and abortion day after pills} in an attempt to ration its stock. America's largest grocery chain is also seeing a low supply. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on June 24th to overturn Roe v. Wade, thus ending the constitutional right to abortion. As concerns grow around future access to women's reproductive healthcare in the wake of this landmark decision, over-the-counter emergency contraceptive pills like Plan B are facing increasingly high demand and low supply nationwide.

So this happened early today, this young lady Donna Mac, said that she and her family attended First Baptist Church in Forrest City Arkansas, and was turned away because of the color of their skin. Even though she said that they were invited, guests. In my opinion, turning away black people and calling them "colored" - is not a Biblical Church in any way. Lesson to all pastors learn from First Baptist Church in Forrest City. Tell your members that they can cause the pastor and church to go down. Every auxiliary in the church matters and can cause great damage when the wrong person is in charge.   The pastor has responded to the incident.   " I’ve never in my 34 years of living witnessed a church turn someone around because of the color of their skin. Walking up we were met on the steps by the 1st member (an older white guy) who stated: “Well what do you want to come in for?” We responded, “Church.” He stated, “Church doesn’t start until 11am. “ (Mine you other members ar

According to Bishop Earl Carter, the newly elected Presiding Bishop of COGIC Drew Sheard got some explaining to do. As stated by Bishop Earl Carter COGIC( You Can Watch It Here )has a woman pastor in Hollywood, Fl. that's allegedly legally married to another woman. The pastor in question is Jessica Collins and her wife’s name is Lynette Robinson who sings or leads on the praise team. Allegedly, the pastor’s mom is the state supervisor. Someone found the court records where they got married in Las Vegas, NV. and turned the documents over to Bishop Earl Carter who says he’s going to “Cry Loud and Spare Not” Yall this is going to be very interesting too see how the Presiding COGIC Bishop Sheard handles this. I don’t think Cogic endorses woman pastors. You gotta wonder if the members of the church know they are married? Because Bishop Carter says they were trying to hide it. Thoughts?

Israel United In Christ, an organization is making its way through northeast Oklahoma City and allegedly harassing churches during their services. ( You Can Read About It Here )   The organization has been interrupting church services all month, mocking ministers during their sermons. According to one local pastor, the group has targeted three different predominantly Black churches on the northeast side of OKC. The court document showed one head pastor filed a restraining order against the group and another said it was just an attack on the community. The group Israel United In Christ interrupted church services but local pastors are calling it harassment. "In the last month or so, I kind of felt like I had been threatened, I don’t know why," said Kenneth Sherrill, senior pastor, Greater New Zion Baptist Church. Sherrill said at first, that he thought he was their only target. "After that, they didn’t show up that next Sunday and they went to another church, but after

In my personal opinion, I think Andrew Gillum would have made a better governor than the racist piece of dung that's the governor of Florida right now. I want tRump to wear shackles like that too. They have been after the dude since he was mayor of Tallahassee. But this mess he’s going through right now is just a deflection. The feds should be going after Trump, Gaetz, and DeSantis, but instead, they try to peel the scab off a wound they already lost.  Andrew Gillum who ran for Governor of Florida has been arrested for allegedly stealing money that was donated and putting it in a friend's bank account that was then transferred to his personal account. Andrew Gillum walked into a federal courtroom in Tallahassee hours after his arrest by the FBI, wearing leg shackles and handcuffs with a chain visible around his navy blue suit. Andrew Gillum, the Democratic nominee for Florida governor in 2018, was indicted by a federal grand jury and arrested by the FBI, according to court doc

The newest cover of Vogue magazine portrays Beyonce riding a red horse...is to some a symbolic representation of the Red Horse of War in Revelation. Which I don't believe it is.  This is nothing new, as these people reference these types of biblical themes all the time... in music videos, movies, and all sorts of entertainment.  The Book of Revelation is one of the most mysterious books in the Bible. Written towards the end of the first century, it is an account of a vision that came to John during his exile on the island of Patmos. In the book of Revelation, he records letters to the seven churches of Asia, reveals a number of events that he personally witnessed, and reiterates truths about the Second Coming of Jesus Christ. This book is fascinating and enlightening, but it can also be confusing and difficult to understand. Stop It !

