West Angeles Church of God In Christ is providing educational opportunities for students displaced by the Eaton and Palisades wildfires, helping them stay focused and offering a distraction from the ongoing disaster.
Category: Spiritual
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Preserved by Purpose: Embracing Silence
Silence can be a powerful tool for healing and wisdom, and it is important to embrace it in order to reconnect with God and others.
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Video of Church Shaming Unwed Pregnant Woman Sparks Heated Backlash
It started with a January 5 live stream of a church service on Facebook. In it, a young woman, fighting back tears, stands in front of her church congregation, publicly […]
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Preserved by Purpose – Vision for Your Life
All vision begins with light, and by reading the Bible, praying, believing, praising, worshiping, listening to God, and being obedient to His word, we can develop a Godly vision for our lives.
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Preserved – A Year of Pruning Ends
The cycle of a tree’s leaves returning in the Spring, even after they have fallen off, is a reminder that God’s promises for blessings are not far away, even in the midst of loss and trauma.
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Langston Hughes’ “Black Nativity”: A Pillar of African American Theater
Langston Hughes’ “Black Nativity” is a cherished cultural tradition in African American communities, reclaiming the story of Jesus’ birth for African Americans, and has become an anchor for many African American cultural institutions.
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Lifting Up the ‘She-Roes’ of Faith
Dr. Nancey Jackson Johnson and Dr. Michelle Boone-Thornton were among 25 women honored at the Trailblazers and Unsung She-Roes Awards Gala in Washington, D.C. for their leadership in a profession dominated by men.
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12 Books and Bibles for Christmas Reading and Gifting
This article lists 12 books and Bibles that make great gifts for those who prefer reading over socializing during the holidays, including the CSB Grace Bible, The Breathe Life Bible, First Nations Version: An Indigenous Translation of the New Testament, and The New Testament in Color.
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7 Christmas Carols That Bear a Touch of Soul
Christmas carols, including “Mary’s Boychild”, “Rise Up, Shepherd, and Follow”, “This Christmas”, “Go Tell it On The Mountain”, “Mary Had a Baby”, “Sweet Little Jesus Boy”, and “Jesus. Jesus. Oh, What a Wonderful Child”, are filled with history and agony, but also pure joy, and are written by African Americans whose music has always given us life.
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‘God Is Good All the Time’ in the Black Church
Every space has its own jargon that is completely foreign to those on the outside. A counselor or psychologist might refer to a noncooperative patient as “working their own program” […]
