Morning Rundown: Christian Artist CeCe Winans Makes History as First Black Female Artist of the Year

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Christian Artist CeCe Winans Makes History as First Black Female Artist of the Year

CeCe Winans is no stranger to awards and accolades. She is a multi-Grammy winning Christian singer, and she is the bestselling female gospel artist of all time.

But on Oct. 18, Winans, 58, who has sold millions of albums during her long and distinguished career, made history by become the first Black female soloist to win Artist of the Year at the Dove Awards.

After earlier winning the award for Song of the Year for the title track to her 2021 album “Believe for It,” her acceptance speech for Artist of the Year was simple: She began singing, “To God Be the Glory, for the things He has done. God bless you and thank you.”

Women Are Finding Biblical Purpose in this Explosive Move of God

Thousands of women are unifying together in an explosive revival centered on one thing—hunger for more of Jesus. The “CORE group” was started by Jenny Weaver and now women in 450 home groups meet to worship God and meet His glory and presence.

In a Charisma News interview, Weaver says their goal is to be equipped to cast out demons, heal the sick, preach the gospel and disciple women around the world.

“I’ve never seen anything like it in all my years of being saved, such an incredible unity of women,” Weaver says.

Honoring the Life of Theologian Dr. Gordon Fee

I will never forget the day decades ago, when I stood in a Christian bookstore thumbing through a copy of Gordon Fee and Douglas Stuart’s book, “How to Read the Bible for All Its Worth” (HTRB).

When I heard that Professor Fee, 88, went to be with the Lord on Monday, I winced at the pain I knew his family and others would be experiencing. But quickly I pivoted to the recognition that all of us who loved him could rejoice that he was no longer bound by any earthly limitation—especially the Alzheimer’s Disease that ravaged him these last few years.

And then I once more reveled in the pleasant memory of that day in the bookstore. As a bibliophile, I get enthused about a lot of books. But HTRB became for me and countless others (over 900,000 copies have been sold) a seminal text. A lot of long-held questions were answered, and a pathway to lifelong appreciation of the Scriptures was paved smoothly. It provided the kind of relief one might feel if given the combination to a previously impenetrable safe. Treasures intended for us were accessible! {eoa}