Everything must change, nothing stays the same, there are not many things in life you can be sure of except, rain comes from the clouds, the sun lights up the sky, and hummingbirds do fly, with that said congratulations Pastor Meeks, on your retirement, congratulations Pastor elect Charlie Dates.  Nationally known pastor Rev. Charlie Dates is set to succeed Rev. James Meeks next year as senior pastor of Salem Baptist Church—one of Chicago’s biggest megachurches. Meeks, 65, has been a pastor for 42 years and said he’s learned from King David’s life “when it’s time to come off the battlefield.” He added to the 10,000-member church: “It’s time for Salem to have younger leadership . . . And God has blessed us with our own son” as the church’s next pastor. At age 25, Dates started as Meeks’ preaching assistant at Salem. Five years later, Dates was named senior pastor of Progressive Baptist Church, also in Chicago. Now the 41-year-old pastor plans to keep that position, despite assuming the

Maybe he should have stayed in the NFL. There are lots of people there who need the Lord, I digress.....dropping a $10,000,000/yr and highly famed career for a lifetime devotion to spreading God's word and love...is truly honorable. Willis, who had earned roughly $3 million in his first three seasons in the NFL, walked away from $2.54 million in base salary in 2022 to answer God's call. What would you give up to answer God's call on your life?  ( You Can Read About It Here ) Indianapolis Colts safety Khari Willis is retiring from the NFL after just three seasons. His reason for doing so is even more unique. The 26-year-old is giving up pro football to go into the ministry. Willis announced his retirement Wednesday on Instagram. He thanked the Colts for “granting me the opportunity to compete” and explained that with “much prayer and deliberation” he wanted to devote the rest of his life to “the further advancement of the Gospel of Jesus Christ.”

I always thought Pride was the most slippery of sins and represents the greatest weapon in Satan’s arsenal. He uses it to corrupt rich and poor alike. He uses it to attack both the powerful and the powerless. He knows we are all equally vulnerable when it comes to this particular sin. How does he know? Because he was the first to fall prey to it. I didn't know he had a favorite sin. I do know any temptation comes subtle, if he has a favorite it's probably pride.  Anyhow, according to Pastor Mike Todd's latest sermon, Gluttony is Satan's favorite sin  (because it’s subtle) If you had one chance to take out your enemy for all eternity, you would use your most powerful weapon! He claims the 2 places in the Bible where Satan had a chance to end humanity and end the savior of humanity..... what does he use? Food 1: In the Garden, he used food to get Adam and Eve kicked out of the garden. 🍎 2: when Jesus was baptized and taken to the desert by the Holy Spirt, what does

Pastor Rick Warren Orange County, California, Saddleback Church is one of the largest in the Southern Baptist Convention denomination with a weekly audience of 40,000 worldwide. Last night the nation's best-known pastors made a surprise visit to the floor of the Southern Baptist Convention's annual meeting, and told representatives of local churches, known as emissaries, that he was grateful to the SBC.   “ I like Southern Baptists, ” he said. He then urged Southern Baptists to put aside their differences and work together to spread the gospel around the world. Warren also said that Baptists are able to overcome all kinds of religious differences and still cooperate. “As Western culture becomes darker, eviler, more secular, we have to decide: are we going to treat each other as allies or not?”   Warren’s appeal came as members of the country’s largest Protestant denomination were considering expelling Saddleback for violating a ban on female clergy. While Saddleback does not

Get out of here, when did this take place? I have been blogging for over 10years and Larry Reid is the only person in my history of blogging, I've ever heard of referring to Master Prophet E. Bernard Jordan as "America's Black Prophet.....Master Prophet Bishop E. Bernard Jordan has a documentary about his life called "America's Black Prophet" part 1, streaming on Larry Reid's YouTube Page. I'm guessing Larry Reid produced it seeing that it's airing on his platform.  ( Video Here )   

Well, it looks like some Southern Baptist pastors thought, felt, and beleive that electing Voddie Baucham was dangerous to the future of their organization and that those convention delegates did the right thing in not electing him. In my opinion almost half wanted him, while the other half didn't. The vote is right there....while most thought he was dangerous, still, half of them wanted him.... which says a lot.  On Monday night in Anaheim, the vote to lead the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) Pastors’ Conference was hotly contested. Determined to halt what they see as a drift away from biblical principles and "change the direction" of the SBC, a faction led by Conservative Baptist Network backed preacher Voddie Baucham who is author of “Fault Lines.” In a 690-608 vote of Southern Baptist pastors, Baucham lost his bid for the position to Daniel Dickard, pastor of Friendly Avenue Baptist Church in Greensboro, North Carolina.

