Geoffrey Golden @GeoffreyDGolden Sunday Best Season 7 Winner to Release Debut Album Kingdom…Live! On August 7th

Fo Yo Soul Recordings/RCA artist and winner of the seventh season of BET’s popular show, Sunday Best, Geoffrey Golden, will release his debut album, Kingdom…LIVE!. The highly anticipated CD was recorded in Dallas and features 11 stellar tracks, including the stand-out, lead single, “All of My Help”.

Executive produced by his mentor and Fo Yo Soul Recordings CEO Kirk Franklin, and co-produced by hit-makers Myron Butler and Shaun Martin, Kingdom…LIVE! showcases Geoffrey Golden’s rich talent as both a live performer and a songwriter. The 21 year old’s passionate ministry comes alive on songs such as “You Will Perform,” “All Things Get Better,” “Changed” and more.

“On the night of the live recording, I was amazed at the level of music and ministry that came out of this young man!” says Kirk Franklin. “It has been a joy watching Geoffrey develop on Sunday Best and partnering with him as he takes the first steps in what I believe will be a lasting career in gospel.”

While prepping for the release of Kingdom….LIVE!, the Cleveland, OH native will be making a number of promotional appearances including, The Kirk Franklin Show (Kirk Franklin’s Praise, Sirius XM) premiering on Friday July 31st at 12pm ET/11am CT/9am PT. Golden will also return to BET’s Sunday Best, now in its eighth season, for a guest performance which will air on Sunday, August 9th.

After hitting the road in Washington DC, Baltimore, Philadelphia, Raleigh, and Atlanta, Golden will host a free concert event in honor of Kingdom…LIVE! on Monday, August 10th at Mt. Zion of Oakwood Village in Cleveland (1 Mt. Zion Circle, Cleveland, OH 44146). The evening will feature special appearances from guest artists, Christon Gray, Deitrick Haddon and Tasha Page-Lockhart.

Kingdom…LIVE! will be available everywhere music is sold.

Kindgom…LIVE! Track Listing

1. Unto God
2. Expectation
3. A Song Called He Reigns featuring Kirk Franklin
4. All Of My Help
5. You Will Perform
6. All Things Get Better
7. Seek First
8. Changed
9. Heavenly Places (Geoffrey Speaks)
10. Glory To The Lamb
11. Kingdom

What are the major differences between Smartness, Intelligence, Brilliance & Genius?

 

 

These are just words, and they don't have generally-agreed-upon specific meanings.

I'm going to try and wing it as I go along so forgive any contradictions that creep into the answer. Also, I suspect I'm going to need Venn diagrams for this exercise. Let's begin:

Intelligence is something that's acquired by reading books, through academia and it implies knowledge, retention and recall. If I were to plot knowledge vs application on a graph, Intelligence would gravitate more towards the knowledge side of it.

Smartness is the ability to improvise given the limited resources at hand. The resources can include information as well. Smartness – from the perspective of word's dictionary meaning –  alludes to wit, and being quick on the uptake. So maybe smart people can learn quickly and therefore acquire intelligence.

Brilliance, in my opinion, is simply a higher degree of smartness. Someone who is really really smart is automatically labelled brilliant.

Genius is perhaps the intersection of all of these.

I'd say, roughly speaking, that many people use "smart" and "intelligent" as synonyms when referring to someone who is above-average in terms of knowledge acquisition, problem-solving ability, or creativity.

"He has a 4.0 average! He's really smart."

"She has speaks seven languages. She's really intelligent."

People tend to use "brilliant" and "genius" to mean "super-intelligent" or "way above average." As with "smart" and "intelligent," many people use "brilliant" and "genius" as synonyms.

"Shakespeare was able to write the best plays in the English language because he was brilliant."

"You'll never be able to understand Stephen Hawking's work. He's a genius!"

But, again, these are trends or tendencies. A particular person might say, "I think of 'smart' and 'intelligent' as different..."

I am full of "theories" -- one of my theories is that intelligent people have more chances of survival in the face of an apocalypse than educated people.... seems a bit hard to see in the beginning, however there is a great comedy show that shows this theory to perfection.

