The Old Black Church

What do you all think? Gabrielle Union and Dwyane Wade delivered a powerful acceptance speech about the importance of supporting the Black trans and LGBTQ community when receiving the prestigious President's Award at the 2023 NAACP Image Awards Saturday night. "I am intentional when I use my platform. I recognize what I have been given and it is my job to uplift the voices of others and share my access and resources," Wade said.  In my opinion, one of the reasons Gabrielle Union and Dwyane Wade trigger so many and have received so much pushback with this speech is because so many parents know they would never have the courage to stand with and defend their own child the way the Wades just did. It’s so pathetic how two people loving their child have incited so much online hate. As my own father fights for his life in the hospital, I had to remember that he raised 3 fighters & I fought to get thru the speech. Once D said the word "father" I just broke. Thank

After the death of his brother, Bishop James Morton, Bishop Paul Morton announced this weekend the new Pastor of New Beginnings Full Gospel Church. Pastor Timothy Boles, the present pastor of Timothy Baptist Church in Athens, Georgia, will be the next pastor. Bishop Morton requested that the service be moved by one hour to allow their new pastor to serve both congregations. Bishop Morton stated unequivocally that “God” has spoken, and that his successor was given orders by the late Bishop James Morton. “Pastors, I intend no disrespect, but don’t submit your resumes here; they are not wanted,” Bishop Morton stated. The congregation erupted in joy when the news of their new pastor was made.Pastor Tracy L. Boles is a native of Hampton, South Carolina. He and his lovely wife, First Lady Darlene Boles, have three children: their son Tracy James, and two daughters Faith and Love. Pastor Boles served as a personal assistant to Bishop James H. Morton for ten years and as the Youth Pastor of th

What do you all think about this? Deion Sanders is facing backlash for stating he wants a QB from a dual-parent household. What are your thoughts, about his statement? For the criteria Deion Sanders is looking for in a QB, he stated, “We want mother, father. Dual parent. We want that kid to be a 3.5 [GPA] and up. Because he has to be smart. Not bad decisions off the field, at all. Because he has to be a leader of men.”   In my opinion, we gotta leave some discussion, talk, dialogue, exchange, and conversation for the barbershop. I think I know what he's meaning. He's going to challenge the QB. He wants a QB that has been around demanding men and produced under pressure before. QB can't be brittle emotionally or all that sensitive. Etc. Stereotypes of the boy raised by dad. and end that just wanna get mama out the ghetto are going to sacrifice himself to the utmost. He's going to play with abandon he's playing for mama and his family to make it. Etc. I get all that

Interestingly, all of a sudden this "HEFFA" has got the nerve to say publicly she apologize to her son for taking him to the hood in the name of Jesus. But, yet has she ever thanked Bishop Jakes for getting her out of that trashy trailer park and giving her a platform.   

79-year-old Televangelist Joyce Meyer has recently announced that she got tattooed. What do you think and what does the Bible have to say about this? The  Charismatic Christian author, speaker, and president of Joyce Meyer Ministries got a tattoo recently which reads, “I belong to Jesus.” Joyce who always likes to have fun and show people how free she is in Christ thought about getting a tattoo five years ago when she was in Australia, but only took the plunge 6 months ago. This is troubling at so many levels. I especially felt cringy when people were clapping and praising her for doing it. It’s not right or wrong, it’s weird to announce it to the world. Do we want to be getting tattoos when the trumpet of the Lord is sounding His gathering of the saints??? I don’t think it’s a good move for her as a Christian leader😬   Source Here:

What yall think? A million is hardly a penalty against a 32 Billion portfolio. It's alleged that Joel Osteen made $54,000,000 in cash last year. The SEC just charged the Mormon Church and its investment management company for failing to disclose $32 BILLION in assets hidden in shell corps. Churches have become hugely profitable corporations. And should be taxed accordingly The Mormon Church has agreed to pay a $1 million penalty to settle charges brought by the Securities and Exchange Commission, which accused the church of failing to disclose its $32 billion equity investment portfolio. The SEC announced on Tuesday that it had filed civil charges against The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, as well as Ensign Peak Advisers Inc., a non-profit entity that manages the church's investments. Source Here:

