The Old Black Church

The NBA great who won eight straight titles and 11 overall during his career, passed away peacefully with his wife Jeannine, at his side. "Bill's wife, Jeannine, and his many friends and family thank you for keeping Bill in your prayers. Perhaps you'll relive one or two of the golden moments he gave us, or recall his trademark laugh as he delighted in explaining the real story behind how those moments unfolded. And we hope each of us can find a new way to act or speak up with Bill's uncompromising, dignified, and always a constructive commitment to principle. That would be one last, and lasting, win for our beloved #6.

Nichelle Nichols, the groundbreaking actor who played Lieutenant Nyota Uhura in the original "Star Trek" series, has died. She was 89. Nichols' death was confirmed on Sunday by her son, Kyle Johnson, on her website. Johnson said his mother died of natural causes. "Her light, however, like the ancient galaxies now being seen for the first time, will remain for us and future generations to enjoy, learn from, and draw inspiration," Johnson said in a statement posted to the website.

Now, this makes me madder than a setting hen....if you don't like children or old people, then don't accept a job working with them. Police are investigating accusations of child abuse at a DeKalb County daycare for the second time in two days. A mother said her child was thrown around by multiple workers at Clarkston First Baptist Academy.  The report comes a day after Channel 2 Action News reported a daycare abuse investigation at Appletree Learning Center and Academy. The two-day cares are just one mile from each other off Ponce De Leon Ave. At the moment, there’s no indication the two cases are related, though they are both still under investigation.  Krystin Collier said her 3-year-old son came home with a swollen jaw and was visibly upset on July 6. After seeing her son’s injuries, Collier confronted the teachers and requested the video from the daycare. She also pulled her son from the daycare and called the police.  “I’m very disgusted, very disappointed because this is

According to online sources , Bishop T.D. Jakes will return to Atlanta, the home city for many years of the fan-favorite international gathering, for the conclusion of the Women, Thou Art Loosed! The Grand Finale conference at the Georgia World Congress Center from Sept. 22 – Sept. 24, and will host thousands of women from around the world. Jakes held the first Women, Thou Art Loosed! conference in 1996 after discovering the impact his Bible study message had on women. Over the years, Jakes has seen breakthroughs in thousands of women, and Women, Thou Art Loosed! has since become a worldwide movement. Jakes, a pastor, and accomplished entrepreneur and entertainment leader, is known for his influence beyond the pulpit as the conference spurred a stage play and movie. The conference will take place over three days and will consist of distinguished speakers, including Serita A. Jakes, Pastor Cora Jakes, Pastor Sarah Jakes Roberts, Carolyn D. Showell, and Priscilla Shirer. In honor of t

A New York Bishop is speaking out after the unthinkable happened. Bishop Lamor Whitehead took to Instagram live after about three armed Black men robbed him and his wife, Asia K. DosReis-Whitehead during a church service caught on the live stream. In the live, Bishop Whitehead thanked churchgoers, the NYPD, and others for all their calls of concern. He explained that the men robbed him, his wife, and possibly churchgoers of $400K worth of valuable jewelry. Once the men exited the church, he says he ran after them. The incident has left women in the church traumatized. Bishop Whitehead has asked anyone with information about the suspects to come forward. Our thoughts are with those affected. Instagram: He calls himself the Hip Hop Bishop. 

Death for the believer is victory.  Recently, former boxer, Mike Tyson who's a Muslim stated that he believes that he is getting closer to his death — "My expiration date is coming close, really soon.” ( You Can Read About It Here) Tyson expressed his thoughts while discussing financial security and how money affects one's happiness. He said that whenever he looks in the mirror, he notices spots on his face and realizes that his time will end "really soon."..... This assertion from Mike Tyson got me thinking. No matter the wealth, the firm, and what have you, you'll leave everything behind someday. People who think that money answers all, haven't ever been in a challenge, where money can't even rescue them. But peace. A lot of health is failing both physically and mentally. A lot of people are surrounded by wealth, but at the same time feel depressed. Peace of mind is what matters most, and this peace can only be gotten from Christ. No amount of we

