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NOV / DEC
2013
Contents
Spring 2014
Dr. Nina’s 50th Birthday
Celebration - Page 8
DOUBLE VALS
Kirstie & Kristie
Bronner’s
Book signing for their
new book
4
INSIDE THE GATES
The Resource Ministry
7
THE NATIONAL
CENTER FOR CIVIL
AND
HUMAN
12
14
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RIGHTS
6
Convenant Keepers
By Dr. Charles Houston
10
Summer Attractions
11
It’s Never To Late
15
Lighten Up With
Spring Time Salads
By Min. Carol Francis
Word Of Faith Times
A publication of the
Word of Faith Family Worship Cathedral’s Media Ministry
Bishop Dale C. Bronner
FOUNDER/SENIOR PASTOR
Pastor Christopher L. Boyd
EXECUTIVE PASTOR
Mae Battle
Ruby Dillon
Jerry Griffin
Ruth Maddox
Beverly Norton
Jacquelyn Sims
Thelma Talley
Peggie Wimby
PRODUCTION ASSISTANTS
Gloria Buchanan
Sylvia Chambless
Betty Dunham
Alice Evans
Lafayette Hughes
Florence Jackson
Alice McCloudy
Ruth Morton
Juanita Clark-Reese Beverly Simmons
Maeomi Stembridge Reneé Sutton
Beverly Wicker
Stephanie Williams
COPY EDITORS
Lillie Hinton
Linda Trotter
GRAPHICS ARTISTS
Bevis Liddelow
Gabriel Loggins
Jacquelyn Loggins
STAFF WRITERS
Mercedes Douglas
Stephen Hinton
Jill Watkins
PHOTOGRAPHERS
Lloyd Caldway, Jr.
Edward Guy
Gilbert Hunter
“Who can find a virtuous
woman for her price is
far above rubies.”
Proverbs 31:10
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
Cathy B. Hope
EXECUTIVE EDITOR
Marian C. Barnes
Media Ministry email address: [email protected]
WOF Times provides its readers with relevant and
current information pertinent to the Christian walk and
lifestyle. The WOF Times staff will make every effort to
provide material which is educational, entertaining,
encouraging and inspiring. All of this is done in an
effort to assist WOF Times readers in developing a
more intimate relationship with Jesus Christ.
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D OUBLE A
V ALS
fter making history as the first twin
double valedictorians of Spelman
College in May 2013, Kirstie and
Kristie Bronner have recently finished their
book, Double Vals: The Keys to Success in
College and Life Beyond.
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L
ike many college students, they experienced
stress, discouragement, and the overwhelming
longing to fast-forward to the moment they
would dance across the platform with their diplomas
in-hand! They were not in love with school, neither
were they Einsteins.
Double Vals exposes the common mistakes of college
students and breaks down in detail the “how to” of
maintaining a perfect GPA, while living a balanced life.
Get ready to abandon mediocrity and be empowered for
academic superiority and life excellence!
Their secret was not found in genius, but rather in
strategy and sweat. This means that their story of
academic preeminence and life success can become
yours! An irreplaceable component of the Bronner
twins’ strategy was the “super” on top of their
“natural” (the “supernatural”) that made it all
possible…the God factor! Their motto throughout
college was, “Work like it’s all up to you, but pray
like it’s all up to God!”
They were diligent, and they included God in each
step of their preparation and each aspect of their lives.
Without the Divine, this extraordinary story would
only be ordinary. Prepare to discover how to engage
divine strategy in your life!
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COVENANT KEEPERS
qualification process.
The Covenant Keepers key scripture is Ecclesiastes
4:12b where it says “… a threefold cord is not easily broken.” The first two cords represent the husband and the
wife. The third strand represents the presence, power,
and person of God in the marriage.
The motto that Covenant Keepers has adopted is JOIN
THE REVOLUTION! The revolution that we are talking
about is to recapture the principles of God and restore
proper godly order to the covenant of marriage the way
God intended it to be. We intend to not only help church
families and marriages, but to influence the non-church
culture for marriage the way God intended.
