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…
Category: lifestyle
The Day Jesus Met Santa
Editor’s Note: We thank Bill Crump of Crestview for sharing this poem.
Though the News Bulletin usually does not publish poems, it is the Christmas season and we had some unexpected space to fill, …
Lessons from a visit to the post office
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…
FUMC Crestview sets Christmas Eve celebrations
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…
From the Pulpit: Reflecting on the season's blessings
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…
Paying it forward
CRESTVIEW — Melbourne residents Shawn Sima and his daughter, Lexi, have worked successfully to get mandatory CPR training instituted for high school students in Brevard County, Florida, and hope to d…
Motorcycle club, veterans and band members boost American Cancer Society
CRESTVIEW — The American Cancer Society has an additional $1,042 to help cancer survivors and aid in the search for a cure.
Members of the Northwest Florida Wingman Motorcycle Club, along with Juke…
Preparation for life's storms is essential
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,…
Churches set Laurel Hill Living Nativity
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…
Thoughts as the Christian new year begins
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…