Category: faith

BENEFIT GOSPEL SING AND DINNER : 6 p.m. Feb. 18, Lighthouse Church of Holt, 848 Lighthouse Church Road. Featuring area gospel singers and groups. A donation covers spaghetti and lasagna plates; proce…

Years ago, when my daughters were about 3 years old, we took a trip to the beach. The day started with warm sunshine and clear blue skies.
Later in the afternoon, storm clouds began to build. They …

CRESTVIEW — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints recently held its Stake Conference in Fort Walton Beach and Crestview.
Joseph Wafula Sitati, the first black General Authority of the Chu…

How long do you keep rubbing someone's nose in a mess? How long do you keep taunting someone for having lost an argument? How long do you talk out of both sides of your mouth, calling for unity, but …

Let's say someone does you a great disservice. Perhaps someone tells a malicious lie about you. Perhaps someone injures your child, steals from you, or worse yet, takes the life of a loved one becaus…

Editor’s Note: This continues our Celebrate Community series on North Okaloosa County nonprofits that improve our quality of life.
CRESTVIEW — Convergence Coffeehouse is a place to make friends, he…

What is it that drives many people? The need to feel in control, which in turn can be translated into a hunger for power.
What do many politicians want? Power and prestige. What do countries or fac…

2016 is now behind us. Some are breathing a sigh of relief as they shut that door. 2017 is unwritten ahead of us. It is a blank slate. What will it be like? No one knows. But you have the power to he…

ALEXANDRIA, Ind. — Multi-Grammy Award-winner Bill Gaither will host an evening of music, laughter and encouragement, featuring the Gaither Vocal Band, on Thursday, Jan. 19 at Olive Baptist Church in …

On my Facebook page, I placed a New Year's challenge. In brief, my challenge was to not post any kind of derogatory comments; nothing that would tout one political party over another, one religion ov…