What yall think about this? A church ordained a Macon GA man who preached at several Central Georgia churches while on the Sex Offender Registry. Georgia pastor sentenced to 45 years for sexually assaulting 14-year-old after luring her into his car. Macon Judicial Circuit Attorney Anita R. Howard said that on Sept. 3, 2021, 33-year-old Donald Williams was driving his car when he approached a 14-year-old girl outside her school. When Williams engaged with the 14-year-old, Howard said he claimed to be a pastor and offered to give her a ride home.   However, instead of taking her home, Williams drove to a dead-end road and assaulted her. Soon after the sexual acts occurred, Howard said Williams drove to a balloon release to preach and offer a prayer for a family while the child remained in his car. After several hours, he dropped her off near her home. Howard said the child could give law enforcement multiple details of the events, locations where she was taken, and descriptive inf

What yall think about this? To emasculate means to make something weaker, less vigorous, or less effective. I was reading a Rihanna/A$AP Rocky (Vogue magazine cover) post just now put out by Dr. Boyce Watkins pointing to the AGENDA to effeminate (BLACK) MEN. The magazine is now under fire for featuring Rihanna and her family on the cover making A$AP Rocky appear to be less than a man. She’s walking ahead of him while he appears to play the role of housewife while he’s carrying their baby and she appears to be bigger in size while he looks smaller, according to analysts. Someone said the most effective way to cripple a community is to cripple the strongest and the most capable members of it. When you feminize the men and bolster the women, you can dominate that community with ease. You destroy the warrior class within it. Do yall agree that there is an agenda? Would love to know your thoughts.

What yall think about this?According to a reliable source The Credentials Committee recommends to the EC that Saddleback be deemed “not in friendly cooperation” with the SBC on the basis of the church having a “faith and practice that does not closely identify” with the SBC. The motion carries and Saddleback is no longer SBC.  Saddleback Church, the megachurch long led by Rick Warren, has been ousted from the Southern Baptist Convention for naming a woman to its pastoral team, against SBC teaching. The SBC Executive Committee decided on Tuesday to approve the recommendation from the denomination’s credentials committee that the megachurch “be deemed not in friendly cooperation with the Convention . . . by the church having a female teaching pastor functioning in the office of pastor.” Stacie Wood, the wife of Andy Wood, who replaced Warren as lead pastor last summer, has the title of “teaching pastor.” Saddleback was one of five churches that were declared to no longer be in friendl

What yall think? Fussy & problematic children can be part of childcare! What did she expect?? Police have charged a church daycare employee for allegedly giving over a dozen children melatonin to calm them down without parental consent. In mid-January, a church in Cumberland, Indiana, fired Tonya Rachelle Voris, 52, as the executive director of Kidz Life Childcare Ministry after she admitted to giving melatonin gummies to over a dozen kids to help them sleep. She is now facing 17 charges—11 counts of neglect of a dependent and six counts of reckless supervision by a childcare provider. Kidz Life Childcare cares for about 40 children ranging from infants to 4 years old. The daycare is a ministry of New Life Church.  Source Here  Last week, New Life Pastor David Faulk said in an affidavit that the assistant director at the daycare notified him Voris was giving children pediatric-strength melatonin without parental consent. Court documents say the medicating began in mid-December w

What yall think? Can you be a Christian and Support Beyonce? Prophetess Tiphani Montgomery who has gone viral for scolding Christians for being Beyoncé fans once tweeted she had been to one of her concerts &…was 'amazing'. The self-proclaimed 'prophetess' Tiphani Montgomery, who founded the Covered By God ministry, shared a video on her TikTok and YouTube on February 12 in which she said: 'Any of you who are going to Beyoncé's concert I rebuke you in the name of Jesus, how dare you call yourself a Christian. 'I don't care what pastor you got who's OK with it, I don't care what pastor you got that think it's cool, I don't care what pastor you got that sing along to the songs because they want some clout.' Some say she is a hypocrite, but she says those  are remnants of her old life before she was "saved."  So should Christians attend a Beyonce concert? Many ministers, preachers, and pastors say ‘no’ as it’s not a place to

What yall think about the Conservative Anglican archbishops in Africa are challenging a decision by the Church of England to allow clergy to bless same-sex couples’ marriages, warning that the move puts the worldwide Anglican Communion in further jeopardy?  The leaders are reacting to a recent vote of the Church of England’s General Synod to permit the offering of prayers and liturgies at civil marriages. The compromise measure included the church’s desire to “lament and repent” its failure “to welcome LGBTQI+ people." The church has not changed its doctrine that marriage is a lifelong union between one man and one woman. However, the archbishops of Uganda, Kenya, and Nigeria are rejecting the decision to bless the unions as contrary to the teaching of the Bible. “The Church of England is very good at making contradictory statements and expecting everyone to believe both can be true at the same time,” said Archbishop Stephen Samuel Kaziimba of Uganda. He added that the Church has