By Dr. Charles Houston
A
fter 2 years of prayer, development and guidance from our Bishop, Dr. Dale C. Bronner, a
new ministry program has been birthed at
Word of Faith. On Sunday, March 9, 2014, WOF
launched the Covenant Keepers Marriage Mentoring
Program. The Open House was held at the Riverside EpiCenter (www.riversideepicenter.com). Since the first
Open House event went so well and numerous people
were unable to attend, we had a second Open House on
Sunday, March 30th. Covenant Keepers (CK) is a new
branch of our Marriage Ministry. It is not a replacement
of our Marriage Ministry, but customized to the needs of
WOF as a complement to the Marriage Ministry and support to the WOF Counseling Network.
The objective of Covenant Keepers is to encourage,
equip and empower married couples specifically through
the vehicle of couple mentorship. CK is a program that
utilizes the Marriage Mentoring Initiative of Drs. Les &
Leslie Parrott. The Parrots are Christian professors and
counselors and have been mentoring married couples for
over 25 years. Their initiative is designed to train and
certify potential marriage mentors and to provide mentorship to mentorees after successfully going through a
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We feel that the time is now to release this ministry.
We must enter into this fight for God-centered families
and restored Christian marriages. The common culture of
today has greatly wounded the example that God set
forth in His word and we who know enough, pray
enough and experienced enough have to stand up and be
counted. According to Matthew 9:37, “The harvest is
plentiful, but the laborers are few”.
It is time to go ye into the world and make disciples
(Matthew 28:19). CK will do this by mentoring one married couple at a time. If you would like to receive more
information about Covenant Keepers, please contact
Rev. Charles Houston at 770.874.8400, email [email protected] or “Like” us on Facebook and
leave comments or questions at
https://www.facebook.com/wofcovenantkeepers .
inistry
W
e would like to introduce you
to the Word of Faith Resource
Ministry. We are a team of faithful
and dedicated workers who have devoted ourselves to bringing the Word
of God to the WOF family.
The team consists of workers from
the Atlanta Metro Area who bring
their individual talents to serve the
Resource Ministry with the gifts that
God has given them. We all know the
importance of the written word of
God and how it can inspire our souls
when we search for God as we would
search for hidden treasure.
Bishop Dale C. Bronner enjoys
delivering the word of God, searching, studying and teaching the scriptures to the WOF family to be doers
of the word (not hearers only). The
Resource Ministry team considers it a
great honor to deliver CDs
and DVDs to the WOF
family. Please take the
time to stop by and pickup a copy of any message
preached by Bishop Bronner. We look forward to
seeing you soon at one of
the three convenient Resource Stations where it
would be our great pleasure to serve you!
INSIDE THE GATES...
esource
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As told by Sharon Miller
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S
heri Render and I were approached by some
former choir members from the East Point
location to put together a choir reunion in
early 2012. We thought that would be a great idea,
but we remembered Dr. Nina would be celebrating
her 50th birthday two years later so, why not do it
then!
It first started out with just getting the old choir
members together to sing on a Sunday and have
lunch afterwards. But, the more we thought about it,
the more it just didn’t seem right to make it only a
quick get together. We started thinking of the Worship & Arts Department as a whole and realized that
this would take an entire service! Plus it should be a
secret. So we put our plan down in the form of a
program and presented it to
Bishop in October, 2013. He
loved it!! He
only added a couple of items,
among them, getting Dr. Judith
McAllister as the
special musical
Dr. Nina Bronner &
guest and then, he
Sheri Render
agreed to give us
a Thursday night School of the Word Service.
Wow! We were so honored Bishop allowed us
to use an entire Thursday service. Quickly, we
were off to make the surprise birthday celebration happen.
We got together with the Worship & Arts
Department’s ministry leaders in November and
sent out letters to the Sanctuary Choir members
in December via Facebook. We enlisted the
help of the First Ladies from the Love Center
and Light of Joy. First Lady Lisa Garmon and
First Lady Miriam Salters were such a blessing
to allow us to have the Sanctuary Choir and
Praise Team rehearsals at their churches. Our
first rehearsal was Monday, January 20th at the
Love Center and it was so much fun! It was just
like the old days. Bros. Anton Snyder and Shep
Eppinger lent their talents and time to create the
medley of songs.
