Word: gospels
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Over eight days, Benedict delivered 28 different sermons and speeches, more than 15,000 words that carried his message of peace and reconciliation - and his reading of the Christian gospel - to a religiously charged and troubled land. But the jury is still out on whether this theologian Pontiff has the geopolitical wherewithal to matter in these complicated times. With the Obama Administration gearing up to try to jump-start Middle East negotiations - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrives in Washington next week - the Pope's presence in the region could have offered an extra jolt of momentum. Instead, the conflicts...
From an early age, Timothy Wright, 61, excelled at playing the piano at his church. Later he composed music that would make him a Grammy-nominated gospel star. He died on April 23 from injuries suffered last July, after a vehicle driven in the wrong direction collided with his car, killing his wife and grandson...
...refused to apologize for the massacres. He continues to be as capable of delivering fiery Hindu-nationalist speeches as he is in delivering essential public services to his people; he has has ruthlessly exploited religious divisions to attain and hang on to power. With this combination of prosperity gospel and virulent religion-based nationalism, he has become the Hindu right wing's most wanted campaigner during the current elections. In the next, he could be the party's candidate for the Prime Minister of India...
...After raising 10 children with wife Delores, gospel giant David Winans, 74, became known as "Pop." The pair managed four of their offspring as the Wynans and inspired two others, BeBe and CeCe, to start a duo. Married for 55 years, the couple also found time to record together...
...about nothing’ have a real poetic element to them, and it’s wasted on people who don’t take the time to think about them.” Lee, who began rapping in seventh grade and continued in high school as a gospel rapper, emphasizes that rap can be a highly constructive force. “I think rap has a really powerful influence, and it’s unfortunate that more rap lyrics are not about positive things, because one can really feel uplifted and empowered through music,” Lee says...