The Cheryl Jackson Show

CALL FOR HELP Depending on the type of person you are, you may not be very good at asking for help.  there are those who like to be the helpers:  they do best serving others because they feel capable and useful.  Then there are those who gladly accept service any time they are given the […]

Kelontae Gavin is sitting at the top of the Billboard airplay charts again this week.  GRAMMY® nominated and Stellar Award-winning, Jekalyn Carr, earns her eighth #1 single as a writer and producer with “Live Again” as performed by Kelontae Gavin. “Live Again” earns #1 status on the Billboard National Gospel Airplay Chart and Mediabase Gospel Airplay […]

UNCOMPLICATED FREEDOM We over-complicate freedom in the Christian life.  Through our legalism, we try to find a way to humanize the redeeming work of the cross because we simply can’t wrap our minds around the supernatural character of God. It can be hard to understand the complete grace offered at Calvary because we are incapable […]

Twin of Andrae Crouch, Sandra won a Grammy Award in 1984 for “Best Soul Gospel Performance, Female” for the 1983 album, “We Sing Praises,” and was nominated for a Grammy in 1986 for the song, Completely Yes from the 1985 album, “We’re Waiting.” During the late 1960s through the early 1970s, she played the tambourine […]

This week on the Community Affairs Show, Cheryl Jackson talks with Ernest Woodson and Dr. Milton Lawler of Father’s Incorporated. FATHERS INCORPORATED was founded with the intent of assisting single-parent men who desired to be positive role models and responsible fathers and encourage men who have not yet understood the need, to do so. However, […]

GRAMMY® nominated and Stellar Award-winning, Jekalyn Carr, earns her eighth #1 single as a writer and producer with “Live Again” as performed by Kelontae Gavin. “Live Again” earns #1 status on the Billboard National Gospel Airplay Chart and Mediabase Gospel Airplay chart. “Live Again” is lifted from Kelontae Gavin’s current album, TESTIFY. Jekalyn Carr’s current self-titled offering, JEKALYN, […]

CHEER FOR THE PRIZE Have you ever watched cheerleaders at a sporting event?  Smiling, bubbly, energetic, yelling for their beloved team.  What we don’t see is what might be going on underneath all of that encouragement.  Everyone has their issues.  And yet there they are, faithfully devoted to their team because they know the prize […]

The NAACP Image Award winners in the Gospel/ Christian Music categories were just announced!  Congratulations to Kirk Franklin who won for OUTSTANDING GOSPEL/CHRISTIAN ALBUM for his album “Father’s Day.  The other nominees included Kierra Sheard, Pastor Mike Jr., Jonathan McReynolds, and Maverick City Music.  And congratulations to Kierra Sheard Kelly who won for OUTSTANDING GOSPEL/CHRISTIAN […]

The New York pastor who was both robbed of $1 million worth of jewelry during a church service and accused of stealing a parishioner’s life savings has been found guilty of extortion and fraud. Bishop Lamor M. Whitehead known as the Brooklyn “Bling Bishop,” was convicted of one count of making false statements to the […]

CHOOSING WISDOM The word wisdom is used hundreds of times in the Bible.  Time and time again, we are instructed to use good judgement, to make sound decisions, to use prudence and circumspection. King Solomon made a special point to ask God to give him wisdom throughout his time as Israel’s leader.  Because of this, […]

YOUR HEART’S DESIRE What did you want more than anything else in the world when you were little?  Maybe having a pony or being a princess were the most delightful things you could imagine back then.  What do you yearn for now?  How different are your adult dreams? We’ve all heard that God loves to […]

According to Billboard, Bri Babineaux earns her second No. 1 on Billboard’s Gospel Airplay chart as “I Will Wait” rises from No. 3 to the top of the chart dated Feb. 17 and again the week of March 6. “I Will Wait” was authored by Makeba R. Woods, who also co-produced it with Kayton Bassier, David […]