Albert Lawrence Lee, Jr. Obituary
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...
View ArticleShayne 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...
View ArticleBill 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...
View ArticleSusan 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...
View ArticleRallying 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,...
View ArticleDear 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...
View ArticleNo 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...
View ArticleRonald 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...
View ArticleIn 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...
View ArticleShayne 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...
View ArticleRemembering 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...
View ArticleLola 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...
View ArticleMary 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...
View Article'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...
View ArticleSuzette 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...
View ArticleSusan 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...
View ArticleShayne 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...
View ArticleRallying 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,...
View ArticleDear 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...
View ArticleNo 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...
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