Attend any church across Jamaica and there is one familiar sight that will greet you - women who always outnumber men in these services. In spite of the many outreach tried by some pastors, the paltry numbers of men gracing the churches tell its own...
The reverend Errol Bolt, pastor of the Kencot Christian Fellowship Church in St Andrew, has said that the widespread fear in the Church is the biggest challenge to Christendom.Bolt, who was speaking last Thursday during the first in The Gleaner's...
But if any widow has children or grandchildren, they must first learn to practice piety in regard to their own family and to make some return to their parents; for this is acceptable in the sight of God. 1 Timothy 5:4.Growing up, children enjoy...
He is not yet 20 years old, but Alrick has experienced a lot of upheavals in his young life. Coming from an unstable family life, facing many challenges and finally in his last year at high school, being forced to survive on his own.His story could...
"Every Word of God is pure: he is a shield unto them that put their trust in him. Add thou not unto his words, lest he reprove thee, and thou be found a liar."- Proverbs 30:5-6he Bible - God's words to man - is not the easiest of books to understand...
In December, Eric and Marcia Bryan will herald their 20th wedding anniversary.Looking back, the Bryans opened up their lives to Family and Religion, revealing the heartaches, disappoint-ments and the tie that held the family together - their...
Forty-eight-year-old Carlette Wynter is a familiar face at the Old Harbour, St Catherine market. It is the norm to be greeted with a smile as she makes the appeal to "buy something from me nuh!"
OLD HARBOUR, St Catherine:She sat upright in her wheelchair doing justice to the sash across her chest with the word 'Queen'. Friday night at the Old Harbour Church of God of Prophecy on Bowers Drive, St Catherine, Sarah Cartoria Ellis? family and...
e need more church influence in the schools, not less. And we are not asking you to push your own denomination line; we are asking you to lift up the presence of God in all of our children."The above statement was made by the Minister of Education...
When Esther Tyson signed on to forever seal her life with Rawle Tyson on December 29, 1979, she had already determined that she was in for the long haul.Married to a very busy pastor and businessman, while she, at the time, was vice-principal at the...
Reggae singer Owen Knibbs recorded his first and only single, Juggler, in 1987. It showed promise.The song, which was penned by Knibbs in 1982 while in school and recorded under the moniker 'Ista', is about people who hustle hard to make ends meet....
