Pastor Joshua Mhlakela’s rapture prediction has gone viral on social media, revealing the Black community’s ability to find humor and hope in the face of the unknown.
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Preserved By Purpose- Nails, Tires & Prayer
A nail in a car tire caused the author to reflect on how often we magnify the bad in our lives when the reality is not as bad as we think.
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Preserved by Purpose: Back to School Affirmations
“You is smart. You is kind. You is important.” Viola Davis made these words famous when she played domestic Aibileen Clark in the movie The Help. In the […]
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Preserved by Purpose: TV Aunts and Why We Love Them
In last week’s column, I shared how some women consider being called an aunt a slur because of how it made them feel. Yet there are others like politician Maxine […]
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Preserved by Purpose: Who You Calling Auntie?
Oprah. Ava. Gayle. These are some of the most influential African American women in media and entertainment who have one thing in common: They don’t want to be called auntie. […]
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Preserved by Purpose: God’s Periods and Question Marks Â
By Shewanda Riley “Never put a question mark where God has put a period.” Years ago when I worked at a gospel radio station in San Antonio, we played a […]