Do you eat black-eyed peas on New Year’s Day?
http://urbanfaith.com/do-you-eat-black-eyed-peas-on-new-years-day/
In Charles Dickens’s A Christmas Carol...
http://urbanfaith.com/charles-dickenss-a-christmas-carol-has-a-message/
Moving from Grumbling To Thanksgiving
Don’t see the audio player? Click here. Fannie Lou Hamer was the 20th child of a Mississippi sharecropper. During the Civil Rights Movement, she often spoke out against brutality, indignities, ...
God still counts on His people to declare the pure message of the Gospel and stand for justice
http://urbanfaith.com/ida-b-wells-didnt-let-opposition-stop-her-mission/
St Patrick took the Gospel to Ireland after 400 AD
http://urbanfaith.com/st-patrick-took-the-gospel-to-the-country-of-ireland/
The Global Ethics University has identified values they say a person in business or ministry needs to be successful
http://urbanfaith.com/what-makes-a-business-enterprise-successful/
The amazing truth is that Jesus wants us to enjoy the same intimacy with Him and with the Father that He himself enjoys.
http://urbanfaith.com/some-marriages-know-the-joy-of-intimate-relationships/
Ever since Jesus died on the cross, critics of His resurrection have tried to explain His empty tomb.
http://urbanfaith.com/how-do-skeptics-explain-the-resurrection-of-jesus/
Carter G. Woodson started Black history week in 1926, to celebrate contributions of African Americans to U.S. history.
http://urbanfaith.com/black-history-month-is-a-time-for-special-celebration/
Jemar Tisby makes a case for the relevance and importance of Black History Month.
http://urbanfaith.com/five-reasons-to-celebrate-black-history-month/
Don’t see the audio player? Click here. Here is a part of Dr. Martin Luther’s King’s last message: “I don’t know what will happen now; we’ve got some difficult days ahead. But it real...
http://urbanfaith.com/dr-martin-luther-kings-last-words-memorable/
Don’t see the audio player? Click here. During the last days of 1862, rumors circulated that Abraham Lincoln might free the slaves on January 1, 1863. While some slaves doubted, most prayed all...
http://urbanfaith.com/african-americans-celebrate-watch-night/
Don’t see the audio player? Click here. In 1805, a group of missionaries presented the Gospel to Native Americans in Boston. In response, one Native American said, “When your message about Je...
http://urbanfaith.com/native-americans-gave-missionaries-a-test/
One man shares why he's happy he maintained abstinence until marriage in hopes encouraging young people to think carefully about sex and inspire those remaining abstinent until marriage.
http://urbanfaith.com/10-reasons-im-glad-i-was-a-virgin-when-i-married/
How to make sure your ballot counts on Election Day.
Author Rob Bell says when we doubt, it is a sign that our faith has a pulse, that it is alive and searching. John the Baptist had doubts
http://urbanfaith.com/rob-bell-says-faith-and-doubt-are-not-opposites/
One writer says activities in preparation for Christmas may not be as worldly or secondary as we might think.
http://urbanfaith.com/at-least-one-person-defends-the-christmas-rush/
God does exactly all He promises to do. He is absolutely trustworthy, so those who place their faith in Him can count on His faithfulness forever.
http://urbanfaith.com/one-teachers-faithfulness-remarkable-outcome/
Don’t see the audio player? Click here. The book of Revelation gives us a glimpse of how life as we know it now will end. God has not chosen to give us details of His plans, but He left us enou...
Don’t see the audio player? Click here. In describing the New Jerusalem where God’s people will one day live, John, in the book of Revelation, uses multiples of twelve—12 gates, 12 stones, ...
Don’t see the audio player? Click here. 5,000 years ago, Imhotep, an African genius, built the world’s first stone skyscraper—the Step Pyramid. He was also the father of medicine, chief arc...
http://urbanfaith.com/first-skyscraper-built-nearly-5000-years-ago/
Don’t see the audio player? Click here. An old myth has it that a frog will jump out of a boiling pot of water and live, but if it is placed in cool water and the heat is slowly increased, it w...
http://urbanfaith.com/say-frog-will-boil-alive-water-gradually-heated/
Don’t see the audio player? Click here. Marathon runners know they have to dig deep to win a race. But research shows that to succeed in any profession, the main ingredient is not talent, but t...
http://urbanfaith.com/marathon-race-one-key-winning-perseverance/
Don’t see the audio player? Click here. Research shows pet dogs may give owners important benefits. Taking dogs for a walk increases exercise; caring for a dog makes you feel needed and wanted....
http://urbanfaith.com/pet-dogs-may-give-owners-several-benefits/
Don’t see the audio player? Click here. Reliable sources say 100 million Christians worldwide suffer persecution for their faith—persecution that includes beatings, physical torture, confinem...
http://urbanfaith.com/reports-say-100-million-christians-suffer-faith/
Don’t see the audio player? Click here. Research shows that church attendance by millennials is declining. Yet attendance by African American millennials is still holding. The reasons appear to...
