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“Be Angry and Sin Not” Bible Teaching about Controlling Your Temper and Anger

Anger and loss of temper are problems that all people face at times. With some the problems are habitual. Is it always sinful to be angry? What does the Bible say about anger, wrath, blowing up, and clamming up? Should we vent our feelings to “get it out of our system”? Can we control our tempers? What guidance does God’s word give in overcoming the temptations of anger?

The purpose of this lesson is to study the Bible

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Trip Lee's video "The Invasion (Hero)" ft. Jai was featured on BET's 106 & Park as the 'New Joint of the Day' this past Friday! Place your vote now to keep it on the weekly countdown.

To vote for Trip's video TEXT TRI to 79922

The show airs at 6:00 pm EST so be sure to check your local listings and tune in.

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We pray that God would use the video to point people to the ultimate hero: Jesus. Join us in prayer and tell a friend!

If you don't have the album, Between Two Worlds, be sure to get it!

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The EP features artists such as Gifted The Flamethrowa, Saylah Flows, Blaze Torch, 2Edge and many more.

The Ep is the first of two that Purified will be releasing for free before the second albumSet on Fire launches in Feb/March 2011. The On Fire EPs are being released to show appreciation to everyone who has supported the work of Purified Ministries

over the last four years.

Fans can download Part 1 at www.rekcity.com or www.purifiedministries.com today. In the coming days, it will be availab

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Canton Jones inks 6-figure music deal

Canton Jones partners with Vicki Mac Lataillade and Central South

Central South Distributors and Christian hip-hop artist, Canton Jones have entered into an exclusive licensing deal with his CAJO International label. The first product to come from this agreement is the just release Kingdom Business 3, which arrived in stores on August 31, 2010. “I’ve been in this business for 35-years, but I have seldom seen an artist with the talent, intelligence and versatility like Canton Jones,” says lege
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Let love be without hypocrisy. Romans 12:9 (NKJV)

Living sacrificially is the great over-arching theme for this final leg of our journey through the book of Romans. We've seen that one way in which we live for others is by using our God-given spiritual gifts. Next, Paul revs up the engine that ought to drive all that we do…love.

The specific word used for "love" here is that wonderful word "agape," which is the unconditional and unmerited love of God. It's not a love that comes naturally

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Kerrie is an awesome new natural, here below she shares her story from the relaxed days to the now natural days. Enjoy.

Hello to all of my natural and transitioning DIVAS out there!! Well…let’s see, I tried going natural twice before I actually succeeded. I suppose that it’s true what they say, “The third time is the charm” J Anywho, the first two times I tried transitioning to natural, I was very uneducated about the process and I thought that all I had to do was keep my hair hot combed/flat i

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Cindi McMenamin

Author, Women on the Edge

My heart was convicted as I read in Scripture of a woman who was so desperate for God's healing in her life, she was willing to do anything to just touch Him (Mark 5:24-34).

I had to ask myself, how desperate am I for God's touch on my life? There are times I might be desperate to feel and look younger, to be thinner, to have more in the way of peace and happiness. But how desperate am I to be whole and complete in every way?

After surveying nearl
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As the economic crisis continues to unravel layer-by-layer and financial institutions continue to maintain an ever-tightening stronghold on the masses, it is important for consumers to do two things right away:

  1. Get a grip and do not fear. The good news is that too many people are in the same predicament so, no room for any one person to feel alone amidst lack or even being treated unfairly.
  2. Create a Plan B and walk it out. Nothing worse than being told what to do or knowing what to do, yet, fa
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Aims to bring young people closer to God through Christian rap music
By: Vanessa Icy Gordon

Simply known as PRo, short for prodigal, gospel rapper, Derek Johnson says he is much more than a gospel rapper. He is first and foremost a man of God, pursuing Biblical manhood by being fully devoted to his faith in God and his family, and he is a Christian messenger through his music.

Early in his career, the Nashville, Tenn., native performed as Prodigal, but concerned that fans were confusing his wor

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Ebony beauty techniques offer similarities and differences to most accepted forms of makeup advice.

