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“Renewed in God’s Love”
Scriptural text: Zephaniah 3: 14-29 Lesson Context: The prophet is identified in Zephaniah 1:1 in terms of the name of his father. That was a normal way to identify a person more specifically. But the […]
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Johnson: Plaintiff in historic SCOTUS redistricting case shed tears for late father after ruling
By Roy S. Johnson This is an opinion column. Evan Milligan was in church when his phone began to buzz. In church in Berlin, among a group visiting and studying an area that was once home to […]
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“God’s Servant-King”
Scriptural text: Ezekiel 37:15-28 Lesson Context: The theme for this lesson is “God’s Servant-King,” and it comes from the prophet Ezekiel. Ezekiel was a prophet whom God called from among those who were taken into […]
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AI could lead to human extinction: Government warned to begin regulation
By Gopal Ratnam CQ-Roll Call (TNS) Tribune Media Services Lawmakers and regulators gearing up to address risks from artificial intelligence technology got another boost this week from experts warning of potential “extinction” and calling on […]
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Johnson: 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre: imagine if your family’s lives, generational livelihood died in flames
By Roy S. Johnson This is an opinion column. I have mixed emotions every year at this time now. Now, when many pause to recognize and remember the slaughter, destruction, a desecration that was the Tulsa Race […]
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Moments spark movements, from Alabama shipyard attack on Blacks to George Floyd’s
By Roy S. Johnson This is an opinion column. Movements are often launched by a moment, seismic change by a single calamity. Or crime. Three years ago, on this day, George Floyd, a 46-year-old Black man, […]
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“God Reigns”
Background Scripture: Isaiah 52:1-12 Lesson Context: Isaiah 52 falls into five sections: verses 1-2, 3-6, 11-12, and 13-15. Each of the first four sections invites exiled Israelites to return home because Babylon is about to […]
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Archibald: Alabama Legislature pulls a stunner
By John Archibald This is an opinion column. I feel dizzy. Lightheaded. Like I’m on unfamiliar ground and can’t get my bearings. I’m sitting here looking at the work of the Alabama Legislature and – what’s […]
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Alabama’s education system was designed to preserve white supremacy. I should know.
Guest columnist KYLE WHITMIRE, 2023 Pulitzer Prize winner in Commentary Journalism [N]othing in this Constitution shall be construed as creating or recognizing any right to education or training at public expense, nor as limiting the […]
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After 31 years, why is there momentum for Alabama Republicans to cut the grocery tax?
By John Sharp A little more than a year ago, Republican State Senator Andrew Jones stood up during a news conference and advocated for the removal of the state’s portion of the sales tax on groceries. […]