By Rev. J. Loren Russell, BA, MDiv. James 5:19-20 “My friends, if any followers have wandered away from the truth, you should try to lead them back. If you turn sinners from the wrong way, you will save them from […]
By Rev. J. Loren Russell, BA, MDiv. 1 Peter 4:8-11 “Most important of all, you must sincerely love each other, because love wipes away many sins. Welcome people into your home and don’t grumble about it. Each of you has […]
James 1:1-8 NKJV “My brethren, count it all joy when you fall into various trials, knowing that the testing of your faith produces patience. But let patience have its perfect work, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking nothing.” […]
It was an unlikely friendship because David was selected by God to be Israel’s next king, and Jonathan was the son of the reigning king (Saul) and heir apparent to the throne.
Monday, January 15th. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. would have been 89 years old today. The civil rights leader, minister, and recipient of the 1964 Nobel Peace Prize was born in 1929 and assassinated in 1968. Today is the national […]
Join Rep. Espaillat as he commemorates the tremendous impact Dr. King’s work continues to have on our society and in communities around the world.
By: Rev. J. Loren Russell, BA, MDiv. Acts 9:5-6 (NKJV) “And he said, “Who are You, Lord?” Then the Lord said, “I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting. It is hard for you to kick against the goads.” So he, […]
Tuesday, April 11 — On this date 49 years ago, the Civil Rights Act of 1968 became law. At the bill signing ceremony, President Lyndon Johnson said, “The proudest moments of my presidency have been times such as this when I […]
By Robert Cole With basketball games taking place throughout the nation on Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, teams from the Bronx gathered at DeWitt Clinton Gym for a full day of basketball action at the Governor’s annual MLK Classic. The action […]
Let us remember Dr. King as someone who was an activist, an agitator, [a man who] refused to back down.
The civil rights leader, minister, and recipient of the 1964 Nobel Peace Prize was born in 1929 and assassinated in 1968.
American political history is the story of social movements turning into political movements. For every Debs, King and Friedan there is an FDR, LBJ or Bella Abzug. Movement leaders plant the seeds, organize the streets, get called names and are […]
DISCONTENTMENT: THE BEGINNING OF CHANGE By Rev. J. Loren Russell, BA, MDiv Scripture (Joshua 7:7, 13 NLT): Then Joshua cried out, “Oh, Sovereign LORD, why did you bring us across the Jordan River if you are going to let […]
Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about the things that matter.
Today is the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday, honoring his memory and life’s work, in a month that also sees the anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation.
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