-- In the Big Bang Theory, Dr. Sheldon Cooper's character is extremely educated, however when he is facing situations where he has no background knowledge, he fails or has to try very hard to begin grasping the knowledge of how it works, or what decision to take.

-- Dr. Sheldon Cooper is a genius. He has inmense knowledge on many different fields. In one episode he was to face someone else on a basketball match... none of the two people had ever even touched a basketball, and both are very well educated. - To make the long story short... none of them was even capable of bounce the ball on the floor successfully -- Now in the other hand, if the person in the same position as Dr. Cooper was his neighbor "Penny", whom he considers and is portrait as a little bit of a "air head" and not well educated at all, would have figured out how to bounce that ball within seconds.

---- This is one of the examples why I say, the human race will survive on Intelligent people, not educated ones. --
Some people are on complete extremes, very well educated to extremely intelligent... some are fortunate enough to have both in a good balance, but others are not so lucky.

Fortunately, Intelligent people solve their handicaps" by getting educated.... (A lot of intelligent people have issues studying and learning with the same ease as others do, in their mind there is a lot of information out there that is not necessary to get the job or task done - so their 'intelligent' brain bypasses that "junk" information and grasps the concept quickly - they use their common sense!) - educated people have a much harder time getting that common sense' that come to smart people so easily! - Yes educated people can gather all the necessary information and make a more 'educated' decision than the intelligent ones.... however if you are facing mayhem, the time you take to make that decision is crucial.

- One last example..... if both the intelligent and the educated people are standing on the ground and the ground is crumbing under their feet, and they find two paths... one of roads will be on safe ground that won't crumble into an abyss, the other road will disintegrate and kill the person who chose it. The intelligent person will go with their gut and make a decision... this means they have a 50% of survival.... the educated person on the other hand, will stop and consider what are the conditions on the two choices and thinks about which one has the highest chances of survival.... however, in the time that it takes them to think, the ground would have crumble under them, and they will certainly die... giving them 0% of survival. - so yeah... humanity's future is in the hand of intelligent people.. not educated ones... so gloat all you want about your "Book Smarts" - that is not what is going to save you in the end....

What type of person do you think you are? - no need to post your answer just think about it... where do you tend to lean towards the most? Are most of your first reactions correct, and you confirmed it when things went wrong because you took another route after over analyzing it? Or are you most of the time right because you go with that first instinct or "gut feeling" you get?

What are the major differences between Smartness, Intelligence, Brilliance & Genius?

 

 

These are just words, and they don't have generally-agreed-upon specific meanings.

I'm going to try and wing it as I go along so forgive any contradictions that creep into the answer. Also, I suspect I'm going to need Venn diagrams for this exercise. Let's begin:

Intelligence is something that's acquired by reading books, through academia and it implies knowledge, retention and recall. If I were to plot knowledge vs application on a graph, Intelligence would gravitate more towards the knowledge side of it.

Smartness is the ability to improvise given the limited resources at hand. The resources can include information as well. Smartness – from the perspective of word's dictionary meaning –  alludes to wit, and being quick on the uptake. So maybe smart people can learn quickly and therefore acquire intelligence.

Brilliance, in my opinion, is simply a higher degree of smartness. Someone who is really really smart is automatically labelled brilliant.

Genius is perhaps the intersection of all of these.

I'd say, roughly speaking, that many people use "smart" and "intelligent" as synonyms when referring to someone who is above-average in terms of knowledge acquisition, problem-solving ability, or creativity.

"He has a 4.0 average! He's really smart."

"She has speaks seven languages. She's really intelligent."

People tend to use "brilliant" and "genius" to mean "super-intelligent" or "way above average." As with "smart" and "intelligent," many people use "brilliant" and "genius" as synonyms.

"Shakespeare was able to write the best plays in the English language because he was brilliant."

"You'll never be able to understand Stephen Hawking's work. He's a genius!"

But, again, these are trends or tendencies. A particular person might say, "I think of 'smart' and 'intelligent' as different..."

I am full of "theories" -- one of my theories is that intelligent people have more chances of survival in the face of an apocalypse than educated people.... seems a bit hard to see in the beginning, however there is a great comedy show that shows this theory to perfection.

