Category Archives: Religion

Ronnie McBrayer

Keeping the Faith: The Sound of Silence

By Ronnie McBrayer It is golden. It is a virtue. It is more musical than any melody, rest for the mind, and sometimes it has the loudest voice. It is …

Bernard C. Yates, pastor of Zion Hope Primitive Baptist Church

Yates Installed as 13th President of National Primitive Baptist Convention, USA

Approximately 1500 individuals (including the Honorable Ashton Hayward, Mayor, City of Pensacola, and Escambia County Commissioner Marie Young, District 3) are expected to be in attendance at the Installation of …

the visionaires

“Let everything that hath breath praise the LORD,” states Psalms 150.

With nearly 50 people in attendance, the Good Hope African Methodist Episcopal Church’s first annual Male Chorus Musical Festival, held last Sunday afternoon, sent up many praises. Mr. Charles R. …

Giving Credit Where Credit is Due

By Rev. James L. Snyder I am rather old-fashioned in some areas of my life, which I do not intend to upgrade to current standards. I do not believe in …

Ministry Helps Women in Need

The women of Greater Union Missionary Baptist Church of Pensacola, Fla. celebrated their 63rd annual Woman’s Day Celebration on Sunday, Jan. 22, 2012. Under the leadership of their pastor, Dr. …
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Keeping the Faith: Step into the Water

By Ronnie McBrayer I met Candice on a Florida sidewalk while walking to the beach. She was a young, blonde, attractive woman, and she was hovering close behind me as …

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Keeping the Faith: The Sons of Former Slaves and Former Slave Owners

By Ronnie McBrayer I was fifteen-years old when the Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday first became the law of the land. Having lived my entire childhood in Georgia, also Dr. …

In Life, An “Account at the Bank” Can Be a Relative Thing

God does not make grandmothers like He once did. At least not like MY grandmother. Grandmother never trusted such things as banks with her money. Someone once told my grandmother, …
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Another Brick in the Wall

Ronnie McBrayer   Janet Hagberg was the first person who defined the experience for me. I had lived through it, but I didn’t know what to call it. In a book …

Here we go again; the art of redundancy

By Rev. James L. Snyder This year is an election year. Of course, the purpose of this year is to elect a new president. Every four years we elect a …