The Northwest Florida Daily News’ April 19 edition featured a letter from Gwen Break of Santa Rosa Beach, who addressed morality and religious beliefs — particularly human sexuality.
But it was a q…
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BROADHEAD: As children of God, everyone is worthy of respect
As I write this, I just spent 8 hours traveling from Crestview to Philadelphia for a meeting. With a lengthy layover in Atlanta, I had the opportunity to engage in one of my favorite pastimes – obser…
HELMS: Be open to communication with God
Have you ever had your means of communication interrupted?
Whether it was from a computer crash, a dead cell phone or an e-mail hack, it is unpleasant. You may feel that you have been left out in t…
BROADHEAD: Light still shines in this world's darkness
Once, an artist painted a winter scene: a snow-covered ground and pine trees.
The artist’s hand brought the day to a close, and night fell on the canvas, with the entire scene covered in semi-darkn…
BROADHEAD: Why being part of a church family is important
These are some daily devotionals. I would encourage you to clip this article — or print it — and place it somewhere you can readily see it. Then read one each day, allowing God to speak to your heart…
HELMS: Reflections from a grandparent
For a couple of days before the Resurrection Day celebration, I had the privilege of having one of my granddaughters spend the night with us.
I thoroughly enjoyed her being here; if I had known gr…
BROADHEAD: Humanity remains hard-hearted, but God prevails
Easter is Christianity’s holiest day of the year. It’s the day we remember the ultimate demonstration of God’s loving power: when Jesus Christ, God’s son, destroyed the power of sin and death.
God …
HELMS: Waiting for that foretold, giant playground in the sky
Resurrection Day, when we celebrate that Jesus has risen from the grave and sits at the right side of the Father, is quickly coming.
On this day, we reflect on how much God the Father loves us — en…
BROADHEAD: Learn life lessons, but overcome past pain
Generally, people don’t like to dwell on painful memories. Most want to forget the difficult ending to a relationship, a betrayal or a loved one’s death. Such memories often cause heartache or anger …
HELMS: Learning from Bartimaeus’ example
In the book of Mark, chapter 10, beginning in the 46th verse, we read the story of Bartimaeus, a blind man whom Jesus healed.
Bartimaeus was begging for assistance for his livelihood; evidently, h…