On February 17th, we had the first rehearsal
with the current Cathedral Choir. Pastor Derrik
Cooper blessed us with his leadership in handling
the songs from this period of time. Mother Cobb assembled some of the original Voices of Light members, now all grown
up. It was just wonderful!
We wanted to
show the progression of our start as
Word of Faith
Family Worship
Center to Word of
Faith Family Worship Cathedral. We
Dr. Nina Bronner &
gathered pictures to
Sharon Miller
make video montages and interviewed the original Praise Team
members (when Bishop was the pastor of Mt. Olive
Missionary Baptist Church). Our goal was to put together a program that would demonstrate the legacy
Dr. Nina has created in the Worship & Arts Department over the past 20+ years. It was quite the night
to remember.
We are just so glad the whole thing was a complete surprise to Dr. Nina. Working with so many
moving parts to keep a secret for so long was only
by the grace of God.
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Coming Attractions for the Family!
Georgia LEGO KidsFest
Cobb Galleria Centre
June 27-29, 2014
LEGO Kidsfest brings all the creative handson fun of LEGO building and experiences
together in one activity. Family event for
children of all ages and builders of all skills
and interests. Over 3 acres of LEGO fun!
Serenbe Playhouse
The Little Mermaid
Fridays & Saturdays
May 30th - August 2nd
Take a trip over the rainbow at the world premiere adaptation
featuring original puppets from the Center for Puppetry Arts.
Serenbe Playhouse, Chattahoochee Hills, GA
Youth Empowerment Series
(YES!)
The Youth Empowerment Series
(YES!): ups the game for children and
their families with the Atlanta premiere of a new hip hop theater piece (Game On!), a spoken word intensive for teens, a national awards competition and The Generations
Project, a series of free master classes for pre-professional students
with the season’s most spectacular artists, including: Third World,
hip-hop theater impresario Toni Blackman and Metropolitan Opera
mega-star Harolyn Blackwell. For information call 404.730.7315
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July 8th - July 13th
Broadway’s Under The Sea
Spectacular at the
Fabulous Fox Theater
In a magical kingdom fathoms below, we meet Ariel, the little mermaid who is tired of flipping her
fins and longs to be part of the fascinating world on dry land. Joining
her are Sebastian, Ariel’s crabby
sidekick; Ursula, the evil sea witch;
Triton, King of the Sea and the
handsome and human Prince Eric.
Based on the Disney animated film
and hit Broadway musical, The Little Mermaid is making its Atlanta
debut at The Fox Theatre. So dive
on in! Life is the bubbles, under the
sea!
It’s Never Too Late!
For God to fulfill
His promise-Whew!
Part 2
By Min. Carol Francis
Understanding Time
Recognize Spiritual Timing
Since Jesus went through everything you’re going
through and more, learn to think like Him. Think of
your sufferings as a
weaning from that
old sinful habit of
always expecting to
get your own way.
Then you’ll be able
to live out your days
free to pursue what
God wants instead of
being tyrannized by
what you want. 1 Peter 4:1-2 (Message)
Robert Liardon says
it this way, “God is
not subject to the limitations imposed on us by linear
time. But God uses times as the central focal point
from which our lives operate. Our lives move forward
with God but we are hindered in our movement without Him. It depends on our understanding and cooperation with the timing of God.”
You are not arriving at the starting point behind time
on God’s clock. As you believe what God has spoken
to you, you now have entered the GOD ZONE!
Time Zones
Time Zone: a geographic region within which the
same standard time is used.
Earthly time zone: synonymous with hurry,
quick, instant.
People become so consumed by time that it makes
them compromise their values! They live as if it is
natural to cut corners and play this perpetual game of
“beat the clock.”
Why Walk with God in His Zone?
Revelation requires action. Now you know you are in
His timing, you must get moving. Or put another
way, once it (revelation) moves you, then you move
it! “Man does not live by bread alone, but by every
word that proceeds out of the mouth of God.”
(Deuteronomy 8:3)
Once you know what and whose time it
is - Now move it!
Do Something each day that connects with your
leading from God.
If doubt and unbelief tries to get in your ear—
just hang up. Better yet, don’t accept the call!
