10 CityLight.org
october 2011
MaDaddy is the patriarch of the Mickens
family and has fathered a tribe of children as
well--Thirteen to be exact...
There are numerous James' recorded in
biblical text. They were James the son of
Zebedee and brother of John and an apos-
tle (Matthew 4:21; 10:2; Mark 1:19; Luke
5:10), James the Less, son of Alphaeus and
also an apostle (Matthew 10:3; Acts 1:13)
and James the brother of our Savior (Mat-
thew 13:35; Mark 6:3; Galatians 1:18, 19).
But, it is for the New Testament epistle
which bears his name that James is most
remembered.
James understood the relationship between
faith and works (obedience) in regard to
man's relationship with the Creator. His
book, which is addressed to the twelve
tribes of the dispersion, touched on many
themes to include the nature of tempta-
tion and its source (1:2-18); pure religion
(1:19-27); the dangers of the tongue (3:1-
12); true and false wisdom (3:13-18); the
source of discord among brethren (4:1-10);
the future and how to face it (4:11-17); the
dangers of wealth (5:1-6); and patience,
prayer and confession (5:7-20). His goal
was to teach the tribes some well needed
information to bridge the gap.
ARTS
&
ENTERTAINMENT
YA'ACOV
W
e are named after our father and
grandfather Deacon James Mick-
ens. "MaDaddy," as we loving know him
as, kept his family in church and instilled
music in his family. This group is named in
his honor as a tribute to the great man he,
along with his wife Hattie, are.
MaDaddy went to be with our Creator on
the fourteenth day of the first month of
the year 2000.
Did you know that James is the most com-
mon name for a male in the United States?
Did you know that "James" is derived from
the same Hebrew name as Jacob, meaning
"grasps by the heel"?
ABOUT YA'ACOV,
THE BIBLICAL PATRIARCH...
Ya'acov, who is also known as Israel, is the
third Biblical patriarch. His name, Ya'akov
derives from the Hebrew root "
," "heel."
Jacob was the son of Isaac and the grand-
son of Abraham. Jacob played a major part
in the biblical events we read about in the
Five Books of Moses. Jacob had twelve
sons and thus fathered the twelve Tribes
of Israel.