Bishop TD Jakes is getting a lot of pushback over a Father's day sermons he did tackling a controversial subject in today's society....the masculinization of women and the feminizing of men.  In the Father's Day sermon, Bishop Jakes told his parishioners that we are losing the Black family because women no longer value their own femininity. Black men are praised and rewarded for rejecting their masculinity and embracing femininity. " This breaks all sociological orders of the culture we're living in now, " Bishop Jakes said. " Because we are raising up women to be men! And you are not applauded for your femininity. You are applauded in contemporary society for how tough, rough, nasty, mean, aggressive, hateful, and possessive you are. And you're climbing the corporate ladder, but we are losing our families! " Bishop Jakes continued: " We were not designed to receive from women.  Your self-esteem is compromised when you have to ask your

Have yall ever heard Contemporary Christian Music Artist CeCe Winans preach? Me neither! CeCe Winans is a heavily celebrated Contemporary Christian Music artist who has often sliped under the radar in most churches. Usually because of her musical talent, musical family, etc. But ever since she came out in support of Donald Trump she has been somewhat of serious concern to me.  She regularly appears on TBN and partners with other TBNers. She moves in Hollywood circles and in most white evangelicals circles, here she is preaching at Joel Osteen's Lakewood Church, last Sunday. She still sounds as good as she did back in the day on Alabaster Box.  

If you are a fan of Michael Todd, teaching, know that he teaches heresy and that you affirm his false doctrines every time you take him seriously. Got to be careful who you listen to. Micheal Todd is truly a false teacher trying to recreate the Trinity. Please have discernment in these last days. Just because it sounds good doesn’t mean it’s good for you. Just because it sounds good doesn’t mean it’s biblical.  Three weeks ago, a new video came to light featuring Transformation Church’s Lead Pastor Michael Todd preaching modalism, using vats of water, ice, and dry ice to show that in the same way, these are all “expressions” of H₂O, just in a different form, so are the Father, Son, and the Holy Ghost “expressions” of God. In the newly unearthed video from his April 18, 2021 sermon "Why Wouldn’t You Accept The Upgrade", Todd continues in his quest to explain the Trinity in the worse way possible, likening the Holy Spirit to an upgrade you might get for your phone- why wouldn’t

Jesse Lee Peterson has been BUSTED! Jesse has been running this "I'm a conservative" scam for YEARS!!! He gets a lot of money from conservative operatives to spew a bunch of conservative talking points. Right-wing conservatives love this idiot because he makes comments that they wished they could make aloud, but cannot because they would be deemed, racists. So, Jesse, the do boy gets paid to say it for them. He gets rich and they get to sleep well at night because their true thoughts have been validated by a complete, total, entire, whole idiot. Jesse Lee Peterson, the Los Angeles-based pastor, has been accused by several of his one-time friends that his personal life is filled with immoral gay sexual behavior. Source Here

 This was very interesting.  After the historical overturning of Roe v Wade, in episode 12, Emmanuel sits down to have his most nuanced, complicated, and uncomfortable conversation, yet. He’s joined by Pastor Chelsea Smith of Churchome, 4x Olympic gold medalist Sanya Richards-Ross, TV analyst MJ Acosta-Ruiz, and Dr. Yeni Abraham of Triggered PT in Arlington, TX. The women share their own personal stories of abortion, their complex views on pro-choice v pro-life, the role they want men to play & how the Supreme Court’s decision will affect women in this country.  

So, this wedding venue situated in a former one-time church is currently under fire for posting that they will not cater to non-heterosexual marriages. Are they wrong about this? I personally think it's a bad move, but they should be able to decide who they will and won't do business with. Just as the public has the right to decide whether or not to hire them. What yall think? source here Plus there's a petition given that this business is operating in direct violation of the non-discrimination ordinance: https://www.change.org/.../enforce-ord-no-2019-43-1-8-27...

  Keep praying saints, according to Ms. Gray, the leg clot is gone. Now we speak to any remaining clots to be removed in the name of Jesus. Won't HE do it?  

Accordingly to Pastor John Gray's Wife, Aventer Gray “After feeling a little different over the past couple weeks, he went to the ER on Thursday evening and was immediately admitted to CCU with A saddle Pulmonary Embolism in the pulmonary artery and more lung blood clots. The Saddle PE is in a position that could potentially end his life if it shifts at all. The clot burden is severe and only God is holding it in place. He is currently in CCU and based on CT & Echo we will need two types of surgery due to the pressure now on the heart within the next 24 hours.” Let’s keep Pastor John Gray in our prayers!

