Melvin and Voncille Greene of Glenn Dale, Maryland have been married 12 ½ years and, for four years, have hosted the TV show “Living A Godly Marriage, which airs three times a week in Prince George’s County where they live.

Listen to them enthusiastically share insights and strategies for keeping God at the center of marriage.

The Greenes describe their marriage as a “divine union” and insist that marriage is a “covenant,” not a contract.

Here is how they break it down:
1. A Covenant is based on trust and faith.
A Contract is based on mistrust and fear.
2. A Covenant’s object is to please God.
A Contract is to please and protect self.
3. A Covenant is based on your spouse’s interest and needs.
A Contract is based on your own interests and needs.
4. A Covenant’s goal is to give.
A contract’s goal is to get.
5. A Covenant is based on sacrifice.
A Contract is based on convenience.
6. A marriage Covenant is for a lifetime.
A Contract is for a limited time.
7. A Covenant cannot be broken.
A Contract can be broken.
8. A Covenant is an unconditional commitment.
A Contract is conditional.
9. A Covenant is based on grace.
A Contract is based on the law.
10. A Contract is consummated by both parties signing.
A Covenant is consummated by the shedding of blood.

“That’s a big thing too. Commitment. It’s not a ‘let’s try this out,’” Melvin Greene says.

Interested in viewing their TV show Living a Godly Marriage?
In the Maryland area, it can be found on Channels: Fios-42 and Xfinity-76 from 11 to 11:30 a.m. on Sundays, 11:30 a.m. to Noon on Wednesdays, and from 1:30 to 2 p.m. on Saturdays. Search on YouTube at Voncille Greene.

The email is [email protected] and/or [email protected].
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Minister Larisha Warner and Dominic Lyon are new guests on the Millennial

Minute series that started this second season of Emunah. They talk about the

challenges of getting peers to accept Christ as well as their struggles to live for

Christ. And, the two weigh in on whether Christian Hip Hop is a genre of music

that is healthy for millennials searching for new avenues of entertainment.

The greatest challenges to millennials today:

Larisha: “accepting or believing that God still loves them in spite of past sins and

the things they’ve gone through.”

Dominic: “Our struggle is the crowd that’s around us, the environment that we’re

in.”

If you could describe the gospel in one sentence for a millennial, what would you

say?

Dominic: “The gospel in one sentence is the Blueprint for life.”

Larisha: “The Good News that Jesus Christ is the Son of God. He died for your

sins. He rose again, and because of Him, there is no condemnation for those who

believe in Him but only everlasting joy.”

Both Larisha and Dominic are enthusiastic disciples of Christ.

Dominic was born and raised in Washington, D.C. He is a student at the University

of Maryland Baltimore County and has aspirations of becoming a politician, even

President of the United States. He is a member of the First Baptist Church of

Glenarden International in Landover, Maryland.

Larisha is a native of Prince George’s County, a suburb of the nation’s capital. With

both bachelor’s and master’s degrees, she is an active member of the House of

Healing under the leadership of Pastor and co-Pastor Joseph and LaQuisha Brown

in Capitol Heights, Maryland. She has her own ministry, Divinely Destined

Ministries.

She is the author of the book “The Journey to Freedom, Healing & Wholeness.

If you are interested in buying her book, it can be found at both Amazon and

Thriftbooks. Here is a brief synopsis of the book:

The Journey to Freedom, Healing, and Wholeness book serves is one of concentration, devotion, and

commitment to fulfilling one's life journey. Larisha’s story is one of hope, grace, and determination to freedom.

Her life journey has endured countless hurdles and trials including experiencing sexual abuse/molestation at a

young age she remains optimistic and has always credited God for leading, guiding and seeing her through it

all. This book is a reflection of her unwavering dependence on God. With God's help, she made up her mind to continue sharing His message of love and hope to all.

She is of a firm belief that the very same One who turned her life around can do same with anyone and everyone. Determined to help others overcome pain and grief, she finds expression in God's endless love and

support all through her journey. This autobiography of Larisha Y. Warner is a must read for all who desires to see the faithfulness of God amidst hardships.

The Christian Hip Hop songs used in the podcast are:

“Yahweh” and “We get fit for the fight that’s coming.” These are newly dropped by

Rapzilla, described as Christian Rap and Culture’s most visited destinations. The

top source for new Christian Hip Hop music, news and more.

If you have been inspired, challenged, or entertained by this podcast, please visit

the Women of the Word website and drop us a testimony:

https://wordconsultingllc.com. Our email is [email protected].

Thank you for listening.

Do you know what a “love offering is” or what it means to be “washed in the blood?” Hosts Tamara and Charisse tackle the complicated subject of Christian jargon and pledge to weed out as much jargon as possible from their episodes.

Jargon is defined as “special words or expressions that are used by a particular profession or group and are difficult for others to understand.” Jargon also can be thought of as “shoptalk.”

Both Emunah hosts agreed that whenever believers and church leaders talk about Christ there should be a concerted effort to communicate in plain, simple English. In John 16:25, Jesus tells his disciples “I have spoken these things to you in figures of speech. An hour is coming when I will no longer speak to you this way but will tell you plainly about the Father. “Though I have been speaking figuratively, a time is coming when I will no longer use this kind of language but will tell you plainly about my Father.”

