Category: faith

It has been said of late that common courtesy is not so common any more. While this may be true, there are still pockets of it around. I say this because I recently experienced two instances of it.
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How do you respond when things don't go your way? Your response may depend on the generation of which you are a part.
A few will say: Well, I guess it wasn't meant to be.
Some will say: This too …

Early in the morning Mary Magdalene learned that the body of Jesus, which had been place in a tomb, was missing. It was assumed someone had stolen the body. Sadness deepened to greater grief because …

Tomorrow is Palm/Passion Sunday. When I was a child it was referred to only as Palm Sunday. So why are there two names for it in contemporary times?
"Back in the day," people took Holy Week a bit m…

CRESTVIEW — Easter weekend is coming up fast, and there are plenty of family-friendly Easter activities in Crestview.

The Easter holiday coincides with the return of warm weather in Northwest Flor…

Shortly after my parents died, my wife and I received an unusual inheritance: Cinderella.
Cinderella is a 10-year-old cat who adopted my parents shortly after giving birth to her first litter of ki…

BAKER — Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church's youth pastor, Justin Douglas, is accepting applications for youth volunteers, and North Okaloosa homeowners in need.
Douglas is a coordinator for Do Something,…

CRESTVIEW — An award-winning gospel group, The Dixie Echoes, will have a local concert soon.
The free concert is 7 p.m. March 2 at Valley Road Baptist Church, 1018 Valley Road, Crestview. A love of…

Did you know there are people who actually get their vacation travel expenses paid for on their way to a vacation spot by going from church to church along their route to ask for gas money, hotels, f…

Have you ever blurted out a hurtful or harmful comment without first thinking through the repercussions of it?
It happens. And when it does, the damage has been done.
It's like squeezing too much…