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VIA: StreamingFaith.com Each morning my daily devotional from Streaming Faith comes to my inbox.  Yesterday’s devotional was right on time, and one I wanted to share with you all.  The premise of the devotional is that we must find joy even during the hard times; we can’t allow our circumstances to dictate our mood.  When […]

Via: http://www.joycemeyer.org Roll your works upon the Lord [commit and trust them wholly to Him; He will cause your thoughts to become agreeable to His will, and] so shall your plans be established and succeed. — Proverbs 16:3 If we want to be in intimate relationship with God and live lives that are truly committed […]

VIA TODAY This photo is among the ones Lynn France says she found on Facebook showing John France marrying another woman. In the second part of a tangled he-said, she-said tale of two weddings and a Facebook page, the man accused of bigamy uncovered on the social network claims it’s largely the product of his […]

VIA MSNBC.COM More than three dozen of America’s wealthiest individuals and families have joined Bill Gates and Warren Buffett in agreeing to give away at least half their fortunes to charity. The announcement was made Wednesday by The Giving Pledge, an effort officially launched by Gates and Buffett earlier this year to persuade the richest […]

By Nicole Massie Martin “So do not throw away your confidence; it will be richly rewarded.” Proverbs 3:5, NIV Life is filled with experiences that, if taken at face value, could persuade you to stop trusting God. As a single person, perhaps you expected to be married or remarried by now. Since the possibility of […]

It cannot be denied that African-Americans have made tremendous progress — and one of the most significant factors that contributed to black success and survival has been our faith in God. The manifestation of that faith is the religious community, which consists mostly of Christian churches that have produced positive spiritual, social, economic and political […]

VIA: Elev8.com A new documentary, “An African American Quest for Authenticity,” documents the travels of 21 African Americans who left the States to reconnect with their ancestry and heritage in Ghana, West Africa. The film reveals a theme that seems to connect them all. Read more.

Some black women (and gay men) are angry about Essence magazine hiring a white woman as the fashion editor, but they should really be angry about the constant images in all media that damage girls self-esteem. Girl Talk and other local non-profits have teamed to present the documentary “Cover Girl Culture.” It will be screened […]

What’s that song that you just can’t get enough of?! Or maybe it’s that song you want to hear, but wish we played it more? How bout that old song from your childhood that reminds you of Junior Choir at church, but you haven’t heard it for a while? Drop me a note and let […]