As children, my three siblings and I would complain to our mother that we needed a dishwasher.
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SIDELINE OBSERVATIONS: High school football, a special game
In less than two weeks, high school football teams across Florida officially open fall practice. Friday nights soon will be filled with the best of what makes high school football, I believe, the gre…
FROM THE PULPIT: In difficult times, God never leaves your side
A nationally known pastor talks about his experience with cancer: namely, how the human spirit struggled with facing an uncertain future.
SIDELINE OBSERVATIONS: Tim Hatten gets it
Tim Hatten has proven to be a breath of fresh air in the 16 months since he arrived at Crestview High School to take the job as head football coach and athletic director. In an age when too many high…
FROM THE PULPIT: Be real — warts and all — as Christ's disciple
Many computer programs allow people to alter photographs in most any way imaginable. Faces can be made to look older or younger. Blemishes can be removed. Hair color can be changed.
SIDELINE OBSERVATIONS: All kids should learn to fish
I returned home from vacation Saturday only slightly worse from the wear of sleeping on my mom’s sleeper sofa for two weeks. Vacations these days mean spending as much time as possible with Mom, who …
FROM THE PULPIT: Our nation will survive if it stays with God
This week our nation celebrates its 238th birthday. Quite a milestone! Happy birthday, America! Long may you live.
SIDELINE OBSERVATIONS: Remember athletes who served for our freedoms
Friday, we celebrate our nation’s 238th birthday — and what a 238 years it has been.
FROM THE PULPIT: Don't worry about others' sins caused by free will
God gives everyone the ability to make choices that will have positive or negative consequences.
SIDELINE OBSERVATIONS: I can’t get into the World Cup
I don’t know if my interest, or lack thereof, in the World Cup Soccer Championships makes me All American, un-American or a little of both.