http://urbanfaith.com/many-african-american-millennials-still-go-church/
Don’t see the audio player? Click here. According to the World Health Organization, 800 million people suffer hunger and a billion people lack safe drinking water. Organizations that relieve th...
http://urbanfaith.com/many-people-worldwide-lack-food-safe-drinking-water/
Don’t see the audio player? Click here. What political leaders mean when they predict a “new world order” is not always clear. Yet the Bible does speak of a reordering of life on earth, und...
http://urbanfaith.com/political-leaders-often-speak-new-world-order/
Don’t see the audio player? Click here. Jamaica born Usain Bolt won nine gold medals at the Olympic Games. He is the fastest man on earth. He achieved that recognition through the discipline of...
Don’t see the audio player? Click here. Some dieters believe they add weight just by thinking of food. One expert agrees that dieters may be right. He says the mere thought of food increases in...
Don’t see the audio player? Click here. One of Aesop’s fables is of a turtle that challenges a rabbit to a foot race. The rabbit is so certain he can outrun the slow turtle that he races ahea...
Don’t see the audio player? Click here. Aspiring Olympians spend months, even years, following rigid diets, building their bodies, and disciplining their minds. They do it not only for the meda...
http://urbanfaith.com/olympians-endure-tough-training-order-win/
Don’t see the audio player? Click here. Many movies portray the suffering of Jesus, but Mel Gibson’s “The Passion of the Christ” was tough to watch. In one scene, Christ is brutally whipp...
Don’t see the audio player? Click here. We are grateful our government provides a public defender if a person charged with a crime has no resources. Yet often public defenders have so many case...
http://urbanfaith.com/court-public-defender-better-no-defender/
Don’t see the audio player? Click here. One African church father, Tertullian, lived in the 2nd and 3rd century A.D. Many call him “the founder of Western theology.” He is most noted for co...
http://urbanfaith.com/second-century-church-fathers-still-honored/
Don’t see the audio player? Click here. In his book “Good to Great,” Jim Collins says any organization wishing to succeed in its mission must be sure to have the right people in the right s...
http://urbanfaith.com/right-people-right-seats-bus-critical/
Don’t see the audio player? Click here. Politicians of all persuasions give optimistic visions of what they promise to do. Yet no political vision compares to the future God promises in the Bib...
http://urbanfaith.com/politicians-noted-promising-optimistic-visions/
Don’t see the audio player? Click here. Robert Jones in a Washington Post article says based on research by the Public Religion Research Institute, Christianity among Anglo Americans is dying. ...
http://urbanfaith.com/researchers-report-christianity-america-dying/
Don’t see the audio player? Click here. In 1895, Mary McLeod Bethune graduated from Moody Bible Institute. Rejected as a missionary because of her color, she went south and worked tirelessly fo...
http://urbanfaith.com/mary-mcleod-bethune-worked-tirelessly-world-peace/
Don’t see the audio player? Click here. A recent Newsweek study says 1 in 25 people executed in the U.S. were innocent. While some may question the accuracy of the study, still it shows that so...
http://urbanfaith.com/recent-study-says-1-25-people-executed-innocent/
Don’t see the audio player? Click here. Of course you remember this anonymous saying: “If a task has once begun, never leave it till it’s done. Be the labor great or small, do it well or no...
Don’t see the audio player? Click here. Thoughtful parents or leaders of many sorts know they must transmit their values to the next generation. How can you do it? Transmitting vision and value...
Don’t see the audio player? Click here. Moral failure among God’s people dishonors our Lord, especially among leaders. One leadership survey found that one out of eight pastors had committed ...
Don’t see the audio player? Click here. The deadliest flood on record occurred in China in 1931. Up to 4 million people died and 80 million were left homeless. In 1900, a hurricane left 8,000 d...
http://urbanfaith.com/storm-damage-rain-wind-floodwater-can-huge/
Don’t see the audio player? Click here. Dr. George Washington Carver found a way to preserve fruit because he knew our bodies need fruit to keep healthy. That may also be why Jesus often used f...
Don’t see the audio player? Click here. Actor Clarence Williams’ father gave him the nickname Billy. When Clarence was a baby, his father went to the library, picked out 100 children’s book...
http://urbanfaith.com/clarence-williams-father-nicknamed-billy/
Don’t see the audio player? Click here. From 1974 until 1998, the Willis Tower in Chicago—formerly called the Sears Tower—was the tallest building in the world, 1,454 feet tall. To support ...
Don’t see the audio player? Click here. Theologian Charles Spurgeon said, “One log does not burn well by itself.” By that he means that when burning logs separate, they soon die out. The au...
http://urbanfaith.com/charles-spurgeon-said-one-log-not-burn-well/
Don’t see the audio player? Click here. Scientists know that twins we call “identical” are not really identical. They may come from one fertilized egg in a mother’s womb, but they still d...