by Bob | Nov 26, 2007 | Daniel Alexander Payne, Rosa Parks
Daniel Alexander Payne: The Rosa Parks of His DayRosa Parks (1913-2005) was the “Mother of the Modern-Day Civil Rights Movement” according to the U.S. Congress. On December 1, 1955, Parks became famous for refusing to obey bus driver James Blake’s order that she give...
by Bob | Nov 25, 2007 | African American, African American Church, Biblical Counseling, Black Church History
African Americans and Biblical CounselingI’ve been reflecting a lot lately on African Americans and biblical counseling. Leaders in various biblical counseling movements lament the low percentage of African Americans attending their conferences.Why? I think my study...
by Bob | Nov 10, 2007 | Uncategorized
“Rule Over!”In my previous blog, I asked and answered the question, “What are the first words spoken by God to a human being?”The answer? Not Genesis 1:28, but Genesis 2:16.Genesis 1:28 was spoken to Adam and Eve, and thus chronologically had to occur in the context...
by Bob | Nov 10, 2007 | Uncategorized
“You Are Free”What are the first words spoken by God to a human being?Most of us would immediately say they are the words spoken in Genesis 1:28, “Be fruitful and increase in number.”However, those words were spoken to Adam and Eve. “God blessed them and...
by Bob | Nov 6, 2007 | African American Church, African American History, Beyond the Suffering, Black Church
Beyond the Suffering SeminarOn Saturday, February 23, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., on the Main Lanham Campus of Washington Bible College/Capital Bible Seminary in Lanham, MD, I will present a seminar based on my latest book, Beyond the Suffering: Embracing the Legacy...