The Christian Response to the Coronavirus

The Christian Response to the Coronavirus

April 19, 2020

By Reverend Dr. RB Holmes, Pastor Bethel Missionary Baptist Church Sunday, April 19, 2020 We can have the victory over sin. I asked you a few days ago “What victories do believers enjoy?” Remember, we have the victory over death; we have the victory over Satan and we have the victory

The Christian Response to the Coronavirus

The Christian Response to the Coronavirus

April 18, 2020

By Reverend Dr. RB Holmes, Pastor Bethel Missionary Baptist Church Saturday, April 18, 2020 The good news is that we have the victory. We can rise again. We can hope and believe again. There is a lot of talk about Making America Great Again and now talk of opening the

The Christian Response to the Coronavirus

The Christian Response to the Coronavirus

April 17, 2020

By Reverend Dr. RB Holmes, Pastor Bethel Missionary Baptist Church Friday, April 17, 2020 Now is not the time to quit or to spiritually turn back to Egypt. We can live in victory; walk in victory; and speak victoriously when we truly believe that Jesus died to give us the

The Christian Response to the Coronavirus

The Christian Response to the Coronavirus

April 16, 2020

By Reverend Dr. RB Holmes, Pastor Bethel Missionary Baptist Church Thursday, April 16, 2020 Today, I want to encourage you to live in victory. God’s will for us is to live a victorious life. I want you to live in victory. One great sign for living in victory is that

The Christian Response to the Coronavirus

The Christian Response to the Coronavirus

April 15, 2020

By Reverend Dr. RB Holmes, Pastor Bethel Missionary Baptist Church Wednesday, April 15, 2020 “But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part

COVID-19 plea

COVID-19 plea

April 14, 2020

By St. Clair Murraine Outlook staff writer Chairman of Leon County Commission, Bryan Desloge, couldn’t have been more succinct when he joined a group of ministers who called on their congregants to practice social distancing. “If there is ever a time for prayer now is that time,” Desloge said at

Southside restaurants hit hard by shutdown

Southside restaurants hit hard by shutdown

April 14, 2020

By St. Clair Murraine Outlook staff writer After going on hiatus for a few weeks over concerns about the spread of the coronavirus, Edwin Barcus decided to reopen his barbeque stand on South Monroe last week. The line outside of the tiny building isn’t the usual size, but a few

Dean of the civil rights movement, Dr. Joe Lowery, dead at 98

Dean of the civil rights movement, Dr. Joe Lowery, dead at 98

April 14, 2020

By Hazel Trice Edney TriceEdneyWire.com Only a few hours after Barack Obama was declared the first Black president of the United States, Nov. 8, 2008, a reporter – on the phone with the Rev. Joseph Lowery, dean of the civil rights movement – asked him how he thought Black leaders

Congressional Black Caucus focuses on economic recovery of African Americans in COVID-19 crisis

Congressional Black Caucus focuses on economic recovery of African Americans in COVID-19 crisis

April 14, 2020

By Lauren Victoria Burke NNPA Newswire Contributor The coronavirus health crisis that hit America in the middle of March has compelled governors to shut down states, requested citizens to stay in their homes and moved Congress to pass an unprecedented stimulus of over two trillion dollars.   As the COVID-19 crisis

Appeals court refuses to revisit felons voting decision

Appeals court refuses to revisit felons voting decision

April 14, 2020

By Dara Kam News Service of Florida Striking another blow against Gov. Ron DeSantis, a federal appeals court has refused to reconsider a ruling that felons who have served their time but are unable to pay “legal financial obligations” must be allowed to vote. The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of