-- In the Big Bang Theory, Dr. Sheldon Cooper's character is extremely educated, however when he is facing situations where he has no background knowledge, he fails or has to try very hard to begin grasping the knowledge of how it works, or what decision to take.

-- Dr. Sheldon Cooper is a genius. He has inmense knowledge on many different fields. In one episode he was to face someone else on a basketball match... none of the two people had ever even touched a basketball, and both are very well educated. - To make the long story short... none of them was even capable of bounce the ball on the floor successfully -- Now in the other hand, if the person in the same position as Dr. Cooper was his neighbor "Penny", whom he considers and is portrait as a little bit of a "air head" and not well educated at all, would have figured out how to bounce that ball within seconds.

---- This is one of the examples why I say, the human race will survive on Intelligent people, not educated ones. --
Some people are on complete extremes, very well educated to extremely intelligent... some are fortunate enough to have both in a good balance, but others are not so lucky.

Fortunately, Intelligent people solve their handicaps" by getting educated.... (A lot of intelligent people have issues studying and learning with the same ease as others do, in their mind there is a lot of information out there that is not necessary to get the job or task done - so their 'intelligent' brain bypasses that "junk" information and grasps the concept quickly - they use their common sense!) - educated people have a much harder time getting that common sense' that come to smart people so easily! - Yes educated people can gather all the necessary information and make a more 'educated' decision than the intelligent ones.... however if you are facing mayhem, the time you take to make that decision is crucial.

- One last example..... if both the intelligent and the educated people are standing on the ground and the ground is crumbing under their feet, and they find two paths... one of roads will be on safe ground that won't crumble into an abyss, the other road will disintegrate and kill the person who chose it. The intelligent person will go with their gut and make a decision... this means they have a 50% of survival.... the educated person on the other hand, will stop and consider what are the conditions on the two choices and thinks about which one has the highest chances of survival.... however, in the time that it takes them to think, the ground would have crumble under them, and they will certainly die... giving them 0% of survival. - so yeah... humanity's future is in the hand of intelligent people.. not educated ones... so gloat all you want about your "Book Smarts" - that is not what is going to save you in the end....

What type of person do you think you are? - no need to post your answer just think about it... where do you tend to lean towards the most? Are most of your first reactions correct, and you confirmed it when things went wrong because you took another route after over analyzing it? Or are you most of the time right because you go with that first instinct or "gut feeling" you get?

New Urban Inspirational Artiste Trinity Dawson’s “Not That Easy” Single The Most Added Song in the Country This Week - @IAmTrinityMusic

New Urban Inspirational recording artist Trinity Dawson's Top-40 radio single "Not That Easy" from his forthcoming fall 2015 album release WITH ALL I AM is the No. 1 most added song at Gospel radio. "Not That Easy" - a collaboration with Grammy-nominated songwriter Aaron Sledge - is quickly approaching New & Active sitting at #38 on Billboard's BDS Gospel radio chart this week.

Trinity Dawson's music ministry is growing exponentially. This week, he is performing at the Gospel Music Workshop of America (July 29, New Orleans); Atlanta Live TV (August 10); Black Family Reunion (August 16, Cincinnati); and Urban Soul Cafe (August 20, Dallas).

"Not That Easy" which is an encouraging and uplifting song that talks about being steadfast and unbreakable during tough situations, and connects with listeners from all walks of life, is available for digital download now via iTunes (https://itun.es/i6LN2nv), CD Baby (https://bit.ly/1g3vsKe) and Google Play (https://goo.gl/mnXygw).

"THANK YOU JESUS, YOU TURNED IT" - Nathaniel Bassey Testifies Of God's Protection From Plane Crash - @nathanielblow

God be praised forever! Stumbled across this testimony few minutes ago by renowned worshiper & songwriter,Nathaniel Bassey and it's important you hear what he has to say about God's love, guidance & protection. Lesson learned; "never get too familiar with the grace of God that you forget to show gratitude".

"THANK YOU JESUS. HE TURNED IT! 
Between Sunday and Monday, I've flown for about 5 hours in and out of different cities in the US. Yesterday's was to be the last lap before returning to base on this trip. So we were flying from Charlotte to Washington Dc. Pilot already said it was cloudy and would rain at some point.

