Times have changed as it pertains to sexuality as well as peoples personal gender freedoms being accepted in the open, closet doors were kicked wide open. However the one place that the closet door has stayed just a little cracked is in the church and to some Bible thumpers the LGBTQ community is an abomination. […]
via fox4now: A proposed bill could allow Florida high school students to take a religious studies class next school year. The bill was filed last week and it’s called House Bill 195: The Study of the Bible and Religion. The religion class wouldn’t be required, but it would be offered as an elective to high school […]
A professor of Christian Theology at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary shares five guidelines that have helped him read the Bible, encouraging his…
The upcoming movie is sparking some controversy on social media by those critical of who’s playing characters based on scripture. Hollywood has faced a great deal of criticism for its long history of casting white actors to portray minority characters. “Exodus: Gods and Kings” is the most recent film to face backlash regarding the […]
Well-known for her debut performance in the “Player’s Club,” we’ll never forget how Lisa Raye left a lasting impression on us. No, not for the simple fact that she played a stripper but because of her sexy and confident character. Throughout her career, Raye has always played confident, sexy roles and believe it or not […]
There’s a small, leather-bound Bible that holds special significance for my family. My father, Martin Luther King Jr., used it to prepare his first sermon…
Romans 15:2-3 tells us, “Let each of us please his neighbor for his good, to his edification. For even Christ did not please Himself…” Who is your closest neighbor? Your husband. How can you edify (build, improve) your mate and thereby enhance his self-worth? By discovering–and doing–what pleases him. If you are creative, pleasing your […]
A new Gallup Poll says that three in 10 Americans interpret the Bible literally, saying it is the actual word of God. That is similar to what Gallup has measured over the last two decades, but down from the 1970s and 1980s. A 49% plurality of Americans say the Bible is the inspired word of […]
Well, before we even get into this topic of ethnicity and African presence in the bible, we have to deal with certain regions in the bible. Once we do that, we then have to look at the climates of those regions. After looking at those two things we must then look at the people in […]
As we reflect on “How To Make Lent 2011 The Best Ever” and ” ‘Spring’ Into Action” we can also embrace a spiritual cleanse to spring clean our spirits. (Christianity.About.com) has provided 7 tips to learn how to spring clean your spirit. Spiritual Spring Cleaning How to Spring Clean Your Spirit While you’re cleaning out […]
LONDON (Aug. 13) — Chris Juby has set himself a task of truly biblical proportions: to summarize the 800,000-plus words in the Old and New Testaments in a series of snappy daily tweets.