I’ve learned over the years that when I start a sentence with “So …,” I’m about to say something stupid. This became even more apparent at one of Mrs. Frese’s doctor’s appointments several weeks ago. “So,” I said, and I could tell from her expression she was thinking, “Here we go “So, let’s say, God....

“My sense is that, when we have a fallout like this, we’re seeing the tearing down of old structures and the building of new ones,” said Rev. Jamie McLeod, pastor of First Presbyterian Church in Anniston. “That’s at the heart of the Easter message.” Lawmakers in the following days seemed to take up that cue.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — While outrage on social media is growing over Arkansas' unprecedented plan to put seven inmates to death before the end of the month, the protests have been more muted within the conservative Southern state where capital punishment is still favored by a strong majority of residents.

By Neville Togarewa. PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea (July 9, 1999 - The National)---Prime Minister Bill Skate and his group are confident they will form the next government on Tuesday when Parliament resumes, and continue to serve their full term until 2002.

KILLEEN, TX (KXXV) - Central Texas couple, Joseph and Linda Grab, recently welcomed home their 18th child bringing their family total to 20. "I remember telling my wife before we got married, 'I think we should wait a year before we have any children,' and she said, 'where is that in the Bible?'" Joseph Grab said.

Hundreds of Bayside Church high school and college students left Friday for Mexico to build houses and goodwill. Brothers John and Isaiah Gomez explain why they are going. Jesus Culture planted its Sacramento church in September 2014, and now draws about 2,200 congregants every Sunday, Executive Pastor Zack Curry said.

KILLEEN, TX (KXXV) - Central Texas couple, Joseph and Linda Grab, recently welcomed home their 18th child bringing their family total to 20. "I remember telling my wife before we got married, 'I think we should wait a year before we have any children,' and she said, 'where is that in the Bible?'" Joseph Grab said.

Blacks in Utah have a right to be outraged by cases of police brutality, the high school dropout rate, and the over-representation of blacks in jails and prison. But rather than sit on the sidelines and complain, Rep. Sandra Hollins, D-Salt Lake City —the first black woman elected to the Utah Legislature — asked them to run for political office.

“I walk around here every day and I see the blight and homes that were abandoned,” Dorsey said. “I know we can do better … we should want to make it a place people want to move back to.” Dorsey and more than 50 other people showed their support for the community by marching Saturday morning in a Stop the Violence Parade in west Anniston.

South Dallas residents upset over the frequent violence in their neighborhoods and what they see as a lack of concern from city officials took to the streets Saturday morning to vent their frustrations. As WFAA reported , frustrations boiled over after an incident on March 19, when gunshots fired....

Further on the outskirts of town we find intergenerational dairy farmer, Greg Dennis, 47, who made national headlines last year when he drove his tractor from Beaudesert to Cairns to generate awareness about the many dairy farmers suffering under the "corporate duopoly" of Woolworths and Coles.

What was an Easter Weekend across the world 23 years ago, was a rampage of merciless massacres in Rwanda targeting the Tutsi, a tragedy that wiped out over a million people. The 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi remains the fastest Genocide in history with an estimated 10,000 people being killed every single day.

Reginald Tiller is serving as acting superintendent of the Birmingham Civil Rights National Monument (Erin Edgemon/ This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ) Erin Edgemon | This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . The sign designating the Birmingham Civil Rights National Monument was unveiled Saturday afternoon during a dedication ceremony.

Few shared the compassion that pastor Fred Harris had for convicted murderer Gregory Green. Gregory was behind bars for stabbing his wife Tonya to death in 1991. She had been six months pregnant with his baby, but Fred believed Gregory deserved a second chance.

"Denominations mean different things to different generations," said LifePoint pastor Peter Vogt, explaining why his church dropped "Baptist" from the church's name. "For an older person, it's more comforting. To a younger person, it's more suspicious.

He joined a gang at the age of 15, started taking drugs at 16, and was caught selling them a year after. But instead of receiving five years' jail and five strokes of the cane - the minimum punishment for trafficking in Class A drugs - Wilson, who declined to give his full name, was given 27 months'....

Pastor Don Wong, founder and executive director of The New Charis Mission, talking to Wilson, a resident at its halfway house, last Monday. Wilson, 19, was given 27 months' probation for drug offences. We have been experiencing some problems with subscriber log-ins and apologise for the inconvenience caused.

On Feb 13, Pastor Raymond Koh was abducted from his car in broad daylight from a Selangor suburb in a precisely coordinated operation involving three black SUVs, two cars, two motorcycles and at least 15 individuals, some wearing ski masks. More than two months on, Malaysian police have no leads on his whereabouts.

By Published: April 15, 2017, 5:04 pm Updated: April 15, 2017, 5:08 pm WNCT staff WINTERVILLE, N.C. (WNCT) – South Central High School held a vigil Friday that brought the community together to honor Myiah Andrews. Tyler Smith is Myiah’s older brother.

The Book of John Gray is a brand new reality show following the work and family life of associate paster John Gray. The docu-series follows the gregarious associate pastor at Joel Osteen’s Lakewood Church in Houston, Texas, as he goes about his work and balances it with his family life.

Over breakfast with a social psychologist I know, I asked him what constructive contribution Christians virtue could make to public life. An atheist who finds much to admire in religion, he answered simply: “Humility.” That is a perfectly reasonable hope. Unfortunately, however, humility is a neglected Christian virtue.

- Members of a Springfield church surprised drivers on Saturday by giving away more than $2,000 worth of gas. The giveaway, to mark the Easter holiday, was held at two gas stations: Shell at the intersection of Main and Carew streets, and Mobil at 3111 Main St.

An unidentified man has been reported to have given N42 million as Tithe to The Non go Kristu U Sudan hen Tiv (NKST) church in Makurdi, capital of Benue state. Tithe is 10 percent of income paid by many Christians to their primary places of worship. This implies that the man who paid N42m tithe must have earned N420m.

The last couple of weeks have offered good opportunity for farmers to get up to date with much needed fieldwork. Grass growth has been slow due to low night time temperatures but chickweed has grown away through the winter and will need controlled especially in autumn reseeds.

ST. LOUIS (AP) - A report released this past week shows that white Missourians between the ages 25 to 54 are dying at a disproportionately high rate from drug overdoses. The report found that in 2015, whites ages 25 to 54 made up 41 percent of the state population and 59 percent of overdose deaths. Report author Mat Reidhead told the St.