It was the Sunday morning after Easter, April 23, 2017. I arrived at church around nine o’clock, parked in the back lot, then headed towards the sanctuary. Walking by our fellowship center, Providence Hall, I noticed some shingles that looked as if the recent winds may have loosened them. I then looked at the original part of our building, checking to see if there may have been any damage there.

If you live anywhere close to the 6th Congressional District in Georgia, you have been inundated with political advertisements from congressional candidates Karen Handel and Jon Ossoff. If …

Last April retail giant  Target made an announcement that created a bit of angst among folks whose lives are marked by civility and decency. The Corporation announced it would allow men to use …

I'll never forget what a seasoned fundraising consultant said to me soon after I took a job in the development office at a small Baptist college in the late 1980s. "Son, always remember, inside of …

As I sat and chatted with Pastor Gerald Gibson, I couldn’t help but be excited in my spirit. He represents what I’m seeing as a growing number of pastors, particularly in African American church …

Index editor J. Gerald Harris was called as pastor to Newport Baptist Church not long after graduating from Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. In April of 1967 – fifty years ago – I was …

By Diana Davis PENSACOLA, FL (BP) — Have you noticed? "Doing good" is in style. It may be called "paying it forward" or community service. Clubs do it to help their community. …

Recently, The Atlanta Journal Constitution website ran: “Vacuum cleaner used as a weapon in DeKalb road rage, cops say.” (www.ajc.com, April 24, 2017). Chamblee police said a 24-year-old woman used a Dirt Devil vacuum cleaner as a weapon against a driver who approached her car and banged on the window. As he fumed about her erratic driving, she got the vacuum from the trunk, hit his SUV, and then hit him.