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Protecting Freedom of Religion

John Leland was born in the colonies — a native of Massachusetts. While raised a Congregationalist, he had conversion experience and was baptized by a Baptist minister at eighteen. In 1776 and at the age of 22, Leland and his wife Sallie Devine moved to Virginia where he began pastoring various Baptist congregations and working…

Choices

There were three times in the past week that I found myself in conversations with persons and I made reference to one of the questions I use and recommend often in discernment when the choice is unclear: “Which choice will help you sleep best at night?” This could be worded different ways to arrive at…

Juneteenth – Celebrating Freedom & Activism

In 1926, Opal was born in Marshall, Texas. She was the oldest of three children, who moved to Fort Worth, Texas, when Opal was ten. Two years later, a mob of 500 white rioters burned down her home, angry that the family for moving into a predominantly black neighborhood. Of the incident, Lee said: “The…