The first truly African-American musical form, the “Spirituals,” took shape in the 17th and 18th centuries within the generations of slaves born into the tough American experience. Music was a daily ...

When I carried this book into a gas-station diner I saw the waitress look at the title and roll her eyes. I turned the book over. But was I ashamed of the gospel? Well, of course not—so I turned its ...

The 21st-century makes demands of those who want to communicate the richness of the gospel. At the Los Angeles Coliseum in 1963, Helmut Thielicke, a distinguished German theologian and preacher, heard ...

In our preaching, we want to see profound impact taking place in the lives of our people. We labor and toil in preparation and seek to hone the craft of our delivery and we give our all each Sunday.

Mahalia provided the soundtrack and MLK gave the sermon for the 1963 March on Washington. The 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom would be a showcase for sermon and song. The day's program ...

The Gospel shows us a change of heart among the people who were listening to the Lord. The change was dramatic, and it reveals the extent to which persecution and the cross are linked to the ...

Will Willimon issues in this book a Barthian prescription for preachers: forego homiletic taxonomies and dare to proclaim Jesus Christ. Like Willimon’s other books, Preachers Dare is remarkably ...

Halfway through her 2019 VMA Awards montage of “Truth Hurts” and “Good as Hell” Lizzo delivered a sermon — a pink platform her pulpit; a giant inflatable, twerking butt an altar of sorts. “Let me talk ...

One of my heroes was my uncle. He played football for Alabama in 1922. Though not big, he was well built and had excellent balance. He was ideal for the guard position. I remember how he could walk on ...

Last month the Temple Church of Christ of the Apostolic Faith, 4146 Washington Ave., held installation services for its pastor elect, Elder Ron E. Stephens. Services were held at Stephen’s former ...

(The Conversation) African-American 'folk' preachers blended homespun sermon and song to offer life lessons on how to survive in a world of inequality and virulent racism. (The Conversation) The first ...

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