Ministers experience disaster, tragic loss — and now a pandemic
I first met John Dobbs and Les Ferguson Jr. as a result of Hurricane Katrina. Through the years, these brothers in Christ have become more…
Les Ferguson Jr.
In ‘Still Wrestling,’ minister whose wife, son were slain explores faith, doubt
A double murder. A destroyed family. A shattered faith. After the tragic deaths of his wife and 21-year-old son in 2011, minister Les Ferguson Jr.…
For survivors of Tennessee church shooting, healing will take time and patience
The gunman took the love of Mavy Stoddard’s life. She refused to let him take her hope. “God’s been good to me,” said Stoddard, whose…
Modern-day Job preaching again
RIDGELAND, Miss. — Les Ferguson Jr. couldn’t help but scream at God. Why — the longtime minister demanded to know — didn’t the Almighty protect…
‘God didn’t do this’
In the midst of unimaginable tragedy, Les Ferguson Jr.’s faith survives. “God didn’t do this,” said Ferguson, preaching minister for the Orange Grove Church of…
INSIDE STORY: Five years after Katrina, stories of hope emerge
GULFPORT, Miss. — Dark days followed the storm. “Katrina changed everything,” Les Ferguson Jr. told me. “I mean, it changed everything.” We were eating at…
