It’s remarkable that COGIC Bishop Jerry Maynard’s takeover of Greater St. Mark COGIC in South Memphis is not making more headlines. Dwayne Wilson, the church’s 25-year-old music minister, was charged with statutory rape for having sex with a 16-year-old member of his choir.
But Pastor Ronald Rolfe allowed Wilson to stay in his position. “The word [...]

The Anglican Archbishop of Jos speaks out on last week’s deadly attacks and the media coverage that followed.
Everyone is asking: Why? Why are Muslims and Christians unable to live together in peace on the Jos Plateau? Why is there a continuing recurrence of violence? These are questions people in Nigeria and journalists from all over [...]

Pregnancy rates among U.S. teenagers, which had been dropping since 1990, took an upturn in 2006, according to newly released data.
 The figures, obtained from government sources and abortion providers by the Guttmacher Institute, a reproductive-health think tank, echo previous Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that births among teens had risen. But the new [...]

The 7 finalist: Mike Spann, Chardae, Tiffany Nichols, Courtney Loveless,
Jennifer Williams, Aaron Fuller, Stephanie Jackson
Took the stage gracefully and conquered the audience with strong voices and heart filled songs. Obviously individual in styles they entered in a common thread of music ministry but there could only be one winner at the end of the night. [...]

God wants us to have joy in the midst of our ordinary, everyday life—even on the worst days of our life.
It took me a lot of years to figure this out, but I now know that the very best way to start my day is by giving thanks to God for what He’s done for [...]