On Thursday Apostle Randy M. Walker Jr. and his wife Cierra Walker of Integrity Family Life Center, took to their social media page to ask for help with a warning....they were going to have to shut down their ministry in Memphis TN., in order to protect the parishioners. Now, in my opinion, which didn't go over too well on Facebook, this is wild....why in the world would a bunch of pastors have their congregation go and attack another pastor and his congregation? Now I know spiritual warfare is real and all, but this is insane....somebody ain't been truthful. And to ask for money at the end of the video is very telling to me.   

Shame on Pastor John Piper. Shame on Desiring God. Respectfully, I think Pastor John Piper might benefit from a couple months of silent volunteer work at a battered women's shelter. You can’t win over an abuser by submitting more. We call that enabling. This is disastrous counsel from Pastor John Piper. This woman writing ( You Hear The Podcast Here ) in for help with a harsh husband, and this is the advice they give her. I’m thankful for all the pushback this is getting. It’s about time.

The entire country needs to be alert, aware, and careful because AR-15 rifles are a favorite target for the wrong people for extremely demented reasons. This weapon of mass destruction was legally unbanned for very wicked and sinister reasons. Very smart move by the church. The article didn’t say any good reason the guy showed up at that particular church. He should’ve been committed to having a full psychological exam.  A Warner Robins pastor says he was alarmed by a suspicious visitor on their campus. Last week, someone called the Houston County Sheriff's Office about a suspicious visitor at Fellowship Bible Baptist Church. After the phone call, the sheriff's office opened an investigation.  According to a Houston County incident report, last Wednesday night, an 18-year-old white man visited during their church service. The congregation is predominantly Black and members had never seen this man before. "Just sometimes you get that feeling that something is just not rig

So this Baptist preacher in Texas is telling his parishioners that homosexuals should be lined up against a wall and shot in the head. Is this a hate crime and why is he not locked up for saying this to people that might just do it? The pastor of a North Texas church evicted in February from its building for trying to incite violence against the LGBT community is facing protests again after calling for gay people to be executed. “What does God say is the answer, is the solution for the homosexual in 2022, here in the New Testament, here in the book of Romans? That they are worthy of death,” preacher Dillon Awes of Stedfast Baptist Church in Watauga said in a Sunday sermon”. His words... When is justice going to be served to people that want to hurt or kill another human being because of hate for that person? They would go so far as wanting to execute them. Is he being reported to the police or FBI? Is this not a red flag?  Silence is Complicity. Every prominent Christian pastor/p

An eviction notice filed by Celebration Church against its founding pastors, Stovall and Kerri Weems, was delivered Tuesday morning to the home where the couple has been living on the Nassau River. Court records show Stovall Weems was served the notice at 10:56 a.m. Tuesday at the Shellcracker Road home and also accepted the notice against Kerri Weems at the same time. The suit demands that the couple leave the home and pay rent for the time they’ve lived there since Stovall Weems resigned from the megachurch on April 15.  Celebration Church sues to evict Stovall and Kerri Weems from million dollar waterfront home https://t.co/JormVRCb2O — Mckoy's News (@mckoysnews) June 9, 2022

From a list of nine denominational terms— Assemblies of God, Baptist, Catholic, Lutheran, Methodist, Pentecostal, Presbyterian, Southern Baptist, and non-denominational—more Americans rule out Pentecostal than any other denomination. Just over half of Americans (51%) say a church with Pentecostal in the name is not for them. ( You Can Read About It Here ) But for each of the other denominations in the study, most Americans say a specific religious label in the name of a church is not an automatic deterrent for them. Americans are most open to non-denominational and Baptist churches. One in 3 (33%) say a church described as non-denominational is not for them, while 43% say the same about a church with Baptist in the name. A 2014 phone survey from Lifeway Research also found Baptist and non-denominational churches among those Americans were most open to and Pentecostal was the denominational group they were least open to.

