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July 27, 2009 – The Rev. Delles Ray Howell set out last Sunday morning with a suit and a Bible. Mr. Howell drove east from Monroe into the rising sun, cutting through the cotton fields to Archibald. There he turned south on Route 425, and when he could see the silver cylinder of the grain [...]
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Tim Tebow Stands for Christ in His Senior Year
July 27th, 2009 
gospelnewswire July 27, 2009 – Like many young boys, Tim Tebow had always looked forward to becoming a professional football player. And while today, the 21-year-old college football star still looks forward to becoming a quarterback in the NFL, that’s not what he looks forward to most as he and the University of Florida prepare for [...]
Online Cinema Group Targets African-American Christians
July 27th, 2009 gospelnewswire July 27, 2009 – ChristianCinemaOnline is working to create films that appeal to African-American Christians and provide families with faith-based entertainment opportunities. ChristianCinemaOnline encourages churches to participate in its faith-based family-friendly movies from early stage financing through distribution. Churches can expand ministries that target families, women, singles and couples by developing Bible- based material around [...]
Steve McNair’s Widow, Mechelle, Breaks Her Silence
July 27th, 2009 gospelnewswire July 27, 2009 – The widow of slain former Titans quarterback Steve McNair has broken her silence for the first time since his death earlier this month. Thanking those who have offered words of support, Mechelle McNair said in a statement released Friday afternoon, “Mere words are inadequate to express the gratitude that my family [...]
Minister Wins Right To Threaten Judge With Biblical Curses
July 27th, 2009 gospelnewswire July 27, 2009 – A Michigan appeals court on Tuesday overturned a ruling that had sent a minister to jail for threatening a judge with curses from the Bible. The appeals court unanimously decided the Rev. Edward Pinkney’s rights to free speech were violated when he was sentenced to jail for writing a commentary criticizing [...]
Book Tells Businesses How To Market To Church Crowd
July 24th, 2009 gospelnewswire July 24, 2009 – When it comes to reaching Christian consumers, burritos and baseball just might work better than boxing gloves. In recent years, businesses have tried to capture the faith-based market that created blockbusters like The Purpose Driven Life and The Passion of the Christ. While some companies have connected with the church crowd, [...]
Best-Selling Author E. Lynn Harris Has Died
July 24th, 2009 gospelnewswire July 24, 2009 – E. Lynn Harris, the African-American, openly gay author, died while on a West Coast book tour. He was 54. He was on tour for his most recent book, Basketball Jones, about the gay lover of an NBA star. Harris grew up in Little Rock and attended the University of Arkansas at [...]
Bishop Thomas Weeks Moves On With New Love Interest, Prophetess Christina Glenn
July 21st, 2009 gospelnewswire July 22, 2009 – Proving that there can be life after divorce, Bishop Thomas Weeks is seemingly preparing to launch the next chapter in his life with a new bride. With his former wife, Juanita Bynum, obviously moving on with her life with new speaking engagements and a return to the popular preaching circuit, Bishop [...]
Drug Dealing For Jesus: Mexico’s “Evangelical” Drug Dealers. What’s Going On?
July 21st, 2009 gospelnewswire July 22, 2009 – News anchor Marcos Knapp had been broadcasting reports of narco carnage all week from his western state of Michoacan: the mutilated corpses of 12 federal police officers dumped on a road; police headquarters attacked by dozens of gunmen with grenades; three officers called out to a traffic accident and then murdered [...]
A Chicago Priest Cries Out for Action Following Church Shooting
July 21st, 2009 gospelnewswire July 22, 2009 – A Chicago priest known nationally for his social activism and controversial statements is pressing for more aggressive efforts in his city and in Washington to tackle an “epidemic” that leaves more than seven kids dead each day. “Swine flu is a possibility that it could get worse. Gun violence is worse [...]