Our goal at Emunah is to build a community of listeners who are seeking sound Bible-based teachings and thought-provoking discussions focused on developing a life with Jesus. Jargon needs to be weeded from a lot of habits and traditions in our churches and Christian-based groups today. The podcast discusses a few favored, indecipherable terms and phrases, here are a few others that are frequently used:

Please share your thoughts, comments and testimonies after listening to this episode. Contact us: email – [email protected] or website – https://wordconsultingllc.com.

The Ask the Girls episodes began in Season 1 and now are a favored feature in Emunah’s Second Season. Oklahoma sisters Yasmine and Jazlyn point youthful eyes on the controversial topic of interracial dating and relationships. The animated discussion yielded to 2 Corinthians 6:14-18 and Psalms 139:4. Here is The Message Bible’s version of 2 Corinthians 6:14-18: 

Don’t become partners with those who reject God. How can you make a partnership out of right and wrong? That’s not partnership; that’s war. Is light best friends with dark? Does Christ go strolling with the Devil? Do trust and mistrust hold hands? Who would think of setting up pagan idols in God’s holy Temple? But that is exactly what we are, each of us a temple in whom God lives. God himself put it this way:

“I’ll live in them, move into them;    I’ll be their God and they’ll be my people.So leave the corruption and compromise;    leave it for good,” says God.“Don’t link up with those who will pollute you.    I want you all for myself.I’ll be a Father to you;    you’ll be sons and daughters to me.”The Word of the Master, God.

Sixteen-year-old Yasmine is a high school sophomore and her sister, Jazlyn, is in middle school, 6th grade. They attend a predominantly white school (PWI). Both are very active in school and in their Baptist church in Oklahoma. 

Jazlyn gives this advice on how to maneuver at a PWI: “Just be yourself … If you are yourself, maybe [the students, black and white] are interested [in you]. If not that means they are not really real friends. If you start off with showing your true self, you can see who your real friends are.”

Ask the Girls! Episodes also include segments that look at ways to follow the Bible’s teachings and commandments in everyday situations and dissect scenarios involving parental decision making. 

Join the sisters; see if you agree or disagree with their opinions and then let us know at [email protected] or https://wordconsultingllc.com. Do you have ideas on a particular segment you would like to see the girls tackle?

In the first book for Pastor Simmons, he talks about the three-step process to successful Christian Discipleship WITHOUT loading it with indecipherable religious lingo. Instead, he challenges simple ideas and statements we often make, like: ”I’m a good person, and I believe in God, therefore I hope to go to heaven when I die.” He says we all must become a BE-liever, a Be-longer and a Be-comer.

Both in his book and in this podcast, Pastor Ronnie explains the processes in depth.

The book can be found on Amazon and through Ronnie Simmons Ministries (RSM), which is the outreach of the church he co-founded with his wife Terrie. The House of Faith Christian Center in Smyrna, TN, began in 1992, about 12 years after he began his journey in the ministry.

To send prayer requests, praise reports or testimonies of how the book impacted your life, contact RSM at P.O. Box 985, Smyrna, Tennessee 37167 or www.houseoffaithchristiancenter.org. Telephone: 615- 223-0420.

You can follow him on Facebook at House of Faith Christian Center Smyrna.

Listeners can also add their testimony to the Women of the Word website at https://Wordconsultingllc.com. Email us at [email protected]

Stay Woke is an episode that challenges statistics that show Millennials have abandoned their Christian faith. Tiffany and Bianca discuss how their faith in Christ has helped them but drill down on the things traditional Christianity lacks. Tune in. See if you agree.

Both Bianca and Tiffany are residents of the Washington, D.C. area, popularly known as theDMV, (District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia).

They debunk statistics that show people between the ages of 27 and 34 are considerably less religious than older Americans. One survey adds: 44% say religion is important to them; 37% say it is not. So that also means millennials are less attached to organized religion. Both young women tell how their faith in Christ helped them as millennials. Tiffany has been a believer – meaning that she has accepted Jesus Christ as her Lord and Savior – for about 10 years.

Bianca says she recommitted her life to Christ in February 2023.

“I look at my faith in Christ as my anchor,” Bianca says. “So as life gets deep, there are storms… Christ is my anchor through it all. … I realize that social media are huge temptations to have us compare our lives. But in Christ, I recognize His plan (for us) doesn’t have to look like anyone else’s plan.”

Both addressed the question: “What do you see traditional Christianity lacking?

“I think Christianity or the church as a whole is missing RESULTS,” Tiffany said. “I’m looking at it from the angle that we have so many lowercase “g” gods in this world and that we have silenced the Holy Ghost. We have quenched the Holy Spirit. We have not allowed Him to freely flow as He once did. And so, I think, because we have done that, we are not really seeing the power of God move.”

The episode ends with the women reacting to comments actor Denzel Washington made during a commencement speech at Dillard University about six years ago. Listen in and be blessed.

Tell us what you think about this first episode of Millennial Minute. Email us at [email protected].