A South African court has found a preacher, Harry Knoesen guilty of planning to topple the government and murder thousands of black South Africans. ( You Can Read About It Here ) On Monday, 61-year-old Harry Johannes Knoesen, a leader of the National Christian Resistance Movement, was convicted guilty of high treason, incitement to carry out violent actions, and recruiting people to carry out assaults. According to the prosecution, Knoesen’s organization looked into the idea of employing a biological weapon to infect and kill Black people, including poisoning water reservoirs that supply Black areas. The Middelburg High Court also found Knoesen guilty of illegally possessing guns. When he was apprehended in Middelburg, a tiny town in the eastern Mpumalanga province, weapons and ammunition were discovered in his possession.

A family-run 'ministry' in Florida has been accused of fraudulently obtaining more than $8.4million in pandemic-related loans, which they allegedly planned to put towards a new home in Disney World before fleeing to Canada. ( You Can Read About It Here )  ASLAN International Ministry in Orlando allegedly used false documents to apply for government funds through the Paycheck Protection Program in April, prosecutors said on Monday. The loan program was created as part of the CARES ACT earlier this year to provide relief to small businesses struggling during the pandemic. However, authorities later found ASLAN wasn't a legitimate religious organization and the family had distributed the millions into several different accounts, the Orlando Sentinel reported. According to a federal court filing on Monday, ASLAN Vice President Joshua Edwards initially applied for a $6.91million loan, using documents to paint the church as a successful organization that had $51million in reve

Never a surprise with this generation....they aren't taught respect by anyone it shows by how they are raising their own children. Do these people even know what Pastor Osteen’s position on abortion is? I am not very familiar with his abortion stance, but from what I have been able to find all these years his official position appears to be to not have a position. That would seem like a win for the abortion activists in the grand scheme of things.  Anyhow, Pastor Joel Osteen's service was disrupted by abortion-rights activists who filmed the protest and posted videos on social media. ( You Can Read About It Here ) Three activists stripped down to their underwear at the beginning of the service on Sunday morning. The trio of abortion rights activists boldly interrupted a service at Lakewood Church Sunday, stripping down to their underwear in protest of this month's expected Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. As Pastor Joel Osteen concluded a prayer and congregan

Lord have mercy 18 men and not one single woman. I know it’s Frank Ray III so I understand why, but it still blows my mind to see it on a flyer. Men, would you attend this conference because there are no women in the line-up? I gave Frank Ray III, the side-eye years ago when he first hooked up with Prophet Brian Carn.   ( You Can Read About It Here )   Anyhow Frank Ray III didn't take too kindly to people coming for him so he came back with his own post:   "You know, I don’t normally address ignorance. Because that’s what most of you are speaking in. But I will this time. Because I have a little time today. So, for starters we have had plenty of women presenters at the Frank Ray conference for quite some time to name a few that you may know Dr. Danielle Brown, Dr. Brianna Parker, and Dr. Sharon Nesbitt, just to name a few.  Secondly WHO are y’all to tell someone else who they should have at their conference or church IF it was the case that it was Men only 🧐🧐🧐 although that

The Christian majority in America needs to shake off its malaise and work with Black pastors to end shooting violence. That's according to a letter written by Pastor Charlie Dates , the Senior Pastor at Chicago’s Progressive Baptist Church, with support from the following pastors, James Meeks , Salem Baptist Church of Chicago; Horace Smith , Apostolic Faith Church, Chicago; Otis Moss , Trinity United Church of Christ; Watson Jones , Compassion Baptist Church; David Swanson , New Community Covenant Church, Chicago; Ralph West , The Church Without Walls, Houston. ( You Can Read It Here )  “ I am not the first Black pastor to appeal to the white Christian majority to shake off their malaise and address pressing issues of justice, ” writes Charlie Edward Dates, one of Chicago’s young pastors at one of its most historic Black churches. “ Martin Luther King Jr. made a similar appeal in 1963 from another unlikely place: a Birmingham jail. The issues are different, but the admonition is t

