Ryan Coogler only makes personal movies. “Fruitvale Station” was set in his hometown of Oakland, California, and explored the last day of Oscar Grant. “Creed” was dreamed up for his father, who loved “Rocky” unabashedly....

Ninth grader Maurice Singleton watched his older sister Sharon Singleton shuffle through their parents’ records before plucking her find from the shelf. She walked to the record player, carefully sliding the round black disk...

Like many success stories, McCarty’s began with two people who loved each other. Nestled in the tiny Delta town of Merigold, Mississippi, is an iconic pottery studio, McCarty’s. The beauty and uniqueness of McCarty’s pottery,...

You shall call his name Jesus. – Matthew 1:21 When a person is dear, everything connected with him becomes dear for his sake. Thus, so precious is the person of the Lord Jesus in the...

Before I ever arrive at my local church for worship I have typically preached in the local jail at least a couple of times. To make it to my worship service on time, I...

Praying at all times. – Ephesians 6:18 What countless prayers we have offered from the first moment we learned to pray. Our first prayer was a prayer for ourselves; we asked that God would have...

Outdoor columnist Ben Smith says he grew up around men. Real men. But today, they are a dying breed. I haven’t written a “soap box” article in a while and I don’t want you guys...

They shall sing of the ways of the Lord. – Psalm 138:5 The time when Christians begin to sing in the ways of the Lord is when they first lose their burden at the foot...

Clara Ann Yates, in a silver sequined dress with a bouquet of red roses in her arms and a purple sash reading “Miss Catfish,” bent her knees on the steps of the Belzoni, Miss.,...