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Should The Church stay open during Coronavirus! Some Pastors Think So

In the middle of Women’s History Month, the Rt. Rev. Barbara C. Harris, a barrier-breaking heroine, the first woman to be ordained and consecrated a Bishop in the global Anglican Communion, died, March 13, in Lincoln, Massachusetts, following a hospitalization in Boston.  She was 89.

McCoy Tyner was a legendary jazz pianist known for his time in the pioneering John Coltrane Quartet. Tyner played piano with Coltrane on his seminal albums “My Favorite Things” and “A Love Supreme.” The innovative pianist left Coltrane in 1965 and would release his own critically acclaimed albums including 1972’s “Sahara,” which garnered him a Grammy nomination.

If you think about it, your and my spiritual freedom has been blood bought and arguably remains the most significant event in documented history. In the grand scheme of things, the Word became flesh in order for us to reclaim eternal life, that life Adam rejected with but one bite of one piece of forbidden fruit. Jesus’ sacrifice, by design, was an act of love so great that humankind will forever be the beneficiary.

     Smith got her start as a fashion model. In 1969, her first big break came when she won a place with the Ebony Fashion Fair, a groundbreaking show produced in tandem with Ebony magazine that traveled across the country.

As the first Black pediatrician to be board certified in Florida, Dr. Dazelle Dean Simpson cured countless kids in more than 40 years of practicing in Liberty City and Overtown.

     Lois Ann Irby was born  to Jimmy Wayne Irby and Catherine Baynard on July, 15, 1951.  Lois was raised by her father and Step Mother Sally Irby who provided her with a strong and safe foundation.  She attended Broward County Public Schools graduating from Hollywood Hills High School.  She later took training as a nursing assistant and found employment. 

     Manrico Barry Isaac Currington passed away on January 13, 2020 in Apopka, Fla. where his only remaining sibling Joyce Currington Boone now resides. He was born to Johnnie and Ethel Brooks Currington in Fort Lauderdale, Florida on Nov. 29, 1940. Barry, as he preferred to be called, began playing the piano at the age of three. By the age of six, he was conducting the church choir where he attended and later the Choir’s Union of Fort Lauderdale.

Whenever we come to Satan in biblical study, it pretty much occupies a lot of my attention. I’m always encouraged to know that God’s plan is pretty precise and fairly obvious to those who are looking for His Word.

Carrie Thomas departed this earthly life for her Heavenly home Tuesday, January 28, 2020 after a lengthy illness. Mrs. Thomas was “101” years old.