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A Messiah College Professor makes a claim that is sure to be a topic of conversation. American History Associate Professor John Fea, claims President Obama, is the most explicit Christian President in history. Fea supports his claim in a patheos.com column.  The next step in the process has arrived, with roughly 300 draft prospects gathering in Indianapolis for the NFL's annual scouting combine that begins today, and there is no mistaking the verve Robert Griffin III is packing for the trip.
The Baylor quarterback hardly sounds like a prodigy content with winning the Heisman Trophy. Here he comes.  The culture wars are not over. Even as the likely presidential candidates in the fall, Barack Obama and Mitt Romney, want to speak mostly about the economy, debates over issues such as abortion, faith and gay rights are almost certainly to play a major role in the 2012 campaign, as they do in nearly every election cycle.
Continue reading Will the 2012 Race Be Centered On Obama's Faith?.
 President Barack Obama lauded Muhammad Ali Saturday as he joined some of the country's most famous people in offering birthday wishes to the boxer known simply as "The Greatest."
Continue reading Obama Tells Muhammad Ali "Happy Birthday, Champ".
Whitney Houston was laid to rest on Sunday in a private burial before family and close friends near her birthplace in Newark, New Jersey, more than a week after her sudden death shocked the world.
Continue reading Whitney Houston Laid to Rest In New Jersey.
 Singer Ray Charles pioneered soul music and helped to integrate country and pop music in the 1960s. The Academy Award winning movie, "Ray," told his life story, but it failed to include one powerful force in Charles' life -- a woman named Mable John. Mable John is music legend. Motown Records signed her as its first female solo artist in 1959. At 80 years and counting, John still performs around the world. GOSPEL LIGHT MINUTE with Daniel Whyte III  Allow me to read the words of a song titled "Tomorrow" written and sung by The Winans. I had not heard this song in a long time until Saturday at Whitney Houston's homegoing service.Jesus said, "Here I stand Won't you please let me in?" And you said, "I will tomorrow"
Continue reading Your Tomorrow Could Very Well be Today.
 THE GOSPEL LIGHT MINUTE X with Daniel Whyte III  After all the testimonials from relatives and friends, the songs from legends and pop stars, the preaching and even laughter, the raw emotion of Whitney Houston's funeral came down to just one moment: The sound of her own voice. As the strains of her biggest record, "I Will Always Love You," filled the New Hope Baptist Church at the end of the nearly four-hour service Saturday and her silver-and-gold casket was lifted in the air, the weight of the moment was too much for mother, gospel singer Cissy Houston, to bear.
Continue reading Whitney Houston to be Buried Next to her Father Today.
 Clive Davis, Whitney Houston's mentor and longtime friend, will speak at her funeral Saturday in Newark, along with other celebrities and colleagues who were close to the singer.
Continue reading Clive Davis to Speak at Whitney Houston's Funeral .
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