Ask the Girls! is a series that started in Season 1. In this new season 2, Oklahoma sisters Yasmine and Jazlyn discuss their relationship with God in fun and interactive conversations, including giving a Christian perspective of the popular Barbie Movie.

Yasmine is a high school student and her sister, Jazlyn, is in middle school in Oklahoma City, OK. In the podcast, they share favorite Scriptures that have helped them through tough times in school and with friends. They have special segments, including “Ya or Nay”, “What would you do?” or “If I were in your shoes,” that explore ways to operate in situations like dating, telling the truth and showing honesty.

Here is Jazlyn’s take on the Barbie Movie:

“What Barbie really says is you gotta take power in your own self and tell yourself that you’re good enough.… You gotta find your own self. Don’t try to fit in with a group. Just really be yourself.”

And in a more controversial topic, the girls look at racism.

“There are people who claim they are Children of God and call you the N word in the same sentence,” Yasmine said.

Want to laugh, have some fun while exploring relevant topics and issues?

Join Ask The Girls.

We encourage listeners to add to our list of scenarios for the girls. What topics would you like them to discuss? Let us know at [email protected].

Season 2 of Emunah opens with a powerful discussion with the Rev. Dr. Eric Redmond of The Moody Bible Institute in Chicago. Redmond tells how his commentary on Judges and Ruth reveals who God is and how Jesus is exalted.

Judges speaks to today because in the past and today “everyone did whatever seemed right to him” or her. Ruth’s story shows how a sovereign God loves his own by means of tragedy.

The complete title of Redmond’s book is Christ-Centered Exposition: Exalting Jesus in Judges and Ruth.

“I want you to fall in love with God as he reveals himself in the pages of

Scripture,” Redmond says in the preface of his book. “Therefore, I must allow each text to tell us what its central idea is and how that idea is meaningful to the obedient walk of believers individually and corporately. As we let each text show us what it is saying, we will be taught, rebuked, corrected, and trained in the righteousness that pleases the Lord with respect to the central idea in each passage.”

Join us as he takes us along a spirited route through his commentary that can be found at The Moody Bible Institute bookstore, Christianbook.com and, or course, Amazon.

Two earlier Emunah podcast episodes focus on his books “Say It?” on June 9, 2023 in episode 8 and “Where are all the brothers?”, episode 9 on June 16. Rev. Redmond is professor of Bible at the Moody Bible Institute, and associate pastor of Preaching, Teaching and Care at Calvary Memorial Church in Oak Park, Illinois. He and his wife, Pamela, live in Winfield, IL. Redmond also is a Teaching Fellow for the C.S. Lewis Institute-Chicago, and a fellow of the Center for Pastor Theologians..

We welcome feedback and comments. Let us know your thoughts. Our email is: [email protected]. Our website is: https://wordconsultingllc.com.

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Co-hosts Tamara and Charisse briefly review many of the 20 episodes that made up Season One, noting how each tackled the goal of developing Christian lifestyles and deepening our relationship with God. Season 2 begins November 17.

Simon’s Branch is an Atlanta-based nonprofit Christian group that annually travels to South Africa and a number of other countries to share the Good News of Christ. Dr. Shirley Fitz-Ritson, executive director; Rodney Smith, board chair; Tammy Phillips, training director; and, Phyllis Smith, community developer, joined Emunah to discuss missions work and explain the wide-ranging efforts of their organization.

Women of the Word posted an article about the group’s last trip to South Africa on September, 4, 2023. The group traveled last year, four years after COVID-19 forced a world-wide shutdown. Check it out:

https://wordconsultingllc.com/u-s-group-resumes-efforts-to-get-african-americans-on-foreign-missions-fields/

Simon’s Branch is named for the black man who helped Jesus carry his cross to Golgotha during 1st Century Judaea. Simon lived in Cyrene, a place in modern-day Libya on the northern tip of Africa and had come to Jerusalem to celebrate Passover when he was forced into service.

Established in 2005 in Stone Mountain, Georgia, Simon’s Branch has had more than 600 people join them on the mission fields over the years. Last year, 14 determined U.S. Christians headed for Durban, South Africa to revive and solidify earlier effort to spread the Good News about Jesus Christ.

Please don’t miss this lively discussion about missions.

To contact Simon’s Branch members: Shirley Fitz-Ritson – [email protected]

Rodney Smith – [email protected]

Tammy Phillips [email protected]

Women of the Word also would like your reaction to the podcast. Email us at [email protected]. Check out our website at https://wordconsultingllc.com.

*** UPDATE: Has God called you to mission work?

Do you know what "Go" means in Matthew 28: 19-20?

You might want to join the Simon's Branch 2024 Mission Trip to Botha's Hill, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa.

The trip is set for July 11, 2024 to July 25, 2024.

Ministry activities include: Preaching, teaching, Pastors' Conference, Women's Conference, Youth Ministry, Vacation Bible School, Marriage Conference, Music and more!!

Listen to the discussion of last year's trip.

For more information, contact:

Phyllis Smith - 770-238-9891 [email protected]

Shirley Fitz-Ritson - 678-640-7557 [email protected]

Rodney Smith - 408-507-8640 [email protected]