Category: faith

There are plenty of distractions today. Cell phones, tablets, computers, video games, televisions, movies, sporting events, travel — the list is endless. The distractions are endless.
Some distract…

Editor's Note: The Rev. Mark Broadhead's column is on hiatus as he deals with personal matters. Please enjoy this "Best of From the Pulpit" reprint.  
What is it that drives many people? The need t…

I hope you had a truly wonderful Christmas celebration! At my home, it was a very peaceful day.
I actually slept in until 8:30 Christmas morning. Coffee and sweet rolls were ready to be enjoyed. My…

Earlier this week I went to the post office to mail a package for out-of-town family members.
I expected the line to be long. It was.
There were 17 people ahead of me. Some had only one or two it…

CRESTVIEW — This Christmas Eve on Sunday, Dec 24, Crestview First United Methodist invites the public to any of the three distinctive ways its members will celebrate the season.
At 9 a.m., the chur…

I recently came across a story that is worth sharing, especially at this time of year. I don't know the author, but wish to offer my thanks to the author for writing it.
One day a man went to the c…

As I write this article, storm clouds have gathered and the weather predictors are calling for snow (!) in the western end of the panhandle by the weekend. 
When I heard this news I said to myself,…

LAUREL HILL — A personal journey of spiritual discovery awaits Dec. 9 as the Laurel Hill and Crestview Presbyterian churches present their annual Living Nativity.
As the winter sun sets, the ground…

Max Lucado wrote: "If our greatest need had been information, God would have sent an educator. If our greatest need had been technology, God would have sent us a scientist. If our greatest need had b…