Jeremiah 29:11 NLT For I know the plans I have for you,” says the Lord. “They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope.
Romans 8:38-39 NKJV For I am persuaded that neither death nor life, nor angels nor principalities nor powers, nor things present nor things to come, nor height nor depth, nor any other created thing, shall be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Peter Humphries Clark was born on March 29, 1829 in Cincinnati, Ohio. He was an abolitionist writer, and eloquent speaker, and in 1849 he was the first black teacher hired by the Cincinnati public school system. Because he was active in politics he inspired black voters in Ohio. Peter’s father, Michael Clark, was a successful […]
THIS TRAIN: THE GOSPEL SESSIONS When Eric Essix’s mother Imogene passed away in 2004, the veteran guitarist took a break from his prolific output of popular jazz recordings and Southern-themed projects and rekindled his love for the gospel music he grew up with on Abide With Me, released in 2006. In addition to experiencing God’s […]
Today’s Excerpt “Righteous Resilience” James Doggette, Jr., is a pastor, author, counselor, and motivational speaker with a B.A. in Ministerial Theology and a Minor in Communications from Oakwood University. As a preacher, he has spread the gospel around the world. James is married to Demia Doggette with whom he founded James Doggette Ministries and Exhale […]
James 1:2-4 NLT Dear brothers and sisters, when troubles of any kind come your way, consider it an opportunity for great joy. For you know that when your faith is tested, your endurance has a chance to grow. So let it grow, for when your endurance is fully developed, you will be perfect and complete, needing nothing.
John 15:13 NKJV Greater love has no one than this, than to lay down one’s life for his friends.
Revelation 21:5 NLT And the one sitting on the throne said, “Look, I am making everything new!” And then he said to me, “Write this down, for what I tell you is trustworthy and true.”
Hebrews 10:37-39 NLT “For in just a little while, the Coming One will come and not delay. And my righteous ones will live by faith. But I will take no pleasure in anyone who turns away.”
March 2, 1955: 15 year old Claudette Colvin refused to give up her seat on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama and was literally kicked off the bus by the arresting officer. This was 9 months before Rosa Parks was arrested. Montgomery’s black leaders did not publicize Colvin’s pioneering effort for long because she was a teenager […]