Obituaries
OBITUARIES 5/31 – 6/6/2023
CELEBRITY DEATH The Night Tina Turner Said Goodbye to Alabama ROYAL FUNERAL HOME MR. KEVIN LEE FORD, JR. OCTOBER 29, 2003 – MAY 27, 2023 Funeral service will be 12:00 noon, Saturday, June 3, 2023, […]
Religion
Commentary
“God Reigns”
Background Scripture: Isaiah 52:1-12 Lesson Context: Isaiah 52 falls into five sections: verses 1-2, 3-6, 11-12, and 13-15. Each of the first four sections invites exiled Israelites to return home because Babylon is about to […]
Obituaries
In Memoriam: Greensboro Watchman, Rev. Bobby L. Smith
Story and photo written and submitted by Clifton Miller Rev. Bobby L. Smith (Colonel, Retired Army) of Manassas, VA, passed away on May 5, 2023. Rev. Smith was born February 21, 1961, in Greensboro, AL, […]
Obituaries
Jim Brown, legendary NFL running back, actor & social activist, dead at 87
By Creg Stephenson Jim Brown, the legendary NFL running back who quit the game at the height of his fame to concentrate on filmmaking and social activism, has died. He was 87. Brown’s wife, Monique, confirmed […]
Religion
The Danger of Forcing Forgiveness
WILCO DE VRIES| We must be wary of wrongly using the biblical command in order to silence victims of abuse. Forgiveness is the heartbeat of salvation history and the virtue that should mark the followers […]
Obituaries
OBITUARIES 5/24 – 5/30/2023
CELEBRITY DEATH Jim Brown, Legendary NFL Running Back, Actor & Social Activist, Dead at 87 IN MEMORIAM: GREENSBORO WATCHMAN, REV. BOBBY L. SMITH ROYAL FUNERAL HOME MRS. EDNA L. FLETCHER AUGUST 19, 1939 – MAY […]
Religion
Tora Washington: Coping after loss of daughter to Birmingham gun violence
By Nicole S. Daniel | The Birmingham Times Tora Washington, mother of Destiny Danielle Washington, 20, the nursing student who was shot and killed on the University of Alabama of Birmingham (UAB) campus, said the death of […]
Religion
Southern Baptists Lost Nearly Half A Million Members in 2022
The long, slow decline of the nation’s largest Protestant denomination continues. Membership in the Southern Baptist Convention was down by nearly half a million in 2022, according to a recently released denomination report. Nashville-based Lifeway […]
Religion
Methodist Bishop Wants to ‘Stop Talking About Disaffiliations’ After 2,800 Churches Leave
By Greg Garrison United Methodist bishops have proposed a five-day meeting of the denomination’s global decision-making body, the General Conference, in May 2026. The announcement comes at the end of the Council of Bishops’ spring […]
Obituaries
OBITUARIES 5/17 – 5/23/2023
ROYAL FUNERAL HOME MOTHER BIRDELL ATKINS JULY 28, 1940 – MAY 10, 2023 Funeral service will be 12:00 noon, Wednesday, May 17, 2023 at the Shady Grove Baptist Church (135 Shady Grove Road Parish, AL […]