Titus women take life's lemons and make lemonade – Leading ladies honoured
IN a tribute to some of the country’s leading Christian ladies, the Christ Community Church’s Titus Women’s Ministry successfully hosted its recent Pink Lemonade Party.With a mandate to care for one another, genuinely love each other, and also connec
Rev Heuter Rolle celebrates five years of service
Rev Heuter Rolle celebrated his fifth pastoral anniversary last week Sunday. Hundreds flocked to Salem Union Baptist Church to celebrate this auspicious occasion. The service highlighted the many things brought on stream under Pastor Rolle’s leadersh
Gospel musical promotes 'Better Days' for Bahamian youth
The cast and crew of the gospel musical “Better Days” are promising audiences a “mesmerising” experience when the curtain officially goes up on the new stage production later this month.The play examines the lives of two young Bahamians – one who fin
Zion Baptist welcomes new 'youthful' pastor
The Zion Yamacraw Baptist Church is celebrating the induction of its new pastor, Dr Glendon Rolle, this Sunday at 3pm.Dr Rolle follows in the footsteps of the church’s founder, the late Bishop Samuel R Greene. During the service, the charge to take o
Spring cleaning for soul - Refreshed and renewed -
Imagine yourself standing in a room that has just been cleaned. Somehow the air is fresher, the light seems brighter, and you get to imagine possibilities.This is what our Spring cleaning series has been about. There are some areas in our lives that
Zion's 'women in white' honoured
Matriach Gerlean Jones, Sister Veronica Smith and ‘Mother’ Rachael Mackey of Zion Baptist Church were recently recognised for having lived out their unique callings despite challenges and opposition—inspiring modern-day men and women of the church to
Prayer for the nation
The great I am that I am, we the people of this Bahamaland exalt and lift up your name on high. We magnify and glorify your name above all names.Yahweh, our lord, you are our rock and fortress and deliverer; our only God, our strength, in whom we wil
High school graduates thank God for reaching milestone
The graduates of the L N Coakley High School Class of 2018 were commended for their choice to attend a worship service and thank God for allowing them to reach this academic milestone.The students visited with Rev Stephen Smith, along with his wife K
Despite religious opposition, Israel opens nature museum with evolution exhibit
After decades of planning and delays, Israel is opening the doors of a new national natural history museum in the city of Tel Aviv, a facility that aims to increase scientific education despite religious opposition to the theory of evolution.The ultr
How about a Cursillo weekend?
A Cursillo weekend is a retreat from Thursday evening through Sunday afternoon. It is a unique approach to Christian living in that presentations are largely by lay individuals. They share their walk in life through a series of informal talks and dis
Meditation - Body, mind and spirit
We are made up of three areas of great importance. Each needs to be given individual emphasis even as the three together need integration if we are to become whole persons.Our bodies require care of a particular sort in order to remain as healthy as
Climate change campaigners partner with church leaders
Leading climate change experts and campaigners said Wednesday they would work with the leaders of the Orthodox Church and other religions to fight global warming, after expressing concern that their message was not reaching people fast enough.Scienti
Baptist Convention to partner with government to assist troubled youth
As the country has become bogged down in a “morass of hopelessness”, the National Baptist Convention announced it will do its part to alleviate the problem by forging a partnership with the government to help young people who have found themselves in
Meditation - At death's door
“When Paul had finished speaking, he knelt down with all of them and prayed. They all wept as they embraced him and kissed him. What grieved them most was his statement that they would never see his face again. Then they accompanied him to the ship.”
Good stewards
“Moreover it is required in stewards, that a man be found faithful.” (1 Corinthians 4:2)Things were not working out as Jimmy had anticipated. His wife, Olga, had gone back to work, but they were still not making ends meet. He decided to approach her