 Going through the thickly dark clouds was stressful enough. And just about 15mins to land, he gets on the mic to say, "ladies and gentlemen, something just popped up in front, and we have to divert immediately. That's all I can say for now. We land in 20 mins. Cabin crew prepare for landing and as soon as he got off the mic you could hear someone literally flying hurriedly to beat something. Then began this Hollywood maneuvering. Now after you hear such, you know it's has to be a GOD. You know what prior to this time, I felt a leading to listen to Tye Tribbet's HE'S TURNED IT. 

Normally I would listen to sorting softer while reading at the same time. So when the announcement came. I figured GOD had already turned it around for our good. So as this rush to land continued, folks became apprehensive. With my ear phones on I just declared THANK YOU JESUS... THANK YOU JESUS.....etc.  To spare you the details, we landed safely and met these fire trucks waiting for us. It was then we realised it was a big deal. Praise God, HE TURNED IT.Now, while I declared those words and prayed the oyibos looked like they didn't hear. But when we landed, an elderly man turned to me and said,"THANKS FOR HELPING TO LAND THE PLANE AND PRAYING FOR SOME OF US WHO CANT PRAY". 

Immediately I said, "PRAISE GOD. JESUS LANDED THE PLANE" I also remember saying thank you Jesus on the preceding flight we were on. And two women next to me said, yes thank you Jesus. Why am I saying this ? Sometimes when in public, we become ashamed of our faith. We don't want people thinking we are fanatics. But truth of the matter is that, people are waiting to see and know our God is real. And indeed they testifies yesterday. It is normally my practice to say THANK YOU JESUS when ever I arrive safely. At least to the hearing of those around me. So when you taxi, say it. When you take off, say Thank you Jesus. When you cruise and land safely, Thank him. Don't ever get used to his goodness and mercy, no matter how small they look, and forget to say Thank you Jesus!  Now here is a an add on testimony. The flight was mistakenly booked to land me at a wrong airport. Farther from where we stay. But the diversion actually now took us back to where I should have landed in the first place. I guess this is what scripture says when things work out for our good.   

So I prophecy to you reading this, everything meant to destroy you and cause you shame and sorrow is being turned around. And shall work perfectly for your good and favor. And you shall testify, in Jesus' name. Amen!  So once again, I say THANK YOU JESUS. YOU TURNED IT."

Kierra Sheard LIVE in Nigeria For #Alabanza2015 @Tehilacrew @kierrasheard

Lagos, NG — Tehila Records have officially announced American GRAMMY® Award-nominated, GMA Dove Award and Stellar Award-winning recording artist and songwriter, KIERRA SHEARD as the International Headline Artist for this year’s edition of theirALABANZA Concert 3, holding in Lagos, Nigeria on the 11th of September, 2015.

The popular singer/songwriter/actress/activist will be performing alongside some of the biggest voices in the Gospel Music Industry in Nigeria and South Africa namelyENKAY, SAMMIE OKPOSO, UCHE AGU (USA), CHIIKA100%, TEHILA CREW, NIKKI LAOYE, PITA, ANDILE KAMAJOLA (SOUTH AFRICA), NATHANIEL BASSEY, TONY ADOKI, BUKOLA BEKES,ONOS, EFE NATHAN, ANNY, ENITAN ADABA, BOLA UDOM, VOICES IN ZION AND APOSTLES, SOUND OF HEAVEN AND THE PSALMISTS.

Kierra Sheard is the daughter of American Gospel four-time Grammy Award winning singer, Karen Clark Sheard, of the legendary Clark Sisters, and Bishop J. Drew Sheard, senior pastor of Greater Emmanuel Institutional Church of God In Christ in Detroit, Michigan.

With a career spanning over 18 years and five albums to her credit, the 28-year-old Detroit native is a renowned Reality TV star on BET’s family docu-drama series, “The Sheards” and She is also one of the judges on BET’s popular singing competition, “Sunday Best”.

A budding entrepreneur as well, Kierra Sheard helms the hosiery line, Sheers by Sheard (available exclusively at select Walgreens, USA) and recently launched Eleven 60, a plus-size clothing line, for the fall/winter 2015.

Kierra recently released her Stellar Award-nominated fifth album, Graceland, which debuted at #1 on Billboard’s and iTunes’ Gospel Albums charts with hit songs, “Flaws” , “Save Me”, “Moving Forward”,”Reping My God” and many more.

