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(Video) Israel Widens Gaza Offensive: Troops Mass at Border, Gov't Calls Up Reserves
Israel's air force obliterated symbols of Hamas power on the third day of its overwhelming assault on Gaza on Monday, striking a house next to the Hamas premier's home, devastating a security compound and flattening a five-story building at a university closely linked to the Islamic group.
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Iran Leader Orders Muslims to Defend Palestinians
Iran's Supreme Leader issued a religious decree to Muslims around the world on Sunday, ordering them to defend Palestinians in Gaza against Israeli attacks "in any way possible", state television reported.
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3 Million Africans to Receive Bibles in Native Language
Three million people in the highlands of the east African country of Tanzania will receive Scriptures in their own language for the first time by fall next year, a Bible translation ministry recently.
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IF MEMORY SERVES, by Vanessa Davis Griggs. Get Your Copy Today!
Scandalous secrets, impossible choices, and supreme tests of faith combine in this thrilling new novel from bestselling author Vanessa Davis Griggs.
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BCBP Sale Continues--Ends Soon Get 10% Off of Black Christian Book Promo's Already Low Summer Lite Sale Prices Complete Book Promo is only $161.64 www.BlackChristianBookPromo.com

Chicago Named America's Most Segregated City
The paths taken by Colin Lampark and Rosalyn Bates help illustrate why Chicago is the most racially segregated big city in America. Both are young professionals with handsome earning potential. Both moved to the city a few years ago--Lampark, 28, to Lincoln Park; Bates, 31, to Bronzeville. And both chose neighborhoods reflecting their race, a practice common in Chicago.
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What's Hot on BCNN1.com
The Top Ten Most Popular Articles on Black Christian News, According to our Audience.
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Illinois Lt. Gov. says Blagojevich Will be Impeached by Feb. 12
Lt. Gov. Pat Quinn said on CBS' "Face the Nation" Sunday that he is certain scandal-plagued Gov. Rod Blagojevich will be out of office in less than two months. Speaking from Chicago, Quinn said he believes the Illinois legislature will impeach Blagojevich by Abraham Lincoln's bicentennial birthday celebration Feb. 12.
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Murders Among African-American Teenagers Rise
The murder rate among black teenagers has climbed since 2000 even as murders by young whites have scarcely grown or declined in some places, according to a new report.
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(Audio) You Know...You Know...You Know...Is Caroline Kennedy the Democrat's Sarah Palin?
A Democratic congressman compared Caroline Kennedy to Sarah Palin, saying the would-be senator hasn't proved she has the "guts and the gumption" to succeed Hillary Rodham Clinton.
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Barack Obama 2009 Wall Calendar by CushCity
ONLY $15.99. 8-1/2" x 11" glossy calendar opens to 11" x 17". Cover features photo of the First Family with the Presidential seal. Calendar features more than 30 full-color photos from the Obama presidential campaign. Each month features an inspirational quotation.
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Obama not Comfortable with Constant Press
The media glare, the constant security appendage and the sheer production that has become a morning jog or a hankering for an ice cream cone - it's been closing in on Barack Obama for some time.
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Oprah Angered and Saddened Over Fabricated Holocaust Story
The publisher of a disputed Holocaust memoir has canceled the book, adding the name Herman Rosenblat to an increasingly long list of literary fakers and ending with a heartbreaking crash his story _ embraced by Oprah Winfrey among others _ of meeting his future wife at a concentration camp.
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The 2009 Black Christian Conference/Convention Season. All major conventions and conferences are listed here at BCNN1.com  
Hampton Ministers’ Conference; 10th Annual First Lady Conference; all 6 Church of God In Christ Conferences; all 4 National Baptist Conventions; Reaching Creatures Conference; E.K. Bailey Expository Preaching Conference; FBFA Conference; Tony Evans' Kingdom Agenda Conference; and more.

ENTIRE VIDEO--NEW! Sermon of the Week
Speak To Me, Lord, by Bishop Kenneth Ulmer. Click Here for Video.

