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Los Angeles – OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network revealed today the official trailer for its hit megachurch drama series “Greenleaf,” from Lionsgate, award-winning writer/executive producer Craig Wright (“Lost,” “Six Feet Under”), and executive producers Clement Virgo (“The Book of Negros”), Kriss Turner Towner (“The Romanoffs,” “The Soul Man”), and Oprah Winfrey. The third season will premiere […]

Koryn Hawthorne’s rise to the top of the Gospel charts seemed to happen overnight, but it most certainly didn’t. On our first installment of Behind The Praise, Koryn talks about the success of her first single, and also discusses of the Television show Greenleaf has played into her success. The Latest Gospel News and Inspiration: Sign […]

Willie Moore Jr., his wife Patricia, and his family are about to be a party of six and today they revealed the gender of the new addition to their blended family. You may remember when they told their youngest sons they were going to big brothers: https://www.instagram.com/p/Bhu5JI-lOQU/?hl=en&taken-by=williemoorejrlive You may remember when Willie and his wife […]

Jabari Johnson just wants to play guitar and make music. But sometimes life doesn’t allow you to do what you “just want to do.” Mental illness affects millions of people around the globe and Jabari wants to fight that with his anointed sound. Check out the video as Jabari shares some of his testimony and serenades […]

  Kurt Carr is definitely one of Gospel’s anointed ones. The super talented composer and performer has been on the scene since 1990 and has no signs of slowing up. Kurt was born in  Hartford, Connecticut and at the age of 13 he started signing and dancing at the Hartford Stage Company, where he was active in plays. He […]

Crowned the “First Lady of Gospel Music,” Shirley Caesar began her recording career at the tender age of 12. With a career spanning over 60 years, Caesar is the recipient of several awards including, 11 Grammys and 14 Stellar Awards. In late 2016, Caesar captivated millennial audiences as the creator of the #unameit challenge. https://youtu.be/Olu36QuHUWc […]

On our first episode of iPraise Live we pulled up a chair next to Jekalyn Carr during lunch, to listen to her bless up with an Acoustic set from some of her biggest hits. ___  The Latest Gospel News and Inspiration: Sign Up For Our Newsletter! ______  

Atlanta

Big K.R.I.T. grew up on the bible belt. His childhood was filled with memories from the Church, and they have played a huge part in his life. Now K.R.I.T. is world renown rap artist  and the Church is still playing an influential roll in his music. Big K.R.I.T. talked about the relationship between secular rappers and the […]

National

The Easter bunny, or what some like to call the Easter Rabbit or Easter Hare, is a staple in our Easter traditions. Parents hide Easter eggs, and children run and find them, and we all chalk it up to the Easter bunny. But who invented the Easter Bunny? Easter Rabbit originated among German Lutherans, and was intended as a character that played […]

National

If you’re a church-going citizen, you know every Sunday that collection plate gets passed around to give your offerings to God. You also probably know that some of the good Christian folks might get a little skimpy with the donations, using every excuse in the book. Well one religious institution is getting their money one […]