Obituaries
OBITUARIES 5/22 – 5/28/2024
ROYAL FUNERAL HOME MRS. MARY LEE BYRD JULY 11, 1950 – MAY 19, 2024 The funeral service for Mrs. Mary Lee Byrd will be 1:00 p.m., Friday, May 31, 2024 at the Eagle’s Nest Ministries […]
Month: May 2024
Commentary
“WHO HAS BELIEVED?
Scriptural text: Romans 10:1-21 Lesson Context: Romans 10 reflects on Paul’s hope that the good news Rev.Acklin that Jesus is the Messiah and Lord will also come to his fellow Jews. God promised salvation to […]
Business
IRS may owe you $932 but deadline to claim your money is this week
By Leada Gore The Internal Revenue Service owes more than $1 billion in unclaimed refunds to people who didn’t file taxes in 2020. If that’s you, you need to move quickly – the deadline to […]
Politics
Summary of Legislative Session in Alabama: Key Bills and Outcomes
SPEAKIN’ OUT NEWS During the recent legislative session in Alabama, most priorities for Governor Kay Ivey and Republican legislative leaders were successfully addressed, with one major exception. A proposed constitutional amendment to allow voters to […]
Sports
Jackson State (SWAC), Morgan State (MEAC) take titles, head to NCAA Div. I Softball regionals
GULFPORT, Miss. – The Jackson State never trailed on the way to a 3-1 victory over the Florida A&M to claim its first SWAC Tournament title in 13 years Friday afternoon. Jace Jackson was named […]
Religion
Baptists and Methodists helped build Alabama, now they struggle to keep churches, members
By Greg Garrison Baptists and Methodists helped build Alabama. Both started their first Alabama churches in 1808, then became fixtures in every town of any size in the state. Looking Back: Did you attend Riverfest […]
Culture
Southern Baptist Convention church membership drops to its lowest point since the 1970s
By Greg Garrison The Southern Baptist Convention reported today that membership fell for the 17th consecutive year, falling below 13 million for the first time since the 1970s. At its height in 2006, the SBC […]
Religion
Alabama pastor invokes wife’s clergy abuse to defend Baptist sex abuse ‘distraction’ remarks
By Greg Garrison A Pelham pastor who hosted an SBC presidential candidate that called sex abuse a “distraction” doubled down on his defense of the speaker on social media and told a story about his […]
Culture
Abortion Ballot Initiative gets approval from Arkansas AG after rejections
BY CHRISTIANITY DAILY Arkansas is on the precipice of a historic vote on abortion rights, with a proposed amendment promising limited access but facing a steep climb to the ballot box. Attorney General Tim Griffin, a […]
Commentary
Roy S. Johnson: Charles Barkley to donate $1 million each to Auburn women’s athletics and HS for Black girls
By Roy S. Johnson Charles Barkley never misses “60 Minutes.” Two Sundays ago, the venerable CBS news magazine show aired a segment on St. Mary’s Academy, a 157-year-old, high-achieving Catholic school for young Black women […]