The shooting death of a Catholic bishop hailed as a ‘peacemaker’ in his predominantly Hispanic neighborhood is being treated as a homicide, police in the City of Angels said – a day after deeming the incident ‘suspicious.’ Revealed in a statement from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Office on Sunday, the murder probe comes roughly 24 hours after the high-ranking bishop, 69-year-old David O’Connell, was gunned down inside his Hacienda Heights home by an unknown assailant Cops yesterday said they responded to O’Connell’s four-bedroom, three-bathroom home at around 1pm Saturday, and found the clergyman with a gunshot wound to his upper torso. The victim – who has served as the auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles since 2015 – was pronounced dead at the scene. The suspect is still at large. Providing an update on the progress of the ongoing investigation on Sunday, cops revealed the case is now being handled as a murder.

What yall think of this EBONY magazine covering is it an emasculation of the Black man? Well, Dr. Boyce Watkins seems to think so. I keep seeing Jonathan Majors trending, the women drooling, and the men talking about emasculation. Dr. Boyce Watkins's tweets have set off an online firestorm. Now I wouldn't go as far as to assume Jonathan Majors' sexuality. I simply just don't like those photos he's in and the sorta image being promoted by the magazine. 🤷🏾‍♂️ But as you can see, not liking something that the majority likes is a bad thing on Twitter. What yall think?

This story is trending, a Mozambican pastor has died after fasting for 40 days, in an attempt to copy what Jesus Christ is said to have done in the Bible. The death of Francisco Barajah, the pastor and founder of the Santa Tridad Evangelical Church in the central province of Manca, was confirmed on Wednesday. He died while being treated at the hospital in Beira where he was evacuated in critical condition. After 25 days of fasting, he had lost a lot of weight to the point where he could not stand up, bathe or walk. Days later, at the insistence of relatives and believers, he was taken to a hospital but attempts to get him back to health were unsuccessful. Believers at his church and his neighbors have been unsurprised at the turn of events, due to his extreme weight loss and disfigured body frame in recent days. Source Here

What yall think? Some of you may have seen the articles about the so-called “revival” at Asbury University in Kentucky, which are posted all over the internet, and some people have been posting on FB, questioning whether this is a genuine revival or some kinda scam. According to the school’s website, the institution has a long history of such “revivals” with other instances allegedly having occurred in 1905, 1908, 1921, 1950, 1970, 1992, and 2006. In my opinion, if you remove the hype and emotionalism all you have is a long drawn-out worship service. And that's just fine!!! But... just because it's worship and even being copied in other school campuses now... does NOT constitute a "revival". IF... IF... If there was the ACTUAL GOSPEL OF GRACE being preached and people were being truly saved and delving into the Word... Then it will LAST and convert hearts. That's a revival. But don't say because there's crying and lots of prayer and praise that this i

What yall think? This is Damar Hamlin, the young man who recently suffered a cardiac arrest on the football field. This is the jacket he wore yesterday at the Super Bowl. The jacket Damar Hamlin wore to the Super Bowl last night is an internet conversation today. It's been described as The "Travis Scott Jesus” jacket incorporates "SAINT YOUTH" patches stitched on the sleeves, crucifixion motifs on the back, Murakami-style Jesus artwork on the left chest, and "Without End or Beginning There is no Day and no Night" quote on the right 🙏, Some are saying it's an act of overt mockery of JESUS, Damar Hamlin is wearing a jacket that says “eternal” in rainbow-colored letters and has a satanic skull-faced Jesus being crucified with what appears to be his loincloth holding a handgun. As I tried to understand the jacket I looked up the jacket and where it came from. I found the website. It's designer streetwear for young people. Just take a look at the other

 This guy was exposed as a con man and fraud years ago, but nevertheless recovered and regained his cash flow. It’s sick how televangelists like Popoff fleece their flock and got rich doing it.  Reverend Peter Popoff, a lifelong evangelical preacher, and faith healer whose infomercial-style revival services have been staples of late-night TV and the BET network for decades has put his Los Angeles-area home on the market, asking just over $8.1 million. Tucked away deep within the guard-gated and famously expensive Bradbury Estates community, the fully landscaped compound consists of three structures laden with numerous custom amenities. Built-in 2000 by prolific local estate specialists Mur-Sol Builders, the mansion-sized main house offers six potential bedrooms and 6.5 bathrooms in 7,300 square feet. Popoff and Liz, his wife of 50+ years, have resided in the French chateau-inspired structure for 16 years, since early 2007, when they bought the place for $4.5 million.