On Tuesday, July 5, 2022, the Grambling State University Athletics Department announced the termination of head volleyball coach Chelsey Lucas after an internal investigation within the volleyball program. She was just hired in February, cut the entire team, and brought in new players - all seemingly supported by GSU leadership. But after an investigation, she was fired. “ It is the responsibility of this institution to make sure that student-athletes are afforded opportunities in a manner compliant with all regulatory organizations, ” said GSU President Rick Gallot. “ That applies to athletics as much as it does to academics. ”   In April of 2022, Lucas cut her entire 19-player roster. According to the university, a national search for a new volleyball coach will begin this week. I agree with her on this. Because she couldn’t have done any of what she did without the AD’s approval. Now he’s recommending her to be fired? Seems shady to me! If the AD approved those moves and then let h

I wasn't going to say anything about this but I've changed my mind. Don’t yall shoot me in my comment section, but Macy Gray didn’t say anything wrong. Singer Macy Gray set the internet on fire— saying that changing one’s “parts” did not make them women — during an interview with Piers Morgan that aired on Monday. Gray predicted during her appearance on “ Piers Morgan Uncensored ” that she would probably face backlash for voicing her opinion, and as soon as previews of her comments made it to Twitter, the cancel mob quickly proved her right.    “ If I asked you what a woman is, what would you say? ” Morgan began. “ I would say, ah, a human being with boobs, ” Gray shot back, prompting a chuckle from Morgan. “ Haha, you have to start there. ” “ I mean, the dictionary’s quite straightforward, it just says a human, adult female, ” Morgan agreed. “ You know a lot of people — see that — now that’s a little … getting confusing, the whole he, she, they … ” Gray continued. “ A

Church folks are getting bolder and bolder in these last and evil days. Edd Branson is a Nigerian fraudulent prophet. He's the spiritual son of  Uebert Angel .  You can't be taught how to prophesy names and phone numbers; if you are taught, then that's NOT Prophecy. That's magic art, sorcery, or witchcraft.   Prophecy means you are speaking The Word of God to an individual, a person, or a situation. It is simply God speaking to the person through the prophet. What is God's business with your name and phone number? Doesn't He know you already? If God has a word for you, He simply tells you. He doesn't try to make you believe Him. Doesn't GOD know you already? If God has a word for you, He simply tells you. He doesn't try to make you believe Him. It's you who rather believes in Him, for that is the only way you can please Him to do anything for you through His Prophet. So it is garbage to say that you want to teach people how to prophesy names and

For a ‘donor-supported’ ministry to have accumulated that amount of assets/reserves and Graham’s salary alone should raise some serious fiscal questions! Two reasons I do not and will not support this ministry. They do not need my money! After seeing the billions donated to Samaritan’s Purse and other ministries every year I realize most of this is nothing but a scam. What do they need a billion dollars for? For me this is deeply disturbing, there's no way a nonprofit organization should have assets of over a billion dollars. And the way in which many in these white evangelical churches are heavily invested in giving to this organization without any thinking is mind-blowing. ( You Can Read About It Here )  

This is the type of stuff that angers me about some of these churches. We Christian love to say when God speaks to us we should listen and follow without question, that is until it's something we have an issue with. Case in point, this young man, who has labeled himself a "Millennial Leader", said after having a month-long series directed by God titled “Let’s Talk About It” he got canceled.   During the last Sunday of the series, one of his spiritual sons who openly admits he’s a part of the LGBTQ+ community comes to the altar, removes his wig, and throws it on the altar WILLINGLY‼️ Because of that he felt like God wanted him to open his church this past Wednesday for the LGBTQ+ community, and LET GOD BE GOD.  He sent out a call to the community, asking if they knew persons in the LGBTQ community…to join them Wednesday in person, his assignment is to begin building the bridge of hope!!! 🤷🏽‍♂️ Anyhow, he has received a lot of pushback because of his obedience to God he

I found it interesting that Pastor Creflo Dollar said he had known for years tithing was not required but he was afraid to come out and say it. After decades of leading his flock astray by teaching them that tithing is a divine ordinance that all Christians must abide by otherwise their lives will be tight and the devourer will invade their finances, Pastor Creflo Dollar has now repented of being one of the chief promoters of the mandatory tithing doctrine for New Testament believers. The prosperity preacher who became inordinately wealthy by teaching tithing now says he was wrong all along, and that tithing was never, and has never been, a requirement for Christians who live under grace. I guess folks can throw away every book he has ever written on tithing.