All posts on April 26th, 2021

Legendary and multi-platinum selling rapper and the first artist ever to debut at No.1 five times in a row on Billboard’s Hot 200 Albums Chart, DMX, died on April 9, at White Plains Hospital in New York with his family by his side. He was 50. He was rushed to the hospital late in the evening on Friday April 2, in critical condition following a heart attack at his home. Early reports stated it was drug related. Born Earl Simmons in 1970 in Mount Vernon, New York (other reports list Baltimore, Maryland as his birthplace) to teenage parents. Raised primarily …

April 28th, in Quebec, is a day of mourning to remember those who have died or been injured on the job. This year they decided to pay tribute to essential workers for their outstanding work during the pandemic. This had me thinking about the work we are doing for the kingdom of God. Do we or have we paid tribute to the faithful essential workers doing the work of the ministry? Those who pray when there is no prayer meeting. Those who volunteer to clean the church. Those in the choir or worship team. Those who despite covid are still …

By Dr. Alwin Spence It is true that a picture is worth a thousand words and often tells a true story. The first time we were introduced to George Floyd, he was on the ground with a policeman’s knee pressing on his neck. He was calling out, begging for mercy, calling for his mother, and crying out that he couldn’t breathe. He was dying. The cop, poised with his hands in his pockets, was deaf to all his pleas and continued to apply pressure on George’s neck until he died. One wonders at that time, what kind of animal is …

Our words can be a tremendous force. I don’t think that we realize how powerful our words really are. Proverbs 18:21: The tongue has the power of life and death, and those who love it will eat its fruit. Your words have the power of life and death. And what’s going on inside of you determines what you say. For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks: Matthew 12:34 So my question is… What are you saying to others? What are you saying to yourself? What words are consistently coming out of your mouth? What’s going on …