Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind: “Who is this that darkens counsel by words without knowledge? Gird up your loins like a man, I will question you, and you shall declare to me. “Where were you when I laid the foundation of the earth? Tell me, if ...
The scriptural basis for tithing, Malachi 3:10, has been erroneously misinterpreted for years Dr. Russell Ear Kelly argues in his book, “Should the Church Teach Tithing?” In his opinion the storehouse referred to in the scripture (“Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse”) is the community-not the temple itself. ...
   A bout with cancer has ended the life of international presiding prelate of the Church of God In Christ, Bishop Gilbert E. Patterson on March 20 in Memphis, TN.     WREG-TV in Memphis is reporting that he died specifically of heart failure at 4:03pm. He was 68.     Among the bishop’s numerous contributions to ...
(Akiit.com) The Tuskegee Airmen, the elite crew of World War II pilots who destroyed more than 400enemy aircraft while protecting the American and Allied bombers they escorted on missions, will finally receive recognition from the country they served with honor and distinction. Â Â Â Â Â On March 29, the United States will ...
(Akiit.com) Nothing has changed for Halle Berry since appearing on “The Oprah Winfrey Show†in 2004, fresh from the philandering of husband Eric Benet and boldly proclaiming that she will never, never get married again.      “I will never, never get married again,” Berry said for the bajillionth time in ...
New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin charged the slow pace of post-hurricane recovery in the Crescent City was due in part to racial politics. Speaking at dinner in Washington, Nagin said it appeared there were efforts afoot to prevent New Orleans from returning to an African-American majority and political leadership. Nagin’s ...
(Akiit.com) The first annual Jackson Poetry Prize, a $50,000 award for poets of “exceptional talent” who have not received “major national acclaim,” has been given to Elizabeth Alexander, author of four books of verse. The prize was announced Friday by sponsor Poets & Writers Inc., “the nation’s largest nonprofit literary ...
As it stands, the Clermont Hotel is indistinguishable from other single-room-occupancy properties you see downtown. A little nicer than some, perhaps, due to a recent public/private renovation it received as part of a noise abatement program because of its proximity to Petco Park. What sets it apart, however, is its ...
Muse Communications has launched a viral campaign on behalf of client American Honda Motor, Co. that connects the Honda Civic with urban consumers. The agency’s “Swagger” campaign features trendsetting directors and African American comedians in both commercial and web-based content. Muse Communications is Honda’s 17-year African American agency of record. ...
(Akiit.com) All around us we hear about how the toxins in the environment are affecting the general population’s health all over the world. In fact in the UK, a study was conducted by the Environmental Pressure Group that measured the amount of chemical toxins found to be in the blood ...