Albert Lawrence Lee, Jr., 82, of Savannah, Georgia, was called home Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2018.He was born in Apalachicola on Jan. 9, 1936. Albert was the son of the late Mabel Walton Harris and Albert Lee, Sr. of Apalachicola.He was inducted in the U.S. Army on Oct. 6, 1953. Decorations and honors received include the National Defense Service Medal and the Good Conduct Medal. He was proud to serve his country and worked diligently in the Artillery and Guided Missile [...]
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Albert Lawrence Lee, Jr. Obituary
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Shayne Looper: Why church is a crucial part of being Christian
When people came to our church building this past Sunday, I sent them away. In fact, I sent them to other churches. I told them, “Go and bless another church with your presence.”We didn’t meet for worship this week because a Saturday storm had taken down a tree which, in turn, took down a trunk line and the power company was not able to finish repairs until Monday afternoon. Because our fire suppression system was off-line, local building codes prevented us from meeting. [...]
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Bill Tinsley: Time and eternity
Time. It is the great mystery. Past, present and future. The past is beyond our grasp, as is the future. We sense that somewhere out there the past exists as we lived it. We are the same people that we were when we engaged in past circumstances, solved past problems, pursued past goals. We can remember it, but we cannot relive it. Likewise, we believe that somewhere out there lies our future. We can envision it, but we cannot yet experience it, and, we have learned that our envisioned future [...]
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Susan Sparks: ‘Oh, it’s just you!’
One of my best Halloween outfits when I was little was a gypsy zombie. It was all homemade with “Heinz Ketchup blood” smeared on my face, my mom’s scarf tied around my head, some giant clip-on earrings found at a yard sale and a flowy paisley housecoat. I have no clue where the idea for that wacky concoction originated. What I do remember is that I knew (at least in my young mind) that I looked terribly scary.Apparently, I was the only one who thought so. Treat-or-treat [...]
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Rallying around faith
Typically this page is filled with the ads from local churches regarding service times and the like, but Hurricane Michael has added a twist.Many of those churches, if not the overwhelming majority, suffered significant damage; First Baptist lost a roof, First United Methodist suffered significant flooding from storm surge.But matters of faith defy restrictions or conventions and over the past few Sundays, local church leaders have found a variety of pulpits from [...]
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Dear People of God,
Recovery, now there’s a word that has many connotations, depending on the situation. Here in Port St. Joe it now has a massive new meaning for the people who are trying to re-establish a life that makes sense and has meaning. A people now tasked with finding a way to recover.I’m decidedly not one of those who thinks that such things as this are God’s judgment. That is just bad theology. We do though, still live in a world where sin exists, which is [...]
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No pruning, no fruit
Has Jesus called you? Are you one of the few? Are you bearing fruit as we’re told to do? If you’re not, ask forgiveness for disobedience in your life. As God for a spiritual pruning, You could be living under too much strife. Maybe the things of the world have drawn you away. Without the love of Christ flowing through us, we would all go [...]
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Ronald George Kelly Obituary
Ronald George Kelly went to be with his Lord and Savior and his beloved Joanie on Oct. 18, 2018. Ron was born in Manhattan, New York on March 7, 1933 to Robert and Anna Kelly. Ron was preceded in death by his soulmate, Joanie, his sisters, Doris, Roberta (Birtie), Patricia (Tishie), brothers, John, Jim, Bobby, Billy and Kenneth.Ron graduated from Christopher Columbus High School in the Bronx in 1952. Ron enlisted in the U.S. Air Force at the start of the Korean War, after training at [...]
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In Good Faith: Lord, in your mercy
When my brother and I were kids, back in the days before iPads and the Cartoon Network, we used to play Mercy. This was the perfect game for two boys close enough in age to want to inflict physical pain upon the other. We’d try to twist the other’s hand backwards until one of us gave in and literally cried out for “Mercy.” In some parts of the country, this game is known as Uncle (“Say uncle!”), but the concept remains the same. The point is to cause [...]
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Shayne Looper: Being political, remaining Christian
This season of the year presents some people with a greater challenge for remaining true to their creed than any other. During the campaign season, it’s as if people have been issued a “Get Out of Ethics” card, a pass on behavior that fails to conform to their stated convictions. “Love your neighbor as yourself” is optional if your neighbor has the wrong bumper sticker on his car.This year’s election season was supercharged by the Senate [...]
