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AUGUST 19, 1998 Page B7 I h r Th»rhL»wi> <Wwffiw«r Trin-I-Tee 5 :7 “W e can be stylish, hip and saved,” says Trin-i-Tee 5:7, the next explosive smooth as silk, R&B flavored gospel phenomenon from B-Rite Music. Followingthe trail blazed by the wildly successful Kirk Franklin and G od’s Property comes Trin-I-Tee 5:7, the awesomeallfemaletrio that promises tochange the way w e viewwomenm gospel music “W e want to be what w e didn’t have when w e were younger. We didn’t see women in gospel that got our attention, that looked like us, that were young, and fashionable. This young, talented, cutting edge group consists o f C'hanell Haynes, whose smoky tenor vocals are peppered with traces o f Toni Braxton and Anita Baker, Angel Taylor, whose angelic soprano voice reminds you o f Brandy and Monica; and Terri Brown, whose soul stimngalto makes you feel likeyouareataholy ghost filled revival. Together, these powerfully harmonious voices blend perfectly to deliver a sweet, spiritually satisfying feast tor the mind, heart, and soul. Since being signed with B-Rite, Trin-I-Tee 5:7 has been busy taking the country by storm! In between working on the album and photo shoots, they’ve been leaving audiences wantingmore! They ‘tore the house up’ and received a standing ovation w’hen they opened tor Kirk Franklin and G od’s Property. These talented young ladies “had church” at the House o f Blues in Chicago. They were one o f the artists featured at The Bobby Jones Explosion and were invited back to his birthday party. Other girl groups can sing so, w hat’s so special about Trin-I-Tee 5:7? Are they just another girl group? "There are plenty o f girl groups that have wonderful make-up, tight dance steps and cool gear, but they aren’t saying anything. Most o f them are selling sex, sex, and more sex, because that’sall they havetooffer. They are singingabout this empty love and that “hurt m e” love. But w e are singing about a love that w on’t hurt you, a lover that will never leave you, the best love anyone, male or female, could have.” “Believe me, we are into wigs, make-up, choreographed shows, the works, but most importantly, w e are ministering to people’s souls. W e want to prove that you don’t have to look or be ‘hom ey’ or ‘corny’ to sing gospel music or be saved. You can look like “all that” and be an ambassador for C hrist Y ou can be ‘fly,’ and be completely sold out for C hrist” 11,050 JOUftfi! rCCT Of TK KIT oumity t any purchase TK KIT nuoto IH C lM D Ilt 4836 N.E. 42ÄVE ONE BLOCK NORTHOF N.E. PRESCOTT Limit 1 < N « l vati* wft>) r t N r per ptno n uuxiU vt UTn » » :»U Nu» 9t MON - SAT 9 A.M. to 7 PM SUN NOON to 6 P.M. d u n e t a / S/nc. Releasing The Strong Man B y R obert K elley In th e se c lo s in g d a y s o f th e 2 0 th cen tu ry it is a pitiful sp e c ta c le to see A frican A m erican s still m e a su rin g th e e ffe c tiv e n e ss o f o u r e m e rg e n c e into th e m ain stream o f A m erican life b ased m o stly on th e e x te n t o f o u r p o litical clo u t, e d u c a tio n a l a tta in m ent, eco n o m ic g a in s th ro u g h b u si ness o w n e rsh ip an d c o rp o ra te lad d er clim b in g a n d so cial statu s. W h ile th ese asp e c ts o f so ciety a re im p o r tant. In deed, it is v ery a p p a re n t th at factors o th e r th an p o litics, e d u c a tio n , e c o n o m ic s and so cial statu s are still im p airin g e sp ecially larg e n u m b e r o f b la c k m en fro m liv in g o u t sp iritu ally vig o ro u s, m o ra lly re sp o n sib le an d p ro d u c tiv e liv e s—sad ly , ev en w ith in the ch u rch . T h is is th e sid e o f o u r e m e rg e n c e as a p eo p le that I b e lie v e is th e m o st im p o rta n t o f all fo r ju s t as th e L ord Je s u s C h rist says, “ W h at p ro fit is it to a m an i f he g ain s th e w h o le w o rld , an d lo ses his o w n so u l? O r w hat w ill a m an g iv e in e x c h a n g e fo r his so u l” (M a tth e w 16:26, K