All Scripture is inspired by God and is useful to teach us what is true and to make us realize what is wrong in our lives. It corrects us when we are wrong and teaches us to do what is right. 17 God uses it to prepare and equip his people to do every good...
Refuse to allow the stress of your circumstances to get you down. You already know that I am with you to direct your steps and give you wisdom in all things. So, settle down; you can believe in yourself when you really do believe in Me, says the Lord. Be encouraged (Burns). Psalm 42:5 Why are...
Bishop Smallwood E Williams (1907-1991) began his ministry in 1927, when he arrived here from Columbus, Ohio, with little more than $5 in his pocket, a second hand tent and the conviction that God would provide for the daily needs of those who sought His help. In time, he founded the Bible Way Church of the...
U.S. Deputy Marshals escort Ruby Bridges from William Frantz Elementary School in New Orleans, La. Ruby Bridges | Civil Rights Activist | 1954-present At age 6, Bridges embarked on a historic walk to school as the first African American student to integrate the all-white William Frantz Elementary School in Louisiana. She ate lunch alone and...
Moses McKissack III The grandsons of a trained builder and African-born slave, Moses McKissack III and his brother Calvin became the first and second (respectively) black architects licensed in their home state of Tennessee in 1922. Together, they formed McKissack and McKissack, the nation’s first black-owned architecture firm, and the oldest still in operation today....
Patricia Era Bath was an American ophthalmologist, inventor, humanitarian, and academic. She invented an improved device for laser cataract surgery. Her invention was called Laserphaco Probe, which she patented in 1986. We commemorate and celebrate!
So we’re not giving up. How could we! Even though on the outside it often looks like things are falling apart on us, on the inside, where God is making new life, not a day goes by without his unfolding grace. 17 These hard times are small potatoes compared to the coming good times, the...
Be diligent to accomplish what I have set before you to do. I have given you the ability, but you must fight through your misgivings and fear. Know that the enemy will do what he can to keep you from divine purpose. Fight through and gain the victory (Burns). 1 John 4:4 You are of...
We commemorate the dreamer and continue the dream work!
Set a watch for a lying spirit to bring condemnation. This is in an effort to stir up memories of falling short of expectations. But, you have been set free. You no longer belong to the world; you belong to Me, and I have not condemned you. Put to rest those nagging thoughts of unworthiness,...
