Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Deesha Philyaw spent two decades trying to get Scharisse Freeman to church. It’s not that Scharisse didn’t want to be there.

“Notes on faith” is theGrio’s inspirational, interdenominational series featuring Black thought leaders across faiths. In certain circles, a collective shout of joy went up last week when news broke ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Prize-winning fiction writer Deesha Philyaw, who struggled to find a publisher for what became her acclaimed debut “The Secret Lives of Church Ladies,” has a 7-figure deal for her next ...

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In Philyaw and songwriter Kirk Franklin’s journeys, we unearth spiritual wisdom in personal and professional persistence that transcends the realms of literature and music. In certain circles, a ...