JV )? W h at is th is re s tle s sn e ss in th e so u ls o f so m an y b lack m en , th is lack o f c h aracter, m oral fo rtitu d e an d b en t to w ard se lf-d e stru c tio n y et, p rid efu l denial o f a p roblem . A s th e S p irit o f the liv in g G o d h as g iv en m e in stru c tion, I h av e co m e to u n d e rsta n d th at like I o n c e did, m an y , m an y A frican A m erican m en are g ra p p lin g w ith th e reality an d v ice g rip lik e p o w e r o f th e p sycho-em otional leg acies o f slav ery an d c o n tin u in g racism . T h e se leg a cies su ch as an g er, h a v e e n d u red d o w n th ro u g h th e g e n e ra tio n s an d hav e e ffe c tiv e ly tied us u p , allo w in g S atan —w h o Jesu s c alls “th e t h i e f ’ — to co m e and steal, kill an d d e stro y in o u r liv es (S e e Jo h n 10:10). A n d as th e L o rd teac h es in M atth ew 12:29, a th ie f c a n ’t e n te r a n d ro b a m a n ’s house until he first b in d s u p th e stro n g PHONE DISCONNECTED? m an! H a sn ’t th is th ief, th is en em y o f o ur so u ls b een su ccessfu l in his w ork?! B lack m en in u n to ld n u m b ers daily fath e r c h ild ren ou t o f w ed lo ck and a b a n d o n th em to th e w orld. D aily, w e m aim an d kill o n e an o th er. W e 2736 NE Rodney Portland, OR 97212 503-251-4591 NO PROBLEM AT S IM P LY CELLULAR b TELEPHONE CREDIT CHECKS m a k e up h a lf o f the A m erican p riso n p o p u latio n . W e ab u se alco h o l and o th e r d ru g s to th e ex ten t th at ev en so- c a lled su ccessfu l m en fo rsak e th eir fa m ilies to d e v o te th e ir fu ll-tim e e n e rg ies to w o rsh ip in g th ese g o d s o f p leasu re. S h am efu lly , ev en m an y o f This is i/o u r t om m unity based funeral hom e supported b y you. ire m ake the loss o f y o u r loved ones easier to bear. L et us guide y o u through o u r fat iiity and explain about p re arrangements with you. DEPOSITS TURNDOWNS o u r b rig h test an d b est in clu d in g sp iri tual lead ers are co rru p t and en tan g led REGARDLESS OF YOUR BACK BILL PHONE SERVICE RESTORED IN 3-5 DAYS AFFORDABLE RATES • NO HIDDEN FEES 3939 ME MLK JR BLVD w ith th e legal sy stem b ec a u se w e carry th e ch ip o n o u r sh o u ld ers th at th e “w h ite m an o w es m e.” T h is su c ce ss? N o , b u t it is clea rly th e c u m u lativ e resu lt o f th e p sy ch o -em o tio n al leg ac ies o f slav ery and racism and th e o b v io u s im p o ten cy o f so cietal su ccesses to b rin g d eliv eran ce, h e a l C . C o x T anner Jerom e C ox T anner O w ner F u n e r a l D ir e c to r 2 8 0 -8 0 0 0 THIS AD GOOD FOR 1 FREE LONG DISTANCE CALLING CARD WHEN PHONE SERVICE IS ORDERED PORTLAND AREA RESIDENTS ONLY in g a n d ren ew al. W e ’v e tried e v ery th in g now . Is n ’t it tim e w e m en co m e back to th e faith th at h elp ed a great m an y o f o u r slav e a n c e s to rs e n d u re e v e n th e m o st w re tc h e d o f in ju stices? Y es, th e a n sw e r is in Jesu s C h rist w h o h o ld s out to u s fo u r etern al rem ed ies th at in th e flo r a n a th u C hurch o f G o d T. Allen Bethel Senior Pastor Schedule O f Services: Sunday 9:15a m - Sunday School 10:30am - Worship Celebration 1 1 :00am - Children’s Church 6 :00p m - Evening Worship Wednesday 7 :00pm - Prayer and Bible Study Friday 1 2 :0 0 noon - Prayer You Know Were It’s At - It’s Down To The Bone! BBQ Ribs & Chicken • Pan Fried Catfish Homemade Sauces • Fabulous Dessert Dine In • Take Out • Catering m ix o f H is m ig h ty p o w er, w ill b ring us th e d eliv eran ce, h ealin g an d re n ew al w e need. In Jesu s C h rist, truth, faith , h o p e an d lo v e are a b le to set us free from th e p sy ch o -em o tio n al leg a c ie s o f slav ery an d r a c is m - tie s that h av e b o u n d us far to o long; releasin g u s to b e th e stro n g m en in H is o w n im ag e an d lik en ess he created us to All You Can Eat Ribs on CZABA’S BAR-B-Q be. 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