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2010 GOSPEL SUPERFEST: Concert to be held at Xavier University.
*The second annual Gospel Superfest is set for January 2010. The event will be recorded at the historical Xavier University in Cincinnati, Ohio and will be hosted by actors Vivica Fox and Flex Alexander. Read Full Story

GET PAID AT CHURCH: Pastor gives $1,000 away each Sunday to people in need.
*One Chicago area church has doubled its attendance by giving money away every Sunday morning. Lighthouse Church of All Nations in Alsip has grown from a normal 1,600 to 2,500 parishioners at its three services each week since the cash giveaway started more than a month ago. Read Full Story

SCIENTOLOGY A FRAUD?: Court ruling and celebrity defection bad PR.
*A French court’s decision to convict The Church of Scientology of fraud has some high profile members separating themselves from the church. Read Full Story

OPINION OR DISCRIMINATION: Sales clerk fired over ‘gay marriage’ comment.
*A Massachusetts man said he was wrongfully fired for voicing his opinion about gay marriage. But his employer, Brookstone at Logan International Airport in Boston, said the employee violated the company’s tolerance policy and that’s why he was fired. Read Full Story

PARTNERSHIPS FOR THE NEEDY: 40-year-old program gets a boost from the World Wide Web.
*The Salvation Army’s Angel Giving Tree program is expanding to the World Wide Web with the help of JC Penney retail store. Now those who want to donate items for the holidays can do so by shopping on-line. Read Full Story

WORD OF THE DAY: Read Your Life Backward
By Max Lucado - submitted by Guy Brody
*Set apart for a special work. God shaped you according to yours. How else can you explain yourself? Your ability to diagnose an engine problem by the noise it makes, to bake a cake without a recipe. Read Full Story

SUICIDE OF A PASTOR: What happens when your spiritual leader wants to end it all?
*A rash of suicides and suicide attempts has some Baptists in the Carolinas doing some soul searching. Read Full Story

FREE MUSIC SYMPOSIUM: Gospel producer shares his knowledge.
*Pastor and famed producer Steven Ford is gearing up to host a music symposium at the University of Delaware in Newark. Called "Is your music department a ministry or a misery?" Read Full Story

GAY PRIDE: Festival draws both sides of the pendulum.
*Participants in Atlanta’s annual gay pride festival last weekend had to practically walk a gauntlet of Christians carrying Bibles and signs to enter Piedmont Park. Read Full Story

KENTUCKY GOVERNOR OFFENDS CHRISTIANS: Term ‘holiday tree’ causes furor.
*Some Christians in Kentucky are angry over the governor's yuletide terminology saying he has put political correctness ahead of his Christian values. Read Full Story

INTERNET CONGREGATIONS: Churches create on-line presence.
*The World Wide Web has become prime real estate for budding churches everywhere, according to the USA Today. Read Full Story

WORD OF THE DAY: Time for a Spiritual Check-Up
By Bishop E. Earl Jenkins - submitted by Guy Brody
*We all know how important physical health is; here's a plan for keeping your soul in shape. Read Full Story

AFRICAN-AMERICANS AND ISLAM: Membership numbers show growing sector.
*More American born people of African decent are converting to Islam, according to the Associated Press. Although the number of Muslims in American is not precise, a 2007 Pew survey estimated there are 2.35 million, of whom 35 percent were Black. Read Full Story

TAMELA MANN’S 'THE MASTER PLAN' RELEASED: Second solo effort has big expectations.
*Tamela Mann, the star of Tyler Perry’s TBS television series "MEET THE BROWNS" will release her second gospel CD Tuesday, Nov. 3 entitled "The Master Plan." Read Full Story

RELIGIOUS MUSIC OUTLET GROWING QUICKLY: Gospel Music Channel is MTV and more for Christians.
*What’s being called the "MTV for Christians" has become the fastest-growing cable channel in America. Read Full Story

TWENTY SECONDS – TWENTY THOUSAND DOLLARS: Winner of Bible contest to win grand prize.
*If you’re a quick-witted Bible scholar there could be a $20,000 price waiting just for you. Marketing expert Darrel Rundus has created a contest where the only requirement is to name the Ten Commandments of God, in order, in 20 seconds or less. Read Full Story

ANN NESBY TO RELEASE HOLIDAY MUSIC: Singer could lead a family tour.
*According to BlackGospel.com Ann Nesby, the two-time Grammy winner, and former lead singer to the Sounds of Blackness readies the release of her latest musical offering, Ann Nesby’s A Soulful Christmas for the 2009 holiday season. Read Full Story

WORD OF THE DAY: Do For Others What God Does For You
By Max Lucado / submitted by Guy Brody
*You and I have the privilege to do for others what God does for us. How do we show people that we believe in them? Read Full Story

PUSHING THEIR BUTTONS: Store clerk fired over religious slogan.
*A retail store clerk claims he has been fired because of a religious button he wore on his uniform. Trevor Keezer said he had worn the "One nation under God" button on his Home Depot apron for more than a year at work and that has led to his dismissal. Read Full Story

BOBBY JONES HOSTS BENEFIT CONCERT: Richmond, VA set as host city.
*Dr. Bobby Jones, the host of BET’s Bobby Jones Gospel Hour, will host a benefit concert Nov. 14th in Richmond, according to Gospelflava.com. Read Full Story

HALLOWEEN WEDDING: Church says yes to date, no to creepy theme.
*A New York church has refused a couple’s to wish have a wedding with a Halloween theme. The church, in Sleepy Hallow, NY, has been made famous by Washington Irving's short story, "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. Read Full Story

SECRET SOCIETY SEX RING: School teacher charged with sexual assault.
*A school teacher in San Antonio, Texas is facing aggravated sexual assault of a child after police say he coerced some of his female students into having sex with him. Read Full Story

CHURCH SPLIT: Congregations part ways over gay issue.
*Three Presbyterian churches have finalized their divorce from the nation's largest Presbyterian denomination, citing differences over the Bible's supreme authority and the possible ordination of gays. Read Full Story

WORD FOR THE DAY: A Crisis Can Lead to Healing Choices
By Rick Warren - submitted by Guy Brody
*Are you in a crisis today? Congratulations! You're about to be changed. You don't have to stay the same. God is getting ready to make a change in your life. Read Full Story

BILLBOARD BUSTERS: Gospel favorites see success at the top of the charts.
*Still, from BeBe and CeCe Winans celebrates its second week atop the Billboard Charts. Read Full Story

BOMB THREAT: Church members forced outside during Sunday service.
*Members of a Detroit church were forced to hold service outside Sunday after they received a bomb threat. Read Full Story

HOMOPHOBIC BACKFIRE: Letter of complaint leads to police investigation.
*A woman who complained about a gay pride march became the subject of a hate crime investigation. Read Full Story

DEATH OF A COMMUNITY: Closing business could mean more than loss of jobs.
*While some experts have predicted the turnaround of the struggling economy members of a community in Virginia's Tidewater area have said they must look to a high power for answers to their woes. Read Full Story

MURDER OF A PRIEST: Longtime janitor charged in the crime.
*A janitor has been charged with murder last weekend in the slaying of a priest whose body was found in the rectory of his northern New Jersey church. Read Full Story

WORD OF THE DAY: Developing Long-Term Relationships
By Rick Warren -- submitted by Guy Brody
*The Bible gives us six building blocks for developing long-term relationships: 1. We must be considerate. "People want others to be loyal, so it is better to be poor than to be a liar" (Proverbs 19:22 NCV). 2. We must be ... Read Full Story