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What song do you think is missing from the playlist?  Why? For years, people have been running around with bracelets that say: “What would Jesus Do?” When you think of Jesus Christ, do you think of him as  “the weak, wishy washy, touchy feely Saviour” as he is often portrayed in the media? The Bible […]

Etta James died today. By most young people’s understanding,Etta James is the character that Beyonce Knowles played. It is a sad testimony to the fact that today’s youth will never quite “get”, understand or be able to create what Etta James created on Chess Records. Read: Beyonce Should Know Better Than To Approve Too White […]

The food you eat can affect your brain health. We look at the top foods that boost memory and brain power. Some old wives tales hold up better than others. There’s now proof chicken soup has antihistamine properties that work against colds. And carrots contain beta-carotene, which is good for your vision. But is it […]

“Lift Every Voice and Sing” was publicly performed first as a poem as part of a celebration of Lincoln’s Birthday on February 12, 1900 by 500 school children at the segregated Stanton School. Its principal, James Weldon Johnson, wrote the words to introduce its honored guest Booker T. Washington. The poem was later set to […]

This has been a great year in Gospel Music. Make sure that you check out who the  winners 2011 are in  Digital Gospel Music Awards Winners Revealed! Here are the final album chart positions of 2011: #1 “Hello Fear-Kirk Franklin #2- WOW Gospel 2011 #3- “Something Big”- Mary Mary #4 “Rehab”- LeCrae #5- “Triumphant”- Vashawn […]

The Twelve Days of Christmas are the festive days beginning Christmas Day (25 December). This period is also known as Christmastide and Twelvetide. Unfortunately,because there a drive to start the “christmas selling period” there is a misunderstanding that Christmas ends promptly on Christmas Day. That is 100% wrong. The Twelfth Night of Christmas is always […]

To many today, Christmas is just a holiday – a stressful one at that.  It’s a time for buying gifts that didn’t need to be bought out of a budget that couldn’t afford them.  It’s a time for squeezing par-ties and extra events into a schedule that was already too full.  It’s a time in […]

CeCe Winans delivers a heartfelt modern carol proclaiming the Christmas message. The lyrics say it all: Joybells ringing/ Angels singing All because a child was born/A time of sharing people caring/all because a child was born There in a manger/long ago It was the perfect night/When you came into this world A star shone oh […]

“Jingle Bells” is one of the best-known and commonly sung winter songs in the world. It was written by James Lord Pierpont (1822–1893) and published under the title “One Horse Open Sleigh” in the autumn of 1857. Even though it is commonly thought of as a Christmas song, it was actually written and sung for […]

A Christian group recently endorsed Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann, by describing her as “biblically qualified” to be the next President of the United States. The group is encouraging Republicans to caucus for Bachmann in Iowa. A City In The Midwest That Black People Love Former Iowa state Rep. Danny Carroll of Grinnell spoke on […]