Mama’s Prayer, Andraé Crouch & More Christian Entertainment News…

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Happy Friday!!! It’s time to get our weekend on 🙂 !!!

If you’re in the A, check out the inspirational play “Mama’s Prayer,” a play that will make you laugh, cry, but most of all think about your personal relationship with Jesus Christ…“Mama’s Prayer” is about a strong Christian woman who holds her family together through her Christian values despite the trials and tribulations that lie within her family. This play will suck you in and have you cheering for this family and what they stand for. With brand new original music, “Mama’s Prayer,” written and directed by Reginald Batiste, is nothing like those gospel plays you have seen before, and it’s sure to be one for the ages.

The play will be held tomorrow November 8 at 1 p.m. and 6 p.m at the Balzer Theater
84 Luckie Street, NW, Atlanta, GA 30303. Tickets are $35. For more information, go to mamasprayer.org. Below is a video preview of the play of “Mama’s Prayer.”

And if you are fan of gospel legend Andraé Crouch like I am, this will be good news for you. On November 28, Let the Church Say Amen Celebration Tour will kick off in Charlotte, NC and continue throughout the holiday season! According to the tour website, the historical tour will feature top performing artists who have been a part of Andraé’s legendary musical career and personal journey. Some of the artists include: Cece Winans, Israel Houghton, Gerald Albright, Marvin Winans and more! Audiences will be treated to special guests appearances in select cities including Atlanta, Birmingham, Miami, Orlando, Philadelphia, Washington D.C., Richmond, Detroit, Indianapolis, Columbus and more! For ticket information, go lethechurchsayamentour.com.

sherriAnd finally, since I am one of Sherri Shepherd’s biggest fans, I am happy to tell you that we have more opportunities to see her on the small screen…Sherri will appear in 10 of 12 episodes in season four of “The Soul Man” which begins in 2015, according to The Hollywood Reporter…She will portray Nikki, “the unpredictable cousin to Cedric the Entertainer’s Boyce Ballentine.” She will be on the show along with her BFF Niecy Nash.

Any thoughts?

 

 

Gospel Singer Yolanda Adams & More To Appear on Sherri Shepherd’s Last Day on “The View!”

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Sherri (who is holding a copy of my book) shows off her Sleek Angle wig from the front and the back...

Sherri (who is holding a copy of my book) shows off her Sleek Angle wig from the front and the back…

As one of Sherri Shepherd’s biggest fans, I have to help publicize her last day on ABC’s “The View.” The show will be filmed in advance and airs on Aug. 11, according to Sherri Shepherd via her Twitter account. However, the show promises to be a show to remember as Yolanda Adams is slated to perform and Kirk Franklin, Donnie McClurkin, New Edition, Bell Biv DeVoe and Arsenio Hall will also be in the house, according to the Yolanda Adams Morning Show!

Sherri spoke with me about how she got the courage to leave her stable job as a legal secretary in Los Angeles and launch her acting and comedy career for my book “After the Altar Call: The Sisters’ Guide to Developing a Personal Relationship With God.” One of the most inspiring statements she made in the interview was about how God has spoken to her as she had ascended in her career. She says she feels like God is saying, “Come here. Make the move. You make a move; I will make a move. I’m on the other side of this fear. Run toward it because you are running toward Me. Run toward the thing that you fear the most because the blessings are on the other side.” And of course, if you want to know what else she said, you have to read the book 🙂

Me and Sherri :)

Me and Sherri 🙂

And just because Sherri will no longer be on “The View,” she is obviously still in God’s view. In fact, she already has a gig lined up with more to come! According to Deadline.com, Sherri has joined the cast of “Ride Along 2” with Ice Cube and Kevin Hart! In addition, she will also be featured in Chris Rock’s dramedy “Top Five” which is about a New York City comedian-turned-movie star, which will be shown at the upcoming Toronto International Film Festival. So let’s keep checking for Sherri!

Any thoughts?

Sherri Shepherd’s 7 years at ‘The View’ & the Mysterious Meaning of No. 7

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If you have read a blog post or two here, you know I am a big fan of Sherri Shepherd. Yesterday, Sherri, co-host of ABC’s “The View,” officially addressed rumors that she was leaving the daytime talk show while on the show…

“You know I’m a woman of faith, and seven is the number of God’s completion,” she said, alluding to the amount of years she’s been on the ABC daytime talk show.

“I’ve been here seven years, and my time with ‘The View’ is complete,” Shepherd continued.

Read the rest of the article at: nydailynews.com.

Her mention of the number seven in her official announcement, which happened on 7/7/2014, got me thinking about the number 7 and it’s significance in the Bible.  The number 7 in the Bible often denotes entirety or perfection. God created the earth in seven days. Seven churches were addressed in Revelation. The walls of Jericho came crashing down after they were marched around seven times. Mary Magdalene was possessed by seven demons…And there are many more references to the number seven in the Bible.

And the number seven is significant in my life, I was born on the 7th day of September. The first I book I wrote (which was never published) is my Christian journey from 1996 to 2003. It was only last night that I realized I chronicled the first seven years of my walk with God. In 2003, I began trying to get a book contract and prepare myself to meet my husband, and seven years later, both dreams were fulfilled….

In other celebrity and seven news, Pastor Rudy Ramus of St. John’s United Methodist Church of Houston revealed that Beyonce’, a member of his church, donated $7 million to the church. Her sizable donation enabled 42 homeless men and women to have homes…See a video of Pastor Ramus speaking about her donation below.

So has the number 7 been significant in your life? Or do you not believe that numbers are significant?

Any thoughts?