Religion Reflections: The Things That Bother Us Usually Aren’t the Main Thing By Michael J. Brooks Jan 21, 2026 Our parents thought they were anarchists and subversives sent across the pond to corrupt our morals—something of a payback for the Boston Tea …
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 Friendly Freethinker: How Faith may Fail with Booming Bible Sales By Chris Highland Jan 19, 2026 A headline on the Religion News Service (RNS) announced: “Bible sales keep growing, even as many Americans lose their religion—about 18 millio…
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…
Religion Reflections: Certifiably Old Nathan Prewett Jan 6, 2026 Our Alabama Baptist campsite at Shocco Springs is a gorgeous place, and I’ve enjoyed every event I’ve attended there. Several years ago, I att…
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 Reflections: The Practice Of Sheep Stealing Nathan Prewett Dec 30, 2025 A colleague accosted me in the Monday morning pastors meeting after Bob and Kay joined our church the day before. He told me he’d invested man…
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: Everyday People … We Got to Live Together By Chris Highland Updated Jan 18, 2026 Since music was such an important part of my chaplaincy work through the years, many tunes and lyrics still linger in the dim-lit corners of m…
