Cliff Huxtable vs. Bill Cosby by Minister Kristian Smith
EDITOR’S NOTE – I am on sick leave and I saw this very interesting and compelling post concerning Bill Cosby, who is certainly in the news headlines, and for many in my age group, we “grew up” watching...
View ArticleThis Weekend You Must Preach
by Robert Earl Houston Although it is Thanksgiving weekend that will be filled with family, friends, food and of course, football, the culmination of the holiday this year cannot be football or...
View ArticleWaiting to Exhale
by Robert Earl Houston I have been black in America since May 16, 1960. I’ve always viewed myself as American by birth because I have never lived nor desired to live outside of what I consider to be a...
View ArticleDon’t See “Exodus: Gods and Kings” (Review)
by Robert Earl Houston “This movie was horrible” was the first thing that crossed my lips at the conclusion of the new movie “Exodus: Gods and Kings.” It seems like Hollywood is hell bent on using...
View ArticleHomegoing of a Saint: Bishop Gordon A. Humphrey, Jr., Chicago, Illinois – UPDATE
by Robert Earl Houston UPDATED, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2014 - Funeral plans / Memorial Concert set for Pastor Gordon Humphrey, Jr. Members, Friends and Family will have three days to honor the life of...
View ArticleHomegoing of a Saint – Rev. W.L. Baker, Hopkinsville, KY
by Dr. C.B. Akins, pastor of the First Baptist Church Bracktown, Lexington, KY From the American Baptist Newspaper, December 15, 2014 Edition Filed under: General Association of Baptists in Kentucky,...
View ArticleVacant Pulpit – New Hope Baptist Church, Muncie, Indiana
New Hope Baptist Church is now accepting resumes to fill the position of Pastor. We are seeking an ordained preacher/teacher to fill the position of Pastor. All travel and lodging expenses will be the...
View ArticleVacant Pulpit – Friendship Missionary Baptist Church, Columbus, Ohio...
Friendship Missionary Baptist Church 1775 West Broad Street Columbus, Ohio 43223 Pastor Vacancy Announcement Friendship Missionary Baptist Church is seeking a full-time pastor called by God to be the...
View ArticleVacant Pulpit – True Light Baptist Church, Grand Rapids, Michigan (Deadline:...
VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT SENIOR PASTOR POSITION AVAILABLE TRUE LIGHT BAPTIST CHURCH, GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN The True Light Baptist Church is currently accepting nominations and applications for the...
View ArticleHomegoing of a Saint – Dr. John T. Teabout, Sr., Newark, New Jersey
The Homegoing Services have been announced for Dr. John T. Teabout, Sr., pastor of the Greater Friendship Baptist Church Newark, NJ. Rev. Teabout went home to be with our Lord and Savior on Friday,...
View ArticleHomegoing of a Saint: Bishop Kenneth Lewis Tate, Huntsville, Alabama
June 1, 1960 – Dec. 16, 2014 Bishop Kenneth Lewis Tate, 54 of Huntsville, AL departed this life on December 16, 2014 at 9:34 am at his home surrounded by love. Bishop Tate was educated in the Madison...
View ArticleHomegoing of a Saint – Dr. Johnnie Coleman, Chicago, Illinois
by Robert Earl Houston Dr. Johnnie Coleman, the iconic Chicago minister who founded and built the Christ Universal Temple, for which she led for over 50 years, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday,...
View ArticleA Few New Year’s Day Thoughts
Good morning / afternoon / evening, HAPPY NEW YEAR! God has allowed me to see another New Year’s Day and in a few months, if the Lord be pleased, I’ll celebrate another milestone – 55 years of life....
View ArticleHomegoing of a Saint – Rev. Michael C. Murphy, Washington, DC
From the Washington Post by Hamil R. Harris WASHINGTON, DC – Rev. Michael C. Murphy, who served as the Senior Pastor of Peoples Congregational United Church of Christ for five years, died last Sunday...
View ArticleVacant Pulpit: Greater Faith Missionary Baptist Church, Louisville, KY
From the American Baptist Newspaper, Louisville, KYFiled under: Vacant Pulpits
View ArticleHe Left Us To See The King – Homegoing of a Saint: Andrae Crouch
by Robert Earl Houston This evening (January 8, 2015) the body of Christ lost its metronome. Pastor Andrae Crouch went home to be with the Lord at the age of 72 in Southern California. If you were in...
View ArticleHomegoing of a Saint – Rev. H. David Parker, Baltimore, MD
From http://www.newsday.com . . . January 7, 2015 The Rev. H. David Parker, who spent 20 years in the nation’s military before becoming pastor of Emanuel Baptist Church in Elmont for 45 years, died...
View Article1,978 Ways To Know If Your Church Is Dying
Pastor Robert Earl Houston by Robert Earl Houston Sigh . . . It seems like everyday a different provocateur of the modern Christian Church is posting the obituary of the Church. They proclaim death,...
View ArticleHomegoing of a Saint: Rev. Alonzo Twitty, Sr., Albuquerque, NM
by Robert Earl Houston One of the legends of Albuquerque, New Mexico has been called home to be with the Lord. Below is the obituary provided by the Daniels Funeral Home: Alonzo Twitty, Sr., age...
View ArticleHISTORIC – Two of California Baptist State Conventions Reunification (1st...
by Robert Earl Houston Dr. E. Wayne Gaddis CMBSC President Two California Baptist State Conventions, which split as a result of the turmoil in the National Baptist Convention of America and the...
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