What yall think? Did we learn nothing from Preachers of L.A? There’s a new reality show coming out called Gospel & Grown and it’s going into the lives of the kids of the gospel singers we know…(I think I caught Fred Hammonds, daughter, on there) & PK kids and I just think this gon be MESSSSSYYYY. The next generation of Detroit’s Gospel scene is ready to spread their wings and create their own paths in WEtv‘s brand new unscripted series, Grown & Gospel. The show will follow “career-driven childhood friends searching for success in the Detroit gospel scene and beyond.”Grown & Gospel will premiere on Thursday, March 16 at 9 p,m. ET, with new episodes airing on AMC’s streaming service ALLBLK every Monday. The series is executive produced by Carlos King, Scott Shatskyand, and Angela Dugan of Kingdom Reign Entertainment as well as Kat Uyenco, Nisa Ahmadalso, Lauren Gellert, David Stefanou, and Ashley McFarlin. The Characters: Breeann “Bree” Hammond, Tasha Page-Lockhart, Eli

What yall think? This is interesting news coming out that Investigators have found that Russell Wilson’s foundation has spent just 24.3 cents of every dollar on charitable activities in 2020 and 2021 combined. The foundation has raised millions, but only a quarter of it goes to charity. Worth noting that he won the 2020 Walter Peyton man of the year award in 2020 because of his foundation. The Why Not You Foundation was founded by Wilson and his wife, pop star Cierra, in 2014 with the goal of lifting people out of poverty through education. 

 What yall think about this, a plea deal agreement has significantly reduced the punishment for a Michigan pastor accused of paying teenage boys to engage in inappropriate acts with his wife at his home. Last month, Judge Paul J. Bridenstine sentenced Stricjavvar “Strick” Strickland, 40, to one year in Kalamazoo County Jail after he pleaded guilty to one felony count of facilitation of travel services for purposes of prostitution. The allegations first surfaced in August 2018 when Michigan State Police said a complainant walked in and filed a report on incidents that occurred in 2015. Following, another victim reported to authorities. Police then raided the Strickland home in September 2018. Strickland was the pastor at the Second Baptist Church in Kalamazoo. He also worked for Kalamazoo Public Schools from 2013-2015 as a paraprofessional at the district’s alternative middle school. Strickland’s wife, Jazmonique, was a paraprofessional at Phoenix High School in Kalamazoo until sh

What yall think? Atheist activists have set their sights on NFL legend-turned-coach Deion Sanders, targeting Sanders’ purported intermingling of “football games and events with Christianity.”In my opinion, Deion has always been prideful... But I must say that his "Fruits of Salvation" are now evident in his own words. Now we'll SEE if he will STAND IN FAITH and continue to speak about JESUS CHRIST or cave to the insanity of "atheists.  An atheist group claims that newly minted University of Colorado Boulder football coach Deion Sanders has been “receptive” to its interpretation of religious freedom protections in the U.S. following their complaint that led to compliance training. The Freedom From Religion Foundation sent a letter to Chancellor Phil DiStefano on Jan. 24, outlining the organization’s “constitutional concerns with new football coach Deion Sanders’ promotion of religion and potential religious coercion through the football program.” FFRF Staff Attorney C

This is soo sad! I didn’t watch the Grammy but with all the clips that are out about the demonic performance. After just a second of watching it, you can feel the demonic spirit behind it. Every time it pops up, I skip it. It’s all the devil's plan. Kirk Franklin can’t speak on anything because he’s with them. So I’m not surprised that he didn’t say anything in that clip. Why should what he believes be surprising? After all, he has gained his fame and wealth over the years....from the Gospel Music industry. His hands are tied because he's a beneficiary. The prophets that eat from the table of Jezebel have no say. That's why we need Elijah in this day and age. Those willing to eat from the brook with God send ravens and still carry power behind what they decree and declare.  Anyhow on Monday, Kirk Franklin took to his Instagram. On a sincere mission to discuss the major issue at hand concerning gospel music. Kirk said that there were a lot of posts regarding who should have

Come on now we the people want to know how this mysterious Chinese balloon was allowed to float into our airspace? How does a balloon travel over 6,000 miles with no problem?🤣 So the power to be are claiming that China sent a spy cam to America and they are spying on us. The white balloon is loaded with cameras and God knows what else..... they claim it's just a weather balloon....the last documented location of the balloon was Montana......why Montana you ask, well according to reports......Montana and nearby states are home to the US intercontinental ballistic missile silos and strategic bomber bases! And oh yeah, China said it ain't theirs.... hmmm 🤔 The US government is planning on shooting it down once it moves above a body of water....the craziest thing about the Chinese spy balloon is that Republicans want us to forget that they’re coming for our books, history lessons, teachers, rights to our bodies, Medicaid, Medicare, and our Social Security. 

