The ninth pastoral anniversary honoring the Rev. Robert Duncan and Sis. Yolanda Duncan will be Sunday, Sept. 22, at 2:30 p.m. at the Mt. Home Baptist Church, Sycamore.

Conference leaders brought CDs, books and curriculum materials for the “free” table at our denominational retreat center last month. A lady I’d not met and I found ourselves looking at a book with an interesting title: “How To Ruin Your Life.” She said to me what I was thinking, “I don’t nee…

The ushers of Jacobs Chapel CME Church, where the Rev. Jerrell Hicks is pastor, will observe Ushers Day on Sunday, Sept. 8, at 11 a.m. Everyone is invited. 

The Samaritans were the “untouchables” of the first century. They shared Jewish ancestry, but their lineage was changed through intermarriage with Canaanites and pagans. A Samaritan woman was surprised when Jesus conversed with her since “Jews have no dealings with Samaritans” (John 4: 9). I…

Years ago students had to relocate to attend theological seminary. I often joke that when I was young, we had seminaries to attend, not just click on! The rise of internet study has dramatically changed modern education. Nevertheless,  my new bride and I packed up and moved to Louisville, ou…

LINCOLN -- Brunna Valley Baptist Church will be having our annual "Unity in the Community" event Labor Day, Monday, Sept. 2, at Moseley Park in Lincoln from 11 a.m. until.

I'll never forget the family I met at a neighboring church years ago while leading a Bible study. They were happy in their church, I thought, but several years later they presented themselves for membership in our church. The interesting thing is that there was another church in between, so …

A celebration of the 26th anniversary of Pastor Timothy E Caldwell and first lady Sharon Caldwell will be Sept. 1 at 10 a.m. at Belview Missionary Baptist Church, 60 Belview St., Talladega.

Acting on the exhortation of Paul in 1 Corinthians 5:4-5, the Church at Corinth disciplined a member for unbecoming behavior. The erring brother seemingly repented between Paul writing 1 Corinthians and 2 Corinthians. The church, like any individual, struggled with the ability to forgive him…

Paul says in 1 Corinthians 15:29: “Otherwise, what do people mean by being baptized on behalf of the dead?” What in the world does this mean?

It’s interesting that scripture exhorts us both to be like children, and not to be like children. 

I was delivering a Sunday night sermon years ago at the end of a long day. The congregation began laughing for no explicable reason, so I stopped and asked about this. 

Three years ago, during Kid’s Blitz, the former church building was deemed a total loss after a fire. For eight months, the church had no place to meet until the current building (across from Piggly Wiggly) became available.

Terence Chatman, associate minister at Mt. Cleveland Baptist Church in Talladega, will speak during the 11 a.m. service at Lilly Hill Baptist Church in Clanton on Sunday, July 28.

As believers living in a secular state, we should fight for the rights of all faiths to be protected, not just our own. Religious liberty must be fair across the board. 

Gabriel Byrne portrayed Dr. Paul Weston, a therapist on the TV program “In Treatment.” I caught a few episodes several years ago when our cable company gave a preview, and later rented the series. I watched in rapt attention as Dr. Weston probed the issues and brought about breakthroughs for…

Guest speaker for homecoming will be Terence Chatman, associate minister at the Mt. Cleveland Baptist Church in Talladega.

Many of the youth participated in competitions and were recognized for their accomplishments.

The Mount Canaan Missionary Baptist Church family will honor Pastor Horace L. Patterson Sr. and First Lady Dr. Dolia M. Patterson for 45 years of service on Sunday, July 14, at 2:30 p.m. The theme is: “And I will Give you Pastors According to Mine Heart, Which Shall Feed you With Knowledge a…

1 Corinthians chapters 12-14 mentions ecstatic spiritual gifts. Do these gifts still exist?

A pastoral installation program for Pastor-elect the Rev. Cortney Keith will be Sunday, July 14, at 2:30 p.m. at Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church, Munford.

I accepted a lunch invitation from a community organization and was happy to meet some new businessmen and women in the area. The day’s speaker was interesting and fun and most of us learned some new things, except several gentlemen at our table. They not only stayed on their cellphones thro…

Mt. Olive Baptist Church, 4535 DeSoto Caverns Parkway, Childersburg, will celebrate the ninth pastoral anniversary of Bishop William A. and first lady Carolyn Spann on Sunday, June 23.

The fourth anniversary of the Rev. Nathaniel and Sis. Rosa Ashley at Bloominglight Baptist Church, 1702 Bloominglight Road, Pell City, will be Sunday, June 23, at 2:30 p.m.