Kanye obviously drew inspiration from Scripture to write these songs. Paired with a full gospel choir, the album makes no secret of its intention.

"However you have been blessed by my ministry or the ministry of my family, you need to know that today the man who led me to lead my family left his earthly home to live in the presence of God forever," @drtonyevans wrote about his late father, Arthur.

When faithful church members begin to “fade away” from their consistent involvement and faithfulness you start to wonder what happened. Here are 10 reasons that may happen.

You are not ordinary! You may not feel special, but you have gifts that others desperately need. You may feel weak, but remember, the weaker parts of the body are indispensable. You are indispensable. Others need you!

Don’t let the perceived need to use technology make you ineffective. Beware the technological imperative: just because you can doesn’t mean you should.

"We get in the habit of teaching the same basic structure of a lesson over and over again," says Andy Blanks.

The virgin conception of the Lord Jesus is both wonderful and meaningful; it points us to at least three facets of the incarnation.

Death has a way of doing things. It barges right in, uninvited, disrupting life. It rudely divides families, and leaves those who remain behind mourning, sorrowful, and diminished from who they were prior to the loss.