The Plaths are Christian fundamentalists. ( You Can Read About It Here ) TLC is pretty familiar with working with families that follow a similar lifestyle; the Duggars were also fundamentalist Christians. Welcome To Plathville is my guilty pleasure show and I’ve been invested in this family’s story since season one. The Plath family lives on a farm in South-East Georgia. The parents sheltered their kids from the world. They are very religious and try to live their life according to the bible. The kids had never tasted a soda in their life, nor had they ever eaten candy. The oldest son was the first to move out and get married. He was very immature for his age and had to be taught by his wife how to be an adult. Their education is not up to par. When the teenagers decided to leave home, they had to sign up for GED classes because their homeschooling was not even valid. The parents are home with the younger kids but now they are headed for divorce. This family has decided to go their se

There are many flawed pastors behind that pulpit. This time around I applaud Pastor John Gray for his handling of these latest allegations against him, whether true or false. Him putting together a great legal and PR team this time around has almost shut this story down. If the allegation is true that he has a sex tape it can’t be put out in the public because Pastor John's legal team is doing a helluva good job of keeping it from leaking. The alleged tape is behind a paywall and it has not been leaked to the public.      This week it was revealed that Pastor John Gray had been caught in yet another cheating scandal ( You can read about it here ). In a video posted on Instagram , Pastor John talks about his failings as a husband, father, and man of God...revealing he has never healed from being molested as a child. In an exclusive interview available only on her app, gossip vlogger Tasha K reveals Pastor John Gray has been caught having another affair, this time with an adult ente

This is strange to me, Rick Warren is retiring,( You Can Read About It Her e )After more than four decades, Pastor Rick Warren will step down as pastor of Saddleback Church, one of the largest churches in the country. I'm wondering to myself, why he didn't raise someone up in his own church to take over? I think it's unfortunate that out of all his many congregants and staff there was no one acceptable and worthy. Rather, he chose an outsider who already has his own large church.  

On Monday, May 30, 2022,  the 8th in succession Chief Apostle Bishop J. Drew Sheard & First Lady Karen Clark Sheard arrived in Orlando, Fl. for the 72nd International Women’s Convention.  After a 2-year “pandemic pause” many saints from all over the country were in attendance and looking forward to a refreshing 72nd Women’s Convention. Monday, May 30th, was the 1st day of, the Church of God in Christ 72nd International Women’s Convention. With Mother, Barbara McCoo Lewis opened the convention with a timely word reminding us of our legacy in holiness.     

Dr. Tony Evans is one of the most brilliant biblical expositors in the evangelical world. Always measured and thoughtful, he is the opposite of a reactionary voice. As a result, when he says America is under judgment, you and I should listen. And when he explains why we should listen even more personally. ( You Can Read About It Here) In an interview with the right-wing Christian Post, Dr. Tony Evans stated his belief that God’s judgment on our world is evidenced by conflicts that seem unending in recent years. He cited 2 Chronicles 15:3–6, which reads in part, “One nation was being crushed by another and one city by another, because God was troubling them with every kind of distress.” He also pointed to Romans 1, which speaks of God removing himself from those who remove themselves from him. Why is God judging us? Dr. Evans stated, “I think one of the things we’re facing now is the judgment on America because of the failure of the church to be the people of God that represents his ki

 I'm sorry but the Bible does not support this at all. ( You Can Read About It Here ) This is another failed artist attempting to revive their career by feigning being born again. British Rapper M.I.A. says she is a born-again Christian after experiencing a vision of Jesus Christ. M.I.A. is known by her stage name M.I.A. (an initialism for "Missing in Action"), is a British rapper, singer, record producer, and activist. Her songs contain evocative political and social commentary regarding immigration, warfare, and identity in a globalized world. Her music combines elements of alternative, dance, electronic, hip hop, and world music with eclectic instruments and samples. M.I.A embraces Christianity after vision of Christ, risks losing ‘progressive’ fans: 'Jesus is real' https://t.co/EvN3yhH21L #FaithDrivenVentureCapital #FaithDrivenInvestors #FaithDrivenEntrepreneurs — Faith Driven VC™ 🏔 (@FaithDrivenVC) May 31, 2022