Dispatch from the Desert:  Raising Awareness of Ancient African Saints

It has been said among African-Americans that if you don’t know your past, you don’t know your future.  If this proverb is true, then the black church is doomed to fail as we don’t have much of a clue of who our ancient heroes are.  Most of us belong to churches that were founded in … More Dispatch from the Desert:  Raising Awareness of Ancient African Saints

Dispatch From The Desert:  December 30th, 2019 to January 5th, 2020

  African Saints (from the Prolouge of Ohrid) Basil the Great (Jan. 1) 330-379 AD, Although not an African, this Cappedocian is listed among the Sayings of the Desert Fathers as he spent time in Egypt. He patterned his life after the monastics and was known for his generosity as well as his theological contributions … More Dispatch From The Desert:  December 30th, 2019 to January 5th, 2020