Let go and let God…

…for lyrics, Click Here

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Good gospel music never gets old. This project was released May 6th, 2008. This choir now has not one, but two good releases under their belt. They may not have a major label pushing them, but that shouldn’t stop you from going out and purchasing their music, should it?

For more info on Bishop Eric McDaniel & The Lord’s Church Family Worship Center, Click Here.

For more info on Bishop Eric McDaniel & The Lord’s Church Cathedral Choir releases and to sample, Click Here and Here.

Pat Robertson

Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist Cynthia Tucker of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, does a brief but scathing report on Televangelist, Pat Robertson of the Christian Broadcasting Network (home of the venerable 700 Club).

Recently, Pat claimed Haiti was cursed because of an alleged pact they made with the devil some 200 plus years ago.

…of course, at press I haven’t seen any evidence to back up Pat’s claim. I mean, even if it were true, did all the Haitians agree to this or was it just a couple lol smh???

Just makes me wonder – How many times does this man have to open his mouth for us to figure out love don’t live there anymore??? – it’s questionable if it ever did.

Just check the YouTube archives on Pat Robertson. There’s plenty of examples of someone who seems to come off as less than genuine.

But I digress. Hmmm, what do you think? See the video that’s set off a firestorm below and Click Here to read and comment on Cynthia’s article.
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They’ve got newer material, but I betcha most of their current choir members don’t even have this particular release. This particular song (not available anywhere else online), is called Sweet Home. It’s taken off the “We Are Not Ashamed” project, released in 1984. There has never been a CD reissue.

No day is promised to us. It’s wonderful to know (for those of us who have accepted Christ) we’ve got a sweet home waiting up there in glory. Hallelujah!!!

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Charles Fold & The Cincinnati Chapter of The GMWA – Sweet Home

Haitian woman emerging from the rubble

I’ve experienced more than a few earthquakes, growing up in Los Angeles, but what the people of Haiti are going thru is tragic to say the least. These are real people who are suffering and have real needs. If there is anyway we could be of any assistance, no matter how small, helping is simply the right thing to do.

Having said that, please consider donating to the Yele Haiti Earthquake Fund, set up by one of Haiti’s sons, Wyclef Jean.

So many lives have been lost and there are countless others in need of food, shelter, water, counseling….

I need you. You need me. We need each other. Donating money is the least we can do. I’ve already donated. I hope you’ll do the same.

More Info: Click Here (Yele Haiti)

Related Articles:
Wyclef Jean helping through ‘Yéle Haiti’
More than 100,000 feared dead in Haiti quake, officials say
Pat Robertson; Haiti swore a pact to the devil!!!

The Book of Eli

This ain’t The Passion of The Christ, still some Christians may be drawn to the theater to see this movie, in part because it pays reverence to our most precious book, The Bible (King James Version, at that lol). Oh yeah, and it also stars Denzel Washington.

It opens, January 15th, 2010

The Synopsis: A post-apocalyptic tale, in which a lone man fights his way across America in order to protect a sacred book (read: The Bible) that holds the secrets to saving humankind.

The movie is Rated R, so don’t expect something family friendly. I know the Baptist folks might not have a problem with this but you holiness folks might lol.

See Trailer, below…

More Info:

The Book of Eli (Official Site)
The Book of Eli (Wikipedia)
The Book of Eli, Directors – The Hughes Brothers

…well, if you missed it, you can catch the entire show online (Click Here for C.O.G. Videos).

Gospel singers are nothing, if not performers. If that’s what you’re looking for, this show did not disappoint. At times, it seemed like a contest for who could sing the highest notes lol. …No anointing needed Lord, we got this SMH.

But I digress …there were some anointed performances. I just think the bar is set so high among all the outstanding singers we’ve had, historically throughout Gospel music, that if singers don’t come out and kill, they’ll be (negatively) talked about later or not talked about at all.

The pressure, some of these singers must be under…

Well, anyway – here’s a few pictures from the event.

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As I reflect back on the things I’ve been thru and how the Lord has kept me, there is one particular song that comes to mind.

In 1998, Walter Hawkins released The Love Alive V, 25th Anniversary Reunion (double disc) project. Tramaine Hawkins sang lead on just one song off the project. That was enough.

I shed many a tear over the next 12 years, but this song always played in the back of my head. If you haven’t heard it, I pray that it may bless you the way it has blessed me.

“His plan allows some good days. And then maybe again it allows some bad days. Someday, it’ll bring happiness – thank you Jesus. Then again, it might bring sadness. But whatever the Lord allows in your life, it’s right and good…”

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…it is in these times of despair that the Lord refines and defines us.

Source: The Los Angeles Times

A year-end plea for $900,000 yielded $2.4 million for the Lake Forest mega-church led by Rick Warren, the evangelical pastor who gave the invocation at President Obama’s inauguration.

Warren had sent out the appeal via an online communication to Saddleback Church members Dec. 30. The money was needed, he said, to offset a deficit resulting from hard economic times. Giving among church members had declined at a time of greater need for church’s aid.

Now, the church will enter the year with an unanticipated surplus, officials said.

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…wishing you a prosperous year, filled with God’s favour because It ain’t over until God says it’s over!!!