Don’t compare yourself (or your dream) to others. Rather, encourage yourself and be reminded
of God’s faithfulness.
Be free! Walk in peace trusting God’s promise to
be manifested within His time zone. (Jeremiah
1:12)
God changes the times and seasons (Daniel 2:21). He
has already ordered the season for the fulfillment of
your promise. Blessed are you if you will believe.
(Luke 1:45)
Bibliography
Redeeming the Time, Chuck H. Pierce
Spiritual Timing, Roberts Liardon
God’s schedule is the only one that is important.
Manipulation will not bring His manifestation.
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Only in the ATL
The National Center for Civil and
Human Rights is an engaging museum-like
Delta Flight Museum
The newly renovated Delta Flight Museum, a 68,000
square foot, state-of-the-art facility (near HartsfieldJackson International Airport) will reopen this
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experience that connects the American
Civil Rights Movement to today’s global
Human Rights Movement. The grand
opening of the 42,000
square foot facility
located near World of
Coke and the Georgia Aquarium takes place this
Summer, 2014. The Center will serve as a forum for
education and exchange of ideas. It will also provide
jobs and internships. The mission of the Center is to
empower people to take the protection of every human’s rights personally.
Summer. Visitors can explore aviation history,
celebrate the story and people of Delta and discover
the future of flight like never before. In its early
beginnings, Delta Air Lines served as the Huff
Daland Dusters, a crop-dusting operation out of
Monroe, LA. In 1928, the principal founder, C.E.
Woolman changed the name to “Delta Air Service”
for the Mississippi River Delta region it served. The
company moved to Atlanta in 1930 and the rest is
history! Today, Delta is the world’s largest airline
hub with more than 1,000 daily departures to 226
destinations in 65 countries on six continents.
For information, call 404.715.7886.
Transform Your
Garden
The satisfaction you’ll get from this
easy project will have you searching for more pots and containers.
Fill your container with potting soil,
gently compacting it as you go. Position your plants in a pleasing way.
Place narrow and upright plants in
Choose a container; glazed ceramic the center of the container, moundor terracotta pots work well. Make
ing and spreading plants next to
sure it’s large enough to hold all the them and trailing plants around the
herbs you’ll want to include and has edges.
a hole in the bottom for drainage.
Choose your herbs. Male sure
they’re compatible size-wise, some
herbs get surprisingly large, such as
dill and fennel. Herbs are generally
compatible as to water requirements. Herbs of all kinds look great
together because of their varying
shades of green, gold, gray and
even purple and unique textures.
Dig a hole for each plant, placing
them in it. The soil level and the
tops of the root balls should be
about 1-inch below the top of the
container rim. Firmly press the soil
around the plant roots.
Scatter 100% organic E.B. Stone
Tomato and Vegetable Food
Oregano
Parsley
Thyme
Chives
Tricolor Sage
Basil
Rosemary
(following directions) on the soil
surface.
Water deeply and thoroughly—you
want to see the water coming out of
the bottom of your pot or container.
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signs and symptoms tend to last longer than six
weeks and often for many years.
In lupus, something goes wrong with your
immune system, which is the part of the body that
fights off viruses, bacteria and germs ("foreign
invaders," like the flu). Normally our immune
system produces proteins called antibodies that
protect the body from these invaders. Autoimmune
means your immune system cannot tell the
difference between these foreign invaders and your
body’s healthy tissues ("auto" means "self") and
creates autoantibodies that attack and destroy
healthy tissue. These autoantibodies cause
inflammation, pain and damage in various parts of
the body.
What is lupus?
Lupus is a chronic, autoimmune disease that can
damage any part of the body (skin, joints, and/or
organs inside the body). Chronic means that the
Lupus is also a disease of flares (the symptoms
worsen and you feel ill) and remissions (the
symptoms improve and you feel better).
Lupus Facts:
1
Lupus is not contagious.
You cannot "catch" lupus
from someone or "give" lupus to
someone.
2
Lupus is not like or related
to cancer. Cancer is a
condition of malignant, abnormal
tissues that grow rapidly and
spread into surrounding tissues.
Lupus is an autoimmune disease,
as described above.
