Second Coming Watch/World:
Prospect of Israeli Strike in Iran More Likely
Intelligence sources have told the London-based The Times newspaper that the prospect of Israel taking preemptive military action to knock out Iran’s nuclear facilities appears to have become significantly more likely in recent weeks.
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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
God's Dream, by Bishop Kenneth C. 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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What to Do After you Enter Through the Door
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NEW! View the Fall 2008 Edition of The Virtuous Girl E-Zine here.

Black Christian News/BCBC National Bestsellers List (New List Every Monday Morning)
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Black Christian News/BCBC National Independent Publishers Bestsellers List (New List Every Monday Morning)
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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: Dwan Abrams
Dwan Abrams was born in St. Petersburg, Florida. She is the oldest of four children. She has lived in Europe and throughout the United States.  Dwan is a graduate of the University of Alabama in Huntsville. Prior to becoming a full-time writer and publisher, Dwan worked as a manager for a Fortune 100 company for nearly ten years. She has experience in sales, customer service, and marketing.  She worked as a contributing writer and editor for Images of Us and Nesting Solo magazine. Some of her celebrity features included: Reynaldo Rey; George C. Fraser (Author of Success Runs in Our Race: The Complete Guide to Effective Networking in the Black Community and CLICK ); and Arthur Wylie (CEO of Arthur Wylie Wealth Management Group (AWWMG) and author of Why Die Broke).  As a freelance editor, Dwan has edited numerous manuscripts for aspiring and established authors. Her services include: proofreading, copy editing, substantive editing, ghostwriting, and manuscript critiques and evaluations.  She's a member of: The Writer's Hut, Shades of Romance Magazine (SORMAG), and Nubian Literary writing groups. Her professional affiliations include: the International Women's Writers Guild, Small Publishers and Writers Network (SPAWN), PMA, the Independent Book Publishers Association, Military Writers Society of America (MWSA), The American Authors Association (AAA), American Christian Fiction Writers (ACFW) and The Marguerite Press Speaker's Bureau. She's the best-selling author of Married Strangers, Divorcing the Devil (nominated for the 2008 African American Literary Awards Show), Only True Love Waits (winner of the 2007 Pen of the Writer POWER Award for Best Fiction), The Scream Within, and Favor (a short story appearing in The Midnight Clear: Stories of Love, Hope and Inspiration anthology). She resides in a suburb of Atlanta, Georgia with her family. E-mail address: dwanabrams1@aol.com. Visit her online at: www.DwanAbrams.com.

Pastor of the Week: Dr. Phillip M. Davis, Pastor of Nations Ford Community Church of Charlotte, NC
Phillip M. Davis is the current and founding pastor of Nations Ford Community Church of Charlotte, NC and the Nations Ford Community Church at Rock Hill in Rock Hill, SC. A graduate of Xavier University of Cincinnati, Ohio, and of The Carolina University of Theology, Dr. Davis has served in leadership capacities with the North American Mission Board, SBC, and the Columbia International University, and is the founder of the Queen City Bible College of Charlotte, NC.  Dr. Davis is the presiding Bishop of the Community Church Network, founded to encourage and equip church planters and church leaders. Dr. Davis has been married to his wife, Cynthia, for more than 32 years and they have been in ministry together for over 27 years and are the proud parents of three grown children and two grandchildren. Dr. Davis is also the author of Father Force: Changing the World One Life at a Time. Father Force is available wherever fine books are sold. E-mail address:
rcarter@nationsford.org. Website: www.nationsford.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: Rev. Timothy Wright, Jr.
Reverend Timothy Wright is no stranger to gospel music- in fact; he has become an anchor for gospel choirs across the country. His music is considered "Sunday Morning Ready" with a diverse array of traditional and contemporary gospel music. He is also the pastor and founder of the Grace Tabernacle Christian Center in Brooklyn, N.Y. Rev. Wright first developed his talents at the St. John's Fire Baptized Holiness Church of God in Brooklyn, N.Y. In his spare time, he wrote poetry and began to play the piano at age 12. This would soon lead to him composing for the church's choir. A pivotal moment is his budding career came in 1969 when he began playing the piano for the late Bishop F.D. Washington at the Washington Temple C.O.G.I.C. in Brooklyn, N.Y.. Through that association, he was selected as organist for the Rev. Isaac Douglas and the N.Y. community choir. With the exception of one, all the selections on Douglas' classic best-selling 1971 album, "Let's
Go Higher", were written by Rev. Wright . This album was a landmark recording in the early development of contemporary choir sound. In 1976, he founded the Timothy Wright Concert Choir. Some of the choir's award winning and best selling releases includes, Who's On The Lord's Side and Do You Know The Light. He has also recorded with choirs across the county. Of these recordings, his most memorable hits include: Troubles Don't Last Always, Master Can You Use Me and Yes I'm A Believer. In addition to this, he also recorded a Stellar Award winning project with Myrna Summers, entitled We're Gonna Make It. In fact, one of his projects, Come Thou Almighty King, which has garned national recognition, was recorded with a 500 voice choir, made up of New York's best gospel artists. Without question, Timothy Wright proves once again that he is the "Godfather" of gospel music.  Get Rev. Wright's latest CD "Jesus, Jesus, Jesus!" and please continue to pray for the
entire Wright family and the Grace Tabernacle church family. Website: www.myspace.com/reverendtimothywright.

Christian Bookstore of the Week: Greater Mount Calvary Bookstore, Washington, DC
616 Rhode Island Avenue, NE; Washington, DC 20002; Ph: 202-832-4130; Fax: 202-529-6582; E-mail: gmchcbookstore@gmchc.org. Website: www.gmcbookstore.com.

Black Bookstore of the Week: Hue-Man Bookstore, New York, NY
2319 Frederick Douglass Blvd; New York, NY 10027; Phone: 212-665-7400; Fax: 212-665-1071; E-mail: info@hueman-bookstore.com. Website: www.huemanbookstore.com.

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