Bishop Marvin Sapp takes to the Gram to share his thoughts on why the Gospel Community could never see the success 1 million record sales like Jay-Z. He says, the world supports it’s own, flaws and all. The Christian Community is unforgiving “our message is more powerful than than the messenger”. Check it out!
God Was in the Crises During the time Joseph was struggling to reconcile with his brothers, he was also navigating a catastrophe. It’d been two years since the last drop of rain. The sky was endlessly blue. The sun relentlessly hot. Animal carcasses littered the ground, and no hope appeared on the horizon. The land […]
Benjamin, “BeBe” Winans, six-time Grammy Award winner, is the seventh child and youngest male of the the Detroit based first family of gospel music. BeBe is known as an inspirational, R&B, and popular vocalist, songwriter, and producer as well as an Executive Music Producer for the OWN Network’s latest scripted series, “Greenleaf”; host of his […]
Most gospel music fans know the smash hit “Praise Is What I Do”—the title track from Shekinah Glory Ministries’ 2002 gold-selling album, the writer and lead singer, William Murphy, III. William Henry Murphy III (born August 2, 1973) is an American gospel recording artist and pastor. He started his music career in 2005, with the release of All Day on Epic Records. This […]
Missy’s Story My story is about disappointment . . . and hope. Of fear . . . and faith. On May 30, 2007, my children and I watched their dad, my husband, take off in his plane to go to work. As a naval aviator and federal air marshal, he traveled often, and this plane […]
Choosing to Be Grateful Gratitude doesn’t come naturally. Self-pity does. Bellyaches do. Grumbles and mumbles—no one has to remind us to offer them. Yet they don’t mix well with the kindness that we have been given. A spoonful of gratitude is all we need. Joseph took more than a spoonful. He had cause to be […]
Lecrae took home his second BET Award for “Best Gospel/Inspirational Award”. This time for his song “Can’t Stop Me Now (Destination).” Christian Twitter felt some kind of way about his acceptance speech. He said: “First all I want to thank my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.” I wouldn’t be here without Him. Everybody in that […]
Here are a few facts that you may not have known about the celebration of the emancipation of the last slaves in the United States. President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation on Sept. 22, 1862, but it took nearly three more years before full emancipation was achieved. Union General Gordon Granger delivered the good news […]
Follow Praise 104.1: He who finds a wife finds a good thing And obtains favor from the LORD. ~ Proverbs 18:22. Last year the hashtag #ForeverDuncan brought so much joy to the world. Through the hashtag and social media we got to see Alfred Duncan propose and marry Sherrell Duncan in a spectacular ceremony in […]
What began with Commissioned in 1984 has spread out to touch so many areas of today’s contemporary music both gospel and R&B, that at times it is hard to keep track. The thread starts with the original group members, several of whom went on to solo careers or else settled into other Gospel niches. Fred […]