On "Being Saved" in Black America
While growing up in a very religious and church-going family, I often heard the phrase "Being Saved." Now to me and my peers, "Being Saved" was a rather spooky and mystical thing, and only the real holy folk could be such — whatever it was.
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Happy New Year
So who’s happy? I’m not happy to be a year older. I know I’ll not keep my resolutions. I know that going to some party won’t cheer me up next week or next month. So what’s new? Same debts, same people, same problems, same job, same world...
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What to Do After you Enter Through the Door
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September-December 2008 Black Christian Book Marketing Catalog
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Be Encouraged and Be an Encouragement

Christian Author of the Week: Gary Flanigan
Gary Flanigan is a University of Kansas graduate and media law professor with past associations that include faculty and administrative positions at the University of Kansas, John Marshall Law School (Atlanta), Clark Atlanta University, North Carolina A&T State University, the University of Maryland Eastern Shore, and Grambling State University.  He has also been published in the National Lawyer’s Association Review (NLA) as a non-attorney. He is the author of: 111: The Media War Between Jesus Christ and Satan. E-mail address: terry@tatepublishing.com. Website: www.111thebook.com.

Pastor of the Week: Dr. Joseph C. Parker, Jr, Pastor of David Chapel Missionary Baptist Church  in Austin, Texas
Dr. Joseph C. Parker, Jr., a native of Birmingham, Alabama, is a longtime community transformer who has given leadership to the Chestnut Neighborhood Revitalization Initiative in Austin, Texas, among other community development initiatives. He is the Senior Pastor of the David Chapel Missionary Baptist Church  in Austin, “a church with a heart for the community” since 1992; and has distinguished himself in ministry, law and civic leadership. KFIT Radio Station in Austin selected him as the “1998 Pastor of the Year.” He has been inducted onto the Board of Preachers of the Martin Luther King, Jr. International Chapel at Morehouse College and serves as president of the Texas Congregations United for Empowerment, Inc (TCUE). He has also written articles for the Baptist Standard and the on-line Smyth & Helwys Uniform Series Bible Study. Dr. Parker is also a Texas attorney and mediator, formerly practicing law as a civil litigator. He has served as the first African American president of the Travis County Bar Association, being named as a Trailblazer by the State Bar of Texas, and Chair of the Board of Advisors of Baylor University’s George W. Truett Theological Seminary. He has taught preaching at the Truett Theological Seminary and taught Advanced Civil Litigation in the Trial Advocacy Program of the University of Texas School of Law. His training and background in public administration, law, theology, and urban ministry inform his ministry and community involvement. He is a graduate of Morehouse College, the University of Georgia, Baylor University’s George W. Truett Theological Seminary, University of Texas School of Law, and Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. He is also the author of Holy Change: A Systematic Approach to Transforming a Community. E-mail: pastorparker@davidchapel.org. Website: www.DavidChapel.org.
(If you want to submit information about your pastor to be reviewed for possible inclusion in this section, please send that information to: churchnews@bcnn1.com.)

Music Minister of the Week: Marvin Sapp
Trademarked by the simple yet memorable quote, “I am a preacher who happens to sing,” MARVIN SAPP undeniably brings together the heart of a preacher and the anointing of a psalmist on his latest project, “DIARY OF A PSALMIST,” which released on July 1, 2003. “There was a psalmist by the name of David who wrote and played melodies directed only to God,” explained Sapp. “So I choose the title of the album as a both chronicle for people to learn how to worship and praise God based on my own personal experiences, as well as I wanted people to see me in a different light … I wanted people to understand who I am and who God called me to be, and I think the music reflects a change in my life and in my music ministry.” E-mail: joyamgmt@aol.com. Website: www.marvinsapp.com.

Christian Bookstore of the Week: The Gentle Shepherd Christian Bookstore, Coal Township, PA 
1009 W. Independence St; Coal Township PA 17866. Phone: 570-594-4375. E-mail: mikeshaf@ptd.net. Website: www.thegentleshepherd.com.

Black Bookstore of the Week: Lushena Books, Bensenville, IL
607 Country Club Drive, Unit E, Bensenville, IL 60106. Phone: 630-238-8708. Fax: 630-238-8824. Toll-free: 800-785-1545. Website: www.lushenabks.com. E-mail address:lushenabks@yahoo.com.

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