November 1 is “All Saints’ Day,” a time to reflect on those who are no longer physically with us and enjoy eternal rest. I also believe it is a time to acknowledge, in gratitude, appreciation for the elders living among us. In 1864, William How …

On October 4, 2024, Leah Rawls Atkins died. Besides being a competitive water skier in her younger years, Dr. Atkins was the first woman to earn a doctorate in history from Auburn University. She taught history at Auburn, Samford, and UAB. Dr. Atkins, with Dr. Wayne Flynt, wrote definitive …

Union General William T. Sherman issued Field Order 15 on January 16, 1865. It took a strip of coastland extending approximately thirty miles inland from the Atlantic Ocean, stretching from Charleston, South Carolina, to Jacksonville, Florida. The 400,000 acres were to be divided among newly …

Growing up in the South, one becomes accustomed to fall festivals and revivals. Typically, these events coincide with the harvesting of crops, especially cotton. After a good season, farmers celebrate with elaborate festivals and revival services. The revival services were held because many farmers and …

The Civil Rights District welcomed a commissioned mural. The mural is on the wall of the Citizens Express Pharmacy on 5th Avenue North. The pharmacy was originally owned by A.G. Gaston. Delmous Vance, Jr. purchased the pharmacy from Dr. Gaston in 1970. When Vance, Jr. …

I overheard a conversation that stated the Civil Rights Movement was violent but not as violent as incidents that are taking place in the Middle East. There may not be much benefit in comparing wounds from various battles. However, there is value in remembering the …

23 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye pay tithe of mint and anise and cummin, and have omitted the weightier matters of the law, judgment, mercy, and faith: these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone. 24 …

The Lord has sustained our ministry for 137 years. Like a seesaw, there have been times when we were facing days of highs and lows, ups and downs, turbulence and smooth sailing, comfortableness and uncomfortableness. Whatever the days presented, because we are still actively engaged …

In the heart of the “slave” castle at Elmina, Ghana, a building became a church, a place of worship. It might be hard to conceive that Christians, initially the Portuguese and later the Dutch, were worshiping God while enslaving our ancestors. They were worshiping God …

“After that, he poured water into a basin and began to wash his disciples’ feet, drying them with the towel that was wrapped around him.” John 13.5 (NIV) Have you ever thought about that question? What would you do if you knew you had one …