3
Lupus is not like or related
to HIV (Human Immune
Deficiency Virus) or AIDS
(Acquired Immune Deficiency
Syndrome). In HIV or AIDS the
immune system is underactive;
in lupus, the immune system is
overactive.
4
Lupus can range from mild
to life-threatening and
should always be treated by a
doctor. With good medical care,
most people with lupus can lead
a full life.
5
Our research estimates that
at least 1.5 million
Americans have lupus. The
actual number may be higher;
however, there have been no
large-scale studies to show the
actual number of people in the
U.S. living with lupus.
6
More than 16,000 new
cases of lupus are reported
annually across the country.
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7
It is believed that 5 million people throughout
the world have a form of lupus.
8
Lupus strikes mostly
women of childbearing
age (15-44). However, men,
children and teenagers develop
lupus, too.
9
Women of color are two
to three times more
likely to develop lupus than
Caucasians. People of all races
and ethnic groups can develop
lupus.
Lupus Foundation of America
Lighten Up With Springtime Salads
It’s getting hot! Time to chill out with quick and fresh
spring salads that are a breeze to prepare. Here are
three especially flavorful ones that are perfect for the
family or when company’s coming over!
Ingredients: 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, 2 tablespoons chopped mixed fresh herbs, 1 tablespoon fresh
lemon juice, ½ teaspoon kosher salt, 4 heirloom tomatoes
cut in chunks, 1 cup cubed seedless red watermelon, 1 cup
cubed seedless yellow watermelon, ¼ cup sliced red onion
and ½ cup crumbled feta cheese.
Watermelon, Tomato and Feta Cheese
Preparation: Whisk together first 3 ingredients in a large
bowl. Add tomato, watermelon and onion; toss to coat.
Sprinkle with cheese.
Ingredients: 1 (1½ pounds) salmon fillet or 4 (6 ounce)
salmon fillets, 1 pound asparagus spears, 2 tablespoons
olive oil, salt, black pepper, 8 cups arugula, 1 pint yellow cherry tomatoes and vinaigrette dressing.
Preparation: Brush salmon and toss asparagus with
olive oil; sprinkle with salt and pepper. Grill salmon
over medium heat for 3-5 minutes on each side or until
desired doneness. Grill asparagus, turning occasionally,
3-5 minutes or until tender. Divide arugula among 4
plates; top with flaked salmon, asparagus and tomatoes.
Serve with vinaigrette.
Grilled Salmon & Asparagus
Ingredients: 4 plum or small heirloom tomatoes (halved),
2 medium zucchini (cut lengthwise into 4 slices), 2
medium yellow squash (cut lengthwise into 4 slices), 2
baby eggplant (cut lengthwise into 4 slices), 1 large bell
pepper (seeded and cut into 4 wedges), 1 large red onion
(cut into thick slices) and crumbled goat cheese.
Grilled Vegetable Salad
Preparation: Preheat grill to medium-high (350-400
degrees). Combine vegetables in a large bowl and drizzle
with olive oil. Sprinkle with salt and toss to coat. Grill on
greased rack, 5-6 minutes on each side, removing
vegetables as they become tender. Cut grilled vegetables
into bite-size pieces. Toss salad green with ¼ cup
vinaigrette dressing and divide among 4 salad plates.
Place vegetables on greens and sprinkle with crumbled
goat cheese. Serve with remaining dressing.
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Join hundreds of youth at WOF’s transformational
YOUTH CONFERENCE
With great musical guests, P4CM’s spoken word artists, outstanding speakers,
door prizes, lots of surprises and much more!
High School &
College Age
YOUTH
WORD OF FAITH
JULY 2014
Family Worship Cathedral
212 Riverside Parkway
Austell, GA 30168
Thurs 24th - Sat 26th
Thursday: 6:00 P.M. - 10:30 P.M.
Friday: 6:30 P.M. - 11:00 P.M.
Saturday: 8:00 A.M. - 6:00 P.M.
Cost: $35 through July 10th; $45 thereafter
(cost includes: 3 meals and snacks)
Group rate available for groups of 25+
For conference details and tickets, go to wofignite.org
Your friends are always welcomed!
GET READY FOR
THE FIRE!!!