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by Norman Dowe · Published January 17, 2019 · Last modified August 1, 2019
African American church planting The best way of spreading the gospel is through church planting. Soon after the Christianity Today, an Evangelical Christian magazine summarized a study of African American church planting. All of...
“Sin is independence from God.” When Rev. Tom Skinner gave the pastor’s conference his definition of sin, he surprised me. I wasn’t expecting him to describe sin as a list of bad behavior. I...
“Why” is a fantastic question. I recall that my daughter used to drive me crazy with a continual array of why, why, why, why… When someone reflects on why they do the things that...
The Word of God says in John 8:32, “And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.” If I could change one thing that would make the world better,...
What is a church? What should a church be like? I have developed a functional definition from my reading and study of the Bible. A church should be: Discipling Worshiping Fellowshipping Equipping Ministering or Serving...
There is a general awareness that Black people in America are more likely to be Christians than white people. For the readers of the Christian press and attendees at Christian conferences, this does not...
Most Christians and churches are wrong when emphasizing missing hell as the most important benefit of being a Christian. True, Christians will not go to hell; however, there is something much more important than...
The “Christianity is a White Man’s Religion” Lie Sends Blacks to Hell For hundreds of years, the major outside force of oppression for people of African descent have been white. It started with white...
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by Norman Dowe · Published August 22, 2015 · Last modified December 15, 2017
Towards a Prophetic Strategy for Ministry to Africans in America I recall my pastor, Rev. Arie Mangrum, Jr., relating a saying that described the religious and sociological landscape of the 40’s and 50’s. “White...
