Put God first
The people of this country worry and with plenty of reason I’d say.Over 3,000 babies a day are killed by abortion, in the good old U.S.A.Many have family problems, many are in a financial bind.Some...
View ArticleA message of faith
As the winds of political change bring fresh air of faith and hope to our country, it will be good for us as citizens to exercise our Spiritual muscles by humbly talking to others about God and His...
View ArticleSimply Faithful: What markers are at your corners?
It was slightly irreverent, but I snapped the picture of bird poop on the labyrinth sign anyway because it fit my mood — because it seemed to symbolize my own path, my own crooked maze through life.Oh,...
View ArticleShayne Looper: Is it possible to say anything true about God?
Do a Google search for God and you’ll have over one-and-a-half trillion results to wade through. People think and talk a lot about God.What they mean when they talk about him, though, is not always...
View ArticleGordon Silvey Hallmark obituary
Gordon Silvey Hallmark, 91, of Birmingham, AL went to be with the Lord March 20, 2017, while resting peacefully at home with family members by his side. Gordon was born in Etowah County, Alabama, on...
View ArticleDonald Britt Pickett obituary
Donald Britt Pickett, 83 of Port St. Joe, Florida passed away on March 15, 2017 surrounded by his family. Britt was born in St. Petersburg, FL on May 22, 1933 to James Donald Pickett and Alice Erin...
View ArticleLocal church spreads charity in Guatemala
In the central highlands of Guatemala, 25 members of Long Ave. Baptist Church in Port St. Joe spent a week building homes and providing meals for the poorest members of the local people.
View ArticleSimply Faithful: Clearest way to see
She has always known me best, this best friend of mine. For years she has picked out my music, recommended some of my favorite authors and sent me gifts I cherish. The retro journal. The cigar box...
View ArticleShayne Looper: What’s wrong with making America great again?
President Donald Trump campaigned on a simple promise: He would make America great again. His rhetoric about America’s decline and her need for renewal resonated with enough voters to usher him into...
View ArticleSuzette Martinez Standring: Easter and Jesus appeared to a women first
For Christians, Easter is a miraculous promise of love kept, because Jesus resurrected, as foretold, 3 days after his undeniable death by crucifixion. Yet, as if coming back to life isn’t enough,...
View ArticleCoping after a suicide explored at Lifetree Café
How to heal in the wake of a loved one’s suicide will be discussed at 7 p.m. CT Monday, April 3 at Lifetree Café.
View ArticleDavid Benjamin Maddox Obituary
David Benjamin Maddox, age 95 of Port Saint Joe, passed away Saturday, March 25, 2017. He was preceded in death earlier this month by his wife of 69 years, Sara Jane Duke Maddox.Dave was born September...
View ArticleCommunity Holy Week Services
One of the greatest traditions of our community is for Christians to come together from various church traditions and observe Holy Week together. The Port St. Joe Ministerial Association is comprised...
View ArticleOak Grove Church Daycare enrolling
The Oak Grove Church Daycare is now enrolling children for their summer program! Elementary age children grades pre-k through grade 6 are invited to come join the summer long program. The center is...
View ArticleJehovah’s Witnesses Assembly
PANAMA CITY—Jehovah’s Witnesses from a four-county area will attend an assembly at the Marina Civic Center in Panama City on Sunday, April 2. In order to accommodate the more than 2,000 Witnesses in...
View ArticleGant family Card of Thanks
It is difficult to find words to express how thankful we are for your expressions of love and condolences to our family during the passing of our dear beloved Ernest Gant, Sr. Thank you so much for...
View ArticleSimply Faithful: The in between
It happens to all of us, this in between. We aren’t quite settled where we are, but we aren’t sure what the next step is. So, we’re in between.You know that tired, old phrase about how when God closes...
View ArticleShayne Looper: Shame and shamelessness in contemporary culture
“I feel like a garbage can, full of ugly, nasty things.”That’s how a young woman once described herself to me. She was in her late teens or early 20’s, and had been raised with a sexually abusive...
View ArticleOscar Moody Bateman, Jr. Obituary
Mr. Oscar Bateman, Jr., 84, of Port St. Joe, passed away Saturday, April 1, 2017 at Covenant Care Hospice of Bay Medical Center. Born in Bristol, Florida to the late Oscar M. Bateman Sr. and Trudy...
View ArticleA life from giving
The great Winston Churchill said, “You make a living by what you get, you make a life by what you give.” God not only gave me life by bringing me into this world, but he also has given my life eternal...
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