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Why did Michelle Obama donate $500,000 to girls’ education? Her reason is rooted in Scripture
Michelle Obama recently announced that she is donating $500,000 to the Obama Foundation's Girls Opportunity Alliance Fund to support adolescent girls’ education around the world. When asked why she gave such a generous donation, she quoted a biblical principle.
Does your pastor need a sabbatical? Pastor Howard-John Wesley confesses that he does
With incidences of suicide on the rise among pastors in the U.S., a popular Virginia-based preacher announced to his congregation that he needs a break from ministry for his spiritual, mental, physical, and emotional well-being.
Rev. Howard-John Wesley announced his sabbatical.
Miss Universe Zozibini Tunzi discusses the significance of representing women ‘who look like me’
Millions watched as South Africa's Zozibini Tunzi was crowned Miss Universe 2019, fulfilling her dream of showing black girls everywhere a different standard of beauty. Even if she had not won the crown, she said, “I think I would have accomplished it either way just by being on that stage…”
They were wrong: Priscilla Shirer says doctors didn't expect mom Lois Evans to see 70th birthday
On Dec. 1, First Lady Lois Evans celebrated her 70th birthday surrounded by loved ones. Despite her ongoing battle with cancer, she is a fierce and fabulous warrior, living her best life and defying doctors’ expectations. Would we expect anything less of this faith-filled queen?
YouVersion names most popular Bible verse of 2019 : It's a Scripture about worry
Globally, people are fighting worry, anxiousness, and fear, and they are turning to the Bible for help to overcome these things. So it isn’t that surprising that, according to YouVersion Bible app, around the world, the Bible verse most engaged with throughout the year is about worry.
Nonprofit leader Dianna Hobbs thanks donors for generous support on Giving Tuesday
“My ministry team and I appreciate your generous donation on #GivingTuesday this year,” said Dianna Hobbs, CEO of Empowering Everyday Women Ministries, a 501c3 nonprofit organization that provides free Christian resources and humanitarian aid around the world.
Steph and Ayesha Curry get kissy-faced and make a statement about biblical love
One of our favorite Christian married couples is showing off their affection on Instagram and making a statement about biblical love at the same time. Stephen Curry and his wife Ayesha Curry got all kissy-faced beneath a Scripture frame that features one of the Bible’s most famous passages.
She Is Our Hero: A woman, 82, beats intruder, sends him to the hospital
She might be 82 years old, but she is by no means weak or feeble. Willie Murphy of Rochester, NY was getting ready for bed when a man broke into her home, but she literally turned the tables on the intruder and beat him so bad he was hospitalized.
Community left stunned after assistant pastor and spouse found dead from gunshot wounds
The shooting deaths of Eric and LaRhonda Jones of Waterbury, CT have left the community stunned, but mystery still surrounds the fatal shooting. According to a Monday report, the medical examiner’s office said its conclusion about how they died last Thursday could be up to eight weeks away.
More polio cases now caused by vaccine than by wild virus
Four African countries have reported new cases of polio linked to the oral vaccine, as global health numbers show there are now more children being paralyzed by viruses originating in vaccines than in the wild.
Retraction
EEW Magazine published a story on Sept. 20, 2019 titled, “Gospel solo artist and BET Sunday Best alum Latice Crawford is sharing an amazing testimony of the goodness of God.” The article wrongly attributed the testimony of a supporter to Crawford.
Kanye West shares compelling testimony at Lakewood, says 'I'm here in service to God'
17,000 people showed up at the 11 a.m. service where a converted West, 42, said he used to believe he had to compromise and serve Satan to experience success. “A lot of times, when you are in service to fame, money, manpower, you start to feel like Satan is the most powerful,” he explained.
Evelyn Lozada gets saved, vows abstinence, says ‘Jesus didn’t die on the cross for us to be side chicks’
Reality TV star Evelyn Lozada who was baptized in 2013—at the same time she said she was saved from sin— is doing it all over again. Following an embarrassing and nasty showing on Season 8 of VH1’s “Basketball Wives,” the 43-year-old said she has accepted Christ and is “done with premarital sex.”
Chick-fil-A stops charitable support to Christian charities against gay marriage
Chick-fil-A wants to be more inclusive. The popular restaurant chain announced that it is ending charitable donations to three Christian organizations—including the Salvation Army— that oppose gay marriage in an effort to halt protests and broaden its customer base.
Prayers Up: Family fights to keep 9-month-old Tinslee Lewis on life support [VIDEO]
We are praying for 9-month-old Tinslee Lewis. Her mother Trinity Lewis is fighting to keep her precious daughter on life support, although physicians at Cook Children’s Medical Center in Fort Worth want to end all treatment. Tinslee, who was born prematurely, has a rare heart defect known as an Ebstein anomaly.
Joel Osteen’s Lakewood Church set to draw record crowds as host of Kanye West's 'Sunday Service'
Pastor Joel Osteen will attract major crowds on Sunday when he welcomes newly saved rapper Kanye West to his megachurch and is preparing to make the day go as smoothly as possible. According to a new report, Osteen’s Lakewood Church contacted Ticketmaster to offer free tickets.
Women find community and 'peace of mind' with 40+ Double Dutch Club
Millions of African American girls remember growing up in the '70s, '80s and '90s, going outside, and doing Double Dutch with their family and friends until the street lights came on. Now, a 49-year-old woman is making national headlines for uniting women around the jumping rope game.
Prayers Up: 2 dead in California school attack, gunman shoots self
A student gunman opened fire Thursday at a Southern California high school, killing two students, wounding three others and shooting himself in the head, authorities said. He was in grave condition. The shooting occurred around 7:30 a.m. at Saugus High School in Santa Clarita, CA.
Reality TV star Monique Samuels asks fans to share Bible verses following second-degree assault charge
A reality TV star is turning to the Bible after landing in legal hot water following an alleged physical fight with a costar. In a tweet, Monique Samuels of “Real Housewives of Potomac,” who has been charged with second-degree assault, shared her favorite verse and asked fans for theirs.
Women's ministry leader Dianna Hobbs draws hundreds to feed the hungry at City Church Buffalo
On Thursday, Nov. 7, Empowering Everyday Women Ministries held its 1st annual Feed 5,000 Thanksgiving Fundraising Drive at City Church in Buffalo to feed the hungry. Meals were distributed to the hungry in the community.