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Remembering Herman Jones
St. Joseph Bay, Port St. Joe and this reporter lost a friend Sunday evening.After a courageous and all too brief battle with liver cancer, Herman Jones passed away at his home.We talked last week, he called to say goodbye.The prior three months had been h-e-double-toothpicks for him and he had been brought home in his final days to pass away with family and [...]
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Lola Bell Clark Russ Obituary
Mrs. Lola Bell Clark Russ, a beloved Wife, Mother, Daughter, Sister and Christian Friend, was born on September 18, 1931, in Gordon, Alabama to the late Mr. Jessie James Clark Sr., and Mrs. Louisa (Luizer) Grimes Clark who preceded her in death. Mrs. Russ was called to her heavenly home on November 2, 2018, in Tampa FL, at the home of her baby daughter, Holly M. Russ, where she was currently residing and being lovingly cared for. Mrs. Russ was a Devout Christian and received the [...]
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Mary Jo Patterson Obituary
Mary Jo Patterson was born on April 27, 1928 in Gentry, Arkansas, to Hollis and Eva Bailey. She worked as a teacher in the Gulf County public school system.Mary Jo was preceded in death by her parents. She is survived by sons Pat (Lewana) Patterson,Mike Patterson and sister Faye Patterson. She has two grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.Viewing was held at 10 a.m. CT Friday, November 2, 2018, and funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. graveside in Buckhorn [...]
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'Hour of Power' at New Bethel
The Citywide Missionary Society of Port St. Joe will host its annual “Hour of Power: 12-1 p.m. ET Thursday, Nov. 22 at New Bethel A.M.E. Church, located at 146 Avenue C.“We have much to be thankful for.”Rev. James Chambers is the host pastor. For additional information contact Sister Cora L. Curtis at 890-6563 or Sister Minnie Likely at 866-4704.
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Suzette Martinez Standring: Meditation and creating textile art
Deep fall invites cozy stillness, and an appreciation of fabrics. Quilts and other textiles soften the darkness. Baskets hearken back to close-to-the-earth times. Creating them is a meditation. Too often, their functional use, for example, what we stand on or sleep with, overshadows the true artistry of textile crafts.In Milton, Massachusetts, I wandered through an eclectic art exhibit, “Standing on Stories,” at the Milton Art Center, which highlights weavings, quilts, rugs, [...]
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Susan Sparks : A world without kudzu
As a North Carolinian living in New York, I miss so many things: good barbeque (or maybe I should say “legitimate barbecue”), and Southern accents, such as people who put the accent on the first syllable of words like “HALL-o-ween, and “THANKS-giving.”But there is one thing I do not miss from the South: kudzu. Nicknamed “the vine that ate the South,” kudzu is an invasive green parasite that grows up to a foot per day and has now blanketed [...]
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Shayne Looper: The story isn’t about ease and security
When my family was living in northeastern Ohio, I received a letter inviting pastors to a meet-and-greet with a candidate for Chief Justice of the Ohio Supreme Court. Wanting to be a responsible and informed voter, I replied that I would attend.There were hundreds of pastors in the area who probably received the same letter; I think I was the only one who attended. There were business people there, and lawyers, and newspaper reporters, but only one pastor.I went, expecting to learn the [...]
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Rallying around faith
Typically this page is filled with the ads from local churches regarding service times and the like, but Hurricane Michael has added a twist.Many of those churches, if not the overwhelming majority, suffered significant damage; First Baptist lost a roof, First United Methodist suffered significant flooding from storm surge.But matters of faith defy restrictions or conventions and over the past few Sundays, local church leaders have found a variety of pulpits from [...]
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Dear People of God,
Recovery, now there’s a word that has many connotations, depending on the situation. Here in Port St. Joe it now has a massive new meaning for the people who are trying to re-establish a life that makes sense and has meaning. A people now tasked with finding a way to recover.I’m decidedly not one of those who thinks that such things as this are God’s judgment. That is just bad theology. We do though, still live in a world where sin exists, which is [...]
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No pruning, no fruit
Has Jesus called you? Are you one of the few? Are you bearing fruit as we’re told to do? If you’re not, ask forgiveness for disobedience in your life. As God for a spiritual pruning, You could be living under too much strife. Maybe the things of the world have drawn you away. Without the love of Christ flowing through us, we would all go [...]
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