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Judge rules against school on football game prayer

June 20, 2017

By Jim Saunders The News Service of Florida A federal judge has sided with the Florida High School Athletic Association in a dispute about whether a Christian school should have been allowed to offer a prayer over a stadium loudspeaker before a football championship game. U.S. District Judge

Rev. R.B. Holmes’ memoir book signing slated for Sunday

June 6, 2017

Special to the Outlook Most people in Tallahassee know of the Rev. R.B. Holmes Jr. They have read about his community advocacy in the newspaper or viewed some of his press conferences on TV. But most do not know of his journey from a stuttering youth to pastor to

Spiritually Speaking….So you’re not perfect! Says who?

February 7, 2017

By James Washington Special to the Outlook Some things in the Bible reverberate over and over and for some reason many of us just don’t get it. We think we are incorporating spiritual principles in our daily lives but in actuality, we are far from it. 2 Corinthians 12:7-9 says,

Spiritually Speaking: The Devil is a liar

January 31, 2017

By James Washington The Dallas Weekly, NNPA Member I’m sure at one time or another, you’ve heard the phrase, “the devil is a liar.” I’ve said it here many times. Satan specializes in deceit. You know the drill. Harden not your heart, when you hear the Word of God.

Spiritually Speaking: Prayer is my daily weapon of choice

January 11, 2017

By James Washington NNPA Recently, I’ve had reason to refocus on that sometimes habitual thing that I do known as prayer. Be it morning prayer, evening at church or, on behalf of a friend or seeking guidance in and out of a difficult situation, I have come to realize

The Impact Network expands its reach through Comcast Xfinity

January 4, 2017

By Roz Edward NNPA The Impact Network, the only independent African American-owned and operated Christian television network in the United States, will now be available in even more homes, thanks to an expanded distribution agreement with Comcast’s Xfinity TV platform. The Impact Network features programming on urban ministries, gospel

The day that Reverend Jesse Jackson took Fidel Castro to church

January 4, 2017

By Don Terry NNPA HAVANA — On the evening of December 1, six days after Fidel Castro’s death at age 90, Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, Sr., stood in the pulpit of the packed First Presbyterian Church of Havana. Applause washed over him and moonlight danced on the warm waters

Vision: Catch the vision and run with it

December 20, 2016

By Pastor E.A. Deckard NNPA “The first step toward creating an improved future is developing the ability to envision it. VISION will ignite the fire of passion that fuels our commitment to do WHATEVER IT TAKES to achieve excellence. Only VISION allows us to transform dreams of greatness into the

Spiritually Speaking…God’s grace or evil stalking you

December 7, 2016

By James Washington Special to the Outlook I have often found myself wrestling with the concepts and the realities of good and evil. It stands to reason that if you believe in God and His goodness, power and the righteousness of Jesus Christ, then it follows that you must also

Spiritually Speaking…Eternity is real, according to whom?

November 22, 2016

By James Washington Special to the Outlook In many a biblical instance, whenever someone in the bible begins to accept and acknowledge Christ, change is inevitable, fear of the unknown ensues and faith gets severely challenged. If we’re honest with ourselves, walking by faith and not by sight is kind