June 3 is a state holiday in Alabama to honor the birthday of traitor Jefferson Davis. Davis said: “We recognized the Negro as God and God’s Book and God’s laws, in nature, tell us to recognize him: Our inferior, fitted expressly for servitude … You cannot transform the Negro into anything one-tenth as useful or as good as what slavery enables them to be.” Jefferson Davis, Robert E. Lee, “Stonewall” Jackson and all the hallowed heroes of the Confederacy were... Read more
Do you know how God is like an Elephant? Sometimes we can see God and not understand. For example, do you know the story of three blindfolded people who were led to an elephant. The first person touched the elephant’s ear and said, “This is soft and supple like well-worn leather.” The second person touched the elephant tusk and said, “This is hard and smooth, like marble.” The third sightless person reached out and felt the elephant’s leg. “This is... Read more
Is Jesus the Only Way to Heaven? Many Christians believe so, based on these words to his disciples: “Do not let your hearts be troubled. Believe in God; believe also in me. My Father’s house has many rooms; if that were not so, would I have told you that I am going there to prepare a place for you? And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be with me…... Read more
The “Doll Test” of Drs. Mamie and Kenneth Clark uncovered the mental and emotional damage of segregation in the United States in 1950. The landmark study helped influence the Supreme Court’s 1954 Brown vs. Board of Education ruling that separating children in public schools on the basis of race was unconstitutional. For those who think that “children don’t see color,” children certainly do, and they develop negative beliefs about race very, very young. Published in the summer of 1950, their... Read more
Aaron Sorkin’s stage adaptation of Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird is a timeless, touching story of an idealistic father and his children learning that his faith in his neighbors is ill-placed. Richard Thomas as Atticus Finch is subtle, charming and commanding. An Emmy Award-winning actor for his performance in the iconic series The Waltons, Thomas may be recognized for his recent work on the Netflix series Ozark. Set in Alabama in 1934, Lee’s enduring story of racial injustice and... Read more
My child’s school just shared helpful advice about the eclipse. Here are some highlights: On April 8, 2024 a solar eclipse will be visible in North and Central America in addition to parts of Europe and South America. We will experience a partial eclipse starting at 2:02 p.m. and ending at approximately 4:32 p.m. Maximum partial eclipse will occur at 3:18 p.m. and 52 seconds. Approximately 88% of the sun will be covered at this time. Cloud cover may impact... Read more
Palm Sunday 2024: “Save Us” “Hosanna!” “Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!” “Blessed is the coming kingdom of our father David!” “Hosanna in the highest heaven!” ~ Mark 11:1-11 The word Hosanna comes from Psalm 118:25 “Save us, we beseech you, O Lord! O Lord, we beseech you, give us success!” They looked at this prophet riding on a borrowed horse, perhaps he was the Messiah, the man they had heard about. Perhaps they had... Read more
Not a lot of facts are known about St. Valentine. He was a Christian priest and bishop in and around Rome, who might have been a physician during the reign of Emperor Claudius II, who dedicated a lot of time to persecuting Christians. According to legend, Valentine would secretly marry couples so the husbands wouldn’t have to go to war. Like other Christians, Valentine refused to offer sacrifices to pagan gods. He established churches and converted pagans to Christianity. One... Read more
Buddy Holly, Richie Valens, and the Big Bopper died in a plane crash, Feb. 3, 1959, immortalized in Don McLean’s “American Pie.” Buddy was 22, Ritchie was 17, and Jay P. Richardson was 28. Pilot Roger Peterson was 21. Rock and roll belongs to the young. The night before, Feb. 2, they played at the Surf Ballroom in Clear Lake, Iowa. The Beech-Craft Bonanza crashed in the early morning hours of Feb. 3. Disoriented by the darkness and snow, Peterson... Read more
Notes from a Sermon Mark 1:21-28 They went to Capernaum, and when the Sabbath came, Jesus went into the synagogue and began to teach. 22 The people were amazed at his teaching, because he taught them as one who had authority, not as the teachers of the law. 23 Just then a man in their synagogue who was possessed by an impure spirit cried out, 24 “What do you want with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? I know... Read more
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