News Brown Chapel in Selma awarded $1M for restoration efforts Cindy Fisher Jan 20, 2026 Historic Brown Chapel AME Church in Selma has won a $1 million grant from the African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund for technical exp…
Religion Half-baked Beliefs: Each Mind a Measuring Cup By Chris Highland Updated Jan 18, 2026 With an older sister and a good friend who are experienced cooks and bakers, my attempts at creating edible dishes can be comical. In my defen…
Sponsored Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church Seeks Senior Pastor to Lead with Faith, Humility, and Vision Updated Jan 1, 2026 Shiloh Baptist Church, established in 1866 in Selma, has stood for generations as a faithful witness to God’s love and truth. With a rich hist…
Religion Friendly Freethinker: Seeking Unity through our Common Bases By Chris Highland Updated Jan 18, 2026 My young Ethiopian friend Thomas sent me photos from a celebration in his homeland. He wrote: “Today, we Ethiopian Orthodox Christians have be…
Religion Reflections: The Church Of The Open Door By Michael J. Brooks Dec 22, 2025 While at Judson College I was summoned to an evening meeting at the National Guard Armory in nearby Demopolis. The organizer forgot to confirm…
Religion Friendly Freethinker: Come Home to Faith (or Else) Chris Highland Dec 2, 2025 A former Christian colleague posted his belief that the message of the Bible is an invitation to “come home.”
Religion Working Conditions Reason For Pastors’ Work Stoppage Michael J. Brooks Dec 1, 2025 Note: This column was first used on Oct. 2, 1987 at the time of several national strikes.
Religion Friendly Freethinker: Knocking at the Door of Your Mind Chris Highland Nov 20, 2025 In those long ago Evangelical days, we couldn’t wait to tell everyone the “good news” of our faith. Any other news couldn’t be good.
Religion Reflections: When The Chattahoochee Poochie Came To Church By Michael J. Brooks Oct 28, 2025 My favorite presidential quote is from George W. Bush who said, “When I was young and foolish, I was young and foolish.”
Religion I Believe In You Michael J. Brooks Oct 20, 2025 He wrote short stories for magazines but had an idea for a novel. He wrote a few pages and trashed it when growing weary with it.
