As we reflect on the Christmas season, consider these awesome truths.
First, God knows us and we are important to him. Remember, God announced His son’s birth to shepherds.
Shepherds were at th…
Category: opinion
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: There's no budget for travel reimbursement
Yesterday, I received the Dec. 15 Crestview News Bulletin with the article about the Crestview City Council discussing travel reimbursement.
EDITOR'S DESK: Examining the possible roots of mass violence
It’s difficult to comprehend a tragedy like Friday’s massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown, Ct.
FROM THE PULPIT: Preparing for Christmas
When I was growing up in Crestview, we decorated the house inside and out.
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Don’t force your beliefs on my children
That wacko at the Crestview Christmas parade needs to be barred from next year’s parade.
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Lake Silver Road treated like a speedway
I am visiting my daughter and three small grandsons for about the 12th time this year. They live north of town on Lake Silver Road.
EDITOR'S DESK: Hate speech, confusion factors in parade fallout
Vigilante justice and widespread confusion comprised public debate following the Main Street Crestview Association’s unusually negative Christmas parade. A preacher who denied Santa Claus’ existence …
EDITOR'S DESK: ‘Blessed are the Children’ who attended parade
Chestnuts roasting on an open fire, Jack Frost nipping at your nose, being damned from a truck at the town Christmas parade… Wait, that’s not how the song goes…
FROM THE PULPIT: Find happiness in Jesus, not things
One of my favorite stories is about a Navy officer who always dreamed of commanding a battleship. He finally achieved that dream and received commission of the fleet’s newest, proudest ship.
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Help local youth, support Boys and Girls Club
In a recent report by The Annie E. Casey Foundation, the 2012 Kids Count Data Book — which publishes national and state-by-state data on key indicators of child well-being — Florida ranked poorly ove…