This will be Kierra Sheard’s first time ever in Africa, with her debut performance taking place in Nigeria, the Giant of Africa.

The singer will also be speaking at the pre-concert music seminar which is scheduled to hold earlier on the concert day. More details coming soon.

She will be accompanied by her superstar brother and producer, J.Drew, fellow co-star on BET’s The Sheards.

Her colorful versatility provides the creative blueprint for her contemporary urban inspirational sound and this is an exciting experience everyone looks forward to at the upcoming ALABANZA Concert.

**Here is a short video message from Kierra Sheard**

ALABANZA CONCERT 3 holds on the 11th of September,2015 at the City Of David (Redeemed Christian Church of God), COD road, Oniru, Victoria Island, Lekki.

The brains behind the ALABANZA concert are CEO of Tehila Records, Tim Ogboruche and his wife, Nkiruka Gift also known as Enkay.

For updates, follow the hash tags #ALABANZA2015

For more information, enquiries and Sponsorship considerations,

Contact Tehila Records

M: 08185126146

E: tehilasounds@gmail.com

Follow on twitter: @kierrasheard @nky_onu @tehilacrew

Instagram: @tehilacrew @officialenkay

Web: www.facebook.com/tehila.crew

Source: Praiseworldradio.com

TRUTH: Life is a single line walk.

The men walk in a single line on the face
of the earth.

Each of them has a bag placed on his chest
and a bag on his back.

In the first bag we place our qualities.

In the second we place our shortcomings.
Each man has his own criteria for deciding
both shortcoming and advantages or qualities.

During this long march that we call life,
We keep our eyes on our front bag, although
we aren't quite at our final destination,
but we feel we shall arrive there soon.

During this time, on our backs we still
have the weight of our vices which hang
miserably.

We pretend to ignore it, because we are
too busy,

We consider our duty to reproach the
defect of our companions, people around us,
which are in front of us and we are free
to see that they have a bag of drawbacks.

We consider that we are better than him,
forgetting that those who walk behind us
can also see our bag of drawbacks. Those
also consider us less deserving and do not
give us the respect we need.

---------------------------------------

Isn't this the situation we live every day?

This short text should remind us that our
position is relative among men: we are not
better or worst than others around us.

We should give our companion the benefit
of the doubt and give him the chance to change
for the better, without reproaching his
shortcomings.

-----------------------------------------

"The biggest flaw of one is having a lot of
flaws and not trying to correct them. " -Confucius

ALBUM: Shady B - @Shadyb_amen – ”Flawless” (The EP) - Now Available on iTunes

With previously released singles The End and Love Call still getting rave review on the radio and social media, Shady B drops the 5 track album as an appetizer, with plans more projects on the way.

The concept Flawless comes from the understanding that I am the righteousness of God in Christ Jesus. I receive His righteousness through faith. My true self (nature) is in Jesus; with Jesus I can do no wrong. No more condemnation, Jesus took it all. A victorious state of mind that empowers me to accept the best God has me. This is more than a movement its a lifestyle.

DOWNLOAD

Track1: Hail your Name

Track2: Thank You

Track3: Saved by Grace

Track4: Love Call

Track5: The End (Drop)

@TGreeneStuff - Travis Greene’s Single ”Intentional” Tops The Gospel Selling Charts

Gospel singer Travis Greene’s hit song “Intentional” is now the top selling gospel track in the country according to both SoundScan and Billboard.com. The song also holds the No. 1 spot on Billboard’s Hot Gospel Songs chart. An inspiring and melodic track, the talented singer-songwriter helps his audience believe that everything that happens is part of a bigger plan.

In reference to the single’s latest status, Travis says, “When I heard the news about Intentional reaching Number 1, I was stunned and ecstatic. My prayer for this song was that it would simply encourage people around the world to trust God more and know that He does everything intentionally for our good!”

“Intentional” is the first single off of Travis’ highly-anticipated debut album THE HILL, which was live recorded late last year in his hometown of Charlotte, NC and is due for release in the fall. INTENTIONAL, a 4 track EP is expected to be released on Friday, August 14.

