Tag: religion
Manufactured vs. Manifested
By Tijuana J. Williams
What do you do when God speaks but nothing happens? Will you wait without murmuring or find a way to help...
Area Muslim leader on interfaith love, compassion and support
By Ariel Worthy
The Birmingham Times
When he moved to the United States from Pakistan in 1975, Ashfaq Taufique was in for a few surprises.
“Openness in...
Mighty Clouds of Joy singer Joe Ligon dies at 80
From Wire Reports
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Singer Joe Ligon, the dynamic frontman of the Grammy-winning gospel group Mighty Clouds of Joy, has died. He...
Are you ready?
By Tijuana J. Williams
I know James 1: 4 says, “Let patience have her perfect work, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking nothing.
I...
A year after attack in San Bernardino, faithful seek unity
By Christine Armario and Amy Taxin
Associated Press
SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (AP) - Almost a year after her father was killed in the San Bernardino terror...
The deceitfulness of sight
By Tijuana J. Williams
Have you ever played Dirty Santa? Let me rephrase the question. Have you ever played the original Dirty Santa? That is...
Churches transcend racial barriers after arson
By Emily Wagster Pettus
Associated Press
GREENVILLE, Miss. (AP) - Back in the 1960s, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. observed that Sunday morning is the...
My leap of faith
By Tijuana J. Williams
Finally, a vacation and we were excited! My husband and I talked about it for months. And as the departure date...
Pope decries ‘virus’ of polarization over race, faith
By Frances D'Emilio
Associated Press
VATICAN CITY (AP) - Pope Francis warned against what he called a “virus of polarization” and hostility in the world targeting...
Protect your peace
By Tijuana J. Williams
Many of us like to receive gifts! No matter how large or small the gift may be, often the most important...