 What do yall think about this?  How can one prove that Bishop Jakes and his church have a connection to one of the biggest urban gossip (The Shade Room) sites on the internet? In all, honesty, you really can't! It's alleged that the owner(s) and founder(s) of The Shade Room go to Bishop T.D Jake's church the Potters House in Dallas TX. which somehow turned into Bishop Jakes and the church-owning "The Shade Room". Twitter had a field day with this news😂 

Tell me what yall think about this? So on Tuesday, February 1, Tasha Cobbs Leonard took to her social media platform Instagram to offer prayer for Beyoncé….that's when all hell broke loose in her comment section.....I tell y’all the amount of hate under that post is unbelievable, Tasha had to turn the comments off......my question is it wrong to pray that Beyoncé is covered by GOD while on tour?...with Tasha Cobbs posting the prayer for Beyoncé and the Christians in the comments being MAD is crazy.....somebody said, “Beyoncé is a PRINCIPALITY!”I think the issue with the prayer stems from our society's worshipful obsession with celebrities....some Christians will be quick to pray for someone famous than they would for their own neighbor.   Tell me what yall think in the comments!

Black History Fact : This is another Black History installment. Prophetic preaching has been “replaced” with Prosperity preaching from “we shall overcome” to “I am the Head and not the Tail. Above and not Beneath(bad theology)” One of the facets that cannot be ignored during this month of Black History is the effect of prophetic preaching in the African-American experience. If it weren’t for those voices who preached about social justice, sometimes all by themselves, Lord only knows where we would be today. Preachers like E.V. Hill, Martin Luther King, Jr., Andrew Young, Jesse Louis Jackson, Sr., Adam Clayton Powell, Gardner Calvin Taylor, Ralph David Abernathy, William Augustus Jones, J. Alfred Smith, Sr., and others, who sounded the alarm to awaken the social conscience of not only black America but of the entire nation. They challenged this nation during a time of war, social unrest, discrimination, and other maladies. They challenged not only those who heard them in the comfortab

Black History Fact :  From former slaves to founders of religious orders, these men and women helped shape the U.S. Church. February’s celebration of Black History Month in the United States traces its roots back to the 1920s, but it attained more formal recognition in the 1970s, as is obvious with President Gerald R. Ford’s 1976 Bicentennial Year message about its importance.

This is a nightmare I can NOT IMAGINE! And secondly don’t understand why these police officers would act on a simple phone call. It’s VERY scary to know that they failed to do a follow-up or better yet what is the policy and procedure for going in and detaining someone. I hope this scenario is not becoming more common. When our rights are violated by the ones in power we are all in danger. These policemen should be held accountable for their actions since they did not verify the call they got and proceeded to kidnap this woman and violating her basic rights of protection against a tyrannical government. This woman  Mary Fulp was in no way a danger to herself or anyone else for simply having her religious beliefs. It is the highest level of awful that this was done to her over harmless social media posts about her personal religious beliefs, that had no harmful effect on anyone else. The authorities are monstrous in this case. It looks like her own family had a hand in this. "Confr

Church I grew up Baptist, we had the above covenant written on the back of the bulletin, in which we repeated ever first Sunday before Holy Communion.  A church covenant is a promise, it is a promise made to God and one another by a group of Christians. It's a promise to live together distinctly as Christians, by God's grace.  A church covenant is a statement of how we pledge, by God's grace, to live out the Christian faith together. They were commonly taken verbally by new members of the church (sometimes even signed) and were regularly read together by members of the church before taking communion. In fact, in the late 19th century, it was the practice of this church to meet together the Thursday evening before communion was taken in order to have a "Covenant Meeting" in which the members would re-affirm their commitment to God and each other in the words of the covenant.

This post is from my libraries in honor of the historic black church. As the title suggests, this post will explore dressing up for Sunday worship, in our Sunday best, also known as Sunday-go-to-meeting clothes. It refers to an era when one's finery was reserved for the church (or “prayer meeting”). Today Sunday, February 7,2021, marks the first week of Black History Month this is my first blog installment for Black History Month.  It was instilled within us as a people a long time ago, that God is the Supreme Being and Lord of all creation; we were taught that church is the house of God: the physical place where the presence of God is manifested. In the same way that we would wear our finest clothes to meet the Queen of England, Black churchgoers dress to encounter royalty on Sunday morning.   Historically, African-Americans have dressed their best on Sundays for many generations....this tradition has a deep and rich history that dates back to slavery when African-Americans could