Watch Travis Green’s “Intentional” Live Performance/Lyric Video

http://www.vevo.com/watch/travis-greene/Intentional-(Lyric)/USRV81500475

Lead With Your Strengths

The Word for Today

'...I am the Lord your God, who teaches you to profit...' Isaiah 48:17 NKJV

In case you’re wondering whether or not God wants you to succeed, the answer is a resounding ‘Yes!’ He told the Israelites, ‘I am the Lord your God, who teaches you to profit, who leads you by the way you should go.’ (Isaiah 48:17 NKJV) But you’ll only succeed if you know and do the right things. Only as the leader grows, will the company or ministry grow. It’s amazing how much time, money and energy we spend on things that can’t produce growth. Logos, websites, brochures and slogans are all important, but they’ll never make up for incompetent leadership. So what should you do? Once you know you’re walking in God’s will and your private life is in order, the keys to success are priorities and concentration. 

John Maxwell offers the following guidelines: 

(1) Focus 70% of your energy on developing your strengths. Effective leaders who reach their potential spend more time on what they do well than on what they do badly. 

(2) Focus 25% on new things. If you want to get better you have to keep changing and improving. That means stepping out into new areas. If you dedicate time to new things related to your strong areas, you’ll grow as a leader. 

(3) Focus 5% on areas of weakness. Nobody can entirely avoid working in their areas of weakness. (Note: we’re not talking here about sin or character weaknesses that must be dealt with.) The key is to delegate to gifted people the things that you’re not particularly good at. That way you’re free to concentrate in the areas of your God–given strengths.

Legendary Gospel Superstar Karen Clark Sheard’s Highly-Anticipated New Album ”Destined to Win” Available Now - @officialkcs

The highly-anticipated new album from gospel superstar Karen Clark Sheard is here, with her sixth solo album Destined To Win available everywhere in-stores and online today, Friday July 17, 2015! The beloved music icon’s voice and performance style display unsurpassed richness on her latest album, with the buzzed-about project eagerly embraced by fans and garnering advance accolades including the New York Times praising the record’s “volume of joy and excellence in all the details….

Ms. Sheard is a soprano of great range in pitch and tone, elegant to guttural. She’s riding on top of these tracks with constant invention,” and Essence.com previously declaring it “one of the most anticipated projects of the year,” to GospelPundit.com stating, “Destined To Win is a powerful declaration of faith and victory, marked by the impeccable and unparalleled vocals of one of gospel music’s greatest treasures.”

Featuring the hit singles “My Words Have Power” (feat. Donald Lawrence & The Co.) and the GRAMMY®-nominated “Sunday AM,” the 4-time GRAMMY®-winning music legend continues to deliver a powerful masterpiece of encouragement and passion for faith on this new 10-track album, with the enthralled crowd reaction putting listeners in the live performance experience, from her packed live album recording at Chicago’s House of Hope. The album features production from esteemed collaborator Donald Lawrence along with Daniel Weatherspoon, as well as her son J. Drew Sheard II on the anthem “My God Is Big,” and other early favorites such as “The Who Doesn’t Matter” (feat. Faith Evans), Richard Smallwood’s “The Resurrection,” “We Acknowledge You,” and more.

The release of Destined To Win also marks Karen Clark Sheard’s second solo album release on her record label Karew Records. In addition to recent appearances at Dallas’ Friendship Baptist Church and the Yolanda Adams Morning Show, fans around the country can catch Clark Sheard in New York at her Destined To Win album release concert at the Greater Allen AME Cathedral on Friday July 17th, as well as additional stops in Philadelphia, Richmond VA, Washington DC, Chicago, and Atlanta.

Karen Clark Sheard: Destined To Win

Album release: Friday July 17, 2015 (Karew Records/Entertainment One Music)

Amazon

http://www.amazon.com/Destined-Win-Karen-Clark-Sheard/dp/B00TYN8NUI

iTunes

https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/destined-to-win/id999885185?ls=1

Google Play

https://play.google.com/store/music/album/Karen_Clark_Sheard_Destined_To_Win?id=Bjq7chz7x4hbhbhtu4fjwrkl4ee&hl=en

Walmart exclusive edition, with 3 bonus tracks

http://www.walmart.com/ip/45466576