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“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 […]
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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 […]
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The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of Sine Die
Sine Die is the term for closed, over, with no plans to reconvene, and that’s what the Legislature ended on May 9. Unless there’s a special session, sponsors of the Good, Bad or Ugly will […]
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“RECONCILED TO GOD”
Scriptural text: Romans 5:1-11 Lesson Context: Our text today makes an important argument about why follower of Jesus both build their lives based on trust in God’s promises yet still experience hardship. Those suffering might […]
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“COUNTED AS RIGHTEOUS”
Scriptural text: Romans 4 Lesson Context: The lesson (Romans chapter 4) begins the discussion of the remedy to universal sin. Far from facing a hopeless situation, humans have a model available to them of how […]
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Roy S. Johnson: Hateful 2011 immigration law fueled brain drain; legislators must finally fix leak
By Roy S. Johnson This is an opinion column. If passed by the Alabama Senate in the waning hours of the current legislative session and signed by Gov. Kay Ivey, HB-210 should be filed under “fixing […]
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BSC said all was well. She exposed the truth with a spreadsheet.
By Kyle Whitmire This is an opinion column. A well-crafted spreadsheet can spoil a mystery with a bar chart. On July 23, 2010, one such spreadsheet landed in my email inbox. It told a story […]
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We banned ‘divisive concepts.’ So, why do we still have Confederate holidays?
By Roy S. Johnson How did you commemorate Confederate Memorial Day? Did you grill? Go to the park with the kids? Did you invite a few family and friends over, sing “Dixie,” and share stories […]
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Archibald: The Alabama Senate just took a stunning stand
By John Archibald This is an opinion column. A toast to progress. Here’s to the Alabama Senate, that on Thursday passed – 31 to zip – a bill to give inmates a chance to take part […]
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Alabama legislators cut back teacher paid parental leave bill
By Rebecca Griesbach Vestavia Hills officials declined to answer questions Monday about where a local elementary school principal has been for the past semester. Lauren Dressback is still listed on Cahaba Heights Elementary’s website as the […]