Faith

Editor’s Note: We did not publish on Friday and rather than wait until Friday January 7th, ABD is sharing Monique Williams’ Year-In-Review on this first weekday of 2022. Those who embrace biblical principles as a way of life know God is the same yesterday, today and forever.  They also know Him to occasionally “do a new thing” (Isaiah 43:19). In fact, there are over a dozen Bible verses about new things. Launching Faith Friday was a new venture for me. In the wake of a challenging time in my professional

If the mandate in Habakkuk 2, “…Write the vision, and make it plain upon tables, that he may run that readeth it,” was illustrated with a picture, Yolanda Rouse’s face would be front and center. The Augusta wife and mother, still keeps a handwritten note to God from over a decade ago, when she took a leap of faith to become a professional photographer. “To become skilled and knowledgeable in this field, I ask that God guide me in the right direction, for this vision I have before me,” it

Have you ever prayed for something and it didn’t happen the way you wanted? But, what did manifest was better than what you inquired of God? For Donald Wesby, the answer is a resounding yes. In fact, growing up with 17 siblings, the Waynesboro native learned early in life the importance of patience and perseverance. “Your circumstances give you the strength to carry on,” says the Army veteran whose original intent was to own an eatery. But, God had other plans. “I wanted to share this wonderful taste that my

Geoffery Jackson wants to leave a legacy for his children’s children. It’s a seed he says was planted one day while listening to a sermon from his pastor. “That’s something we don’t do,” he thought to himself. “Leave a legacy. But, I asked God how did that look.” He knew a troubled past of dropping out of high school, becoming a young father, enduring divorce and experiencing a series of health issues, including pre-diabetes, were not practices he wanted his children emulate. “Military for me was a way out,” he