by Jeremy Bell | Sep 18, 2020 | General
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Crowds gather every year at 16th Street Baptist Church to mark the anniversary of the horrific day when a bomb planted by Ku Klux Klansmen went off just before worship, killing four Black girls. This year’s 57th observance will be virtual...
by Jeremy Bell | Sep 18, 2020 | General
One month since the blast, emotional support comes from evangelicals, refugees, children, and other unexpected sources.JAYSON CASPER|SEPTEMBER 9, 2020 12:47 PM A woman wearing a Lebanese flag-themed dress participates in a Beirut vigil to mark one month since the huge...
by Jeremy Bell | Sep 18, 2020 | General
(BP) – I visibly cringe every time the word “civility” is used around me. I hate it. On the face of it, “civility” is one of those things that everyone supports – like “patriotism” or “family” or “honor.” But our civility is often limited to whether or not we agree...
by Jeremy Bell | Sep 18, 2020 | General
(RNS) — Sunday (Sept. 13) marked six months since the U.S. declared the COVID-19 outbreak a national emergency. The reality that this pandemic is a marathon, not a sprint, has started to take a toll on people’s emotional and spiritual well-being,...
by Jeremy Bell | Sep 18, 2020 | General
STAMFORD, Conn. (BP)—Chaplain John Revell says first responders and police have “a front-row seat to depravity.” Revell, president of Life Line Chaplaincy in Stamford, about 40 miles north of New York City, said the horrors experienced by first responders on a daily...