Women of color have some unique situations that impact the way they use and apply makeup. Many

African American women actually avoid makeup completely, with lipstick and foundation being the

most popular cosmetics for women of color. Although too much makeup certainly takes away from

the natural exotic beauty of ebony skins, a little enhancement will help all bring out their best

appearance.

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Dating expert, advice columnist and author Deborrah Cooper blasts traditional Black churches and charges that they are the root cause for the high numbers of single Black women in the U.S.

With all the media coverage (CNN, Nightline, NY Times, ABC) of the “plight” of the single black woman, and the blaming of Black women for being single, this author felt it past time to examine other reasons which could be important contributors to this sad statistic:

Black women have an inordinate amount of
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This advertisement has appeared in The Charlotte Observer, several times in the last few weeks. I imagine that the editors of the paper think that men will see the ad and show it to their wives and girlfriends so they might consider reshaping their image. Or, perhaps the women who browse through the section will see it and ponder how they might develop a better image – physically and emotionally.

The same ad appears in the current issue of Today’s Charlotte Woman magazine.

It’s so sad that this
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LOS ANGELES – Purple and gold confetti raining down upon him, Kobe Bryant hopped up on the scorer's table, shook his fists and extended five fingers.

When he hopped down, Boston's legendary Hall of Fame center Bill Russell was waiting to shake his hand.

A Game 7 classic — and this time, it finally went the Lakers' way.

Bryant, the finals MVP, scored 23 points despite 6-of-24 shooting, and the Lakers won their 16th NBA championship Thursday night, dramatically rallying from a fo

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Artest has kept the Lakers in this thing, plain and simple.

Kobe Bryant has eight points. Pau Gasol, six. Andrew Bynum, two.The Lakers have taken 49 shots and missed a dizzying 36 of them. They had 10 GAMES this season where they missed 36 shots or less, and they just did it in a half, with an NBA title on the line?

Baffling.

The Lakers needed someone to step up, and lo and behold, it was Artest — who's been o

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NEW YORK – Television ratings for Game 6 of the NBA finals were down from the last one between the Lakers and Celtics, which was also a blowout but crowned a champion.
Los Angeles' 89-67 win Tuesday on ABC drew a 12.3 overnight rating, down 4 percent from the 12.8 for Boston's lopsided clinching victory in 2008. This time there will be a rare Game 7 — just the third in 22 years — and the chance for a big rating on Thursday.
The last non-clinching Game 6, Pistons-Spurs in 2005, earned a 10.5 — 15
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ISLAMABAD – An American construction worker detained in Pakistan while on a solo mission to kill Osama bin Laden claimed Wednesday that he was obeying an order from God to avenge the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, said Pakistani security officials.

Gary Brooks Faulkner said God revealed the order in one of his dreams, prompting him to travel to Pakistan in search of al-Qaida's leader, said two security officials, one of whom is part of a team ofinvestigators questioning the American.

They spoke on con

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LOS ANGELES (AP)—Buckle up, Boston and L.A. These epic NBA finals are going to Game 7.

Kobe Bryant(notes) made sure of it, with plenty of help from the rest of the revitalized Los Angeles Lakers.Bryant scored 26 points, Pau Gasol(notes) added 17 points and 13 rebounds, and the Lakers emphatically extended the NBA finals to a decisive seventh game with a 89-67 victory over the Boston Celtics in Game 6 on Tuesday night.

Ron Artest(notes) added 15 points for the Lakers, who stared down elimination

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LOS ANGELES – Kobe Bryant scored 15 points as the Los AngelesLakers, trying to save their season, opened a 51-31 lead over the Boston Celtics on Tuesday night at halftime of Game 6 of the NBA finals.

Trying to force the first Game 7 in the finals in five years, the Lakersled by as much as 22 in a dominant performance over the first 24 minutes after dropping the last two games to fall into a 3-2 deficit.

Ron Artest, who has struggled offensively, added 10 points, while the Lakers' reserves playe

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