In Good Faith column: Filling bare cupboards
Columns share an author’s personal perspective.*****I read an article this week in a British church publication with a pretty damning headline: “YouTube sermons will not feed the hungry.” The young...
View ArticleLooper column: So much for June Cleaver: Mother’s Day 2020
I once thought of Mother’s Day as an innocuous, greeting card kind of holiday. Who wouldn’t want to celebrate moms? Just the fact that she went through labor giving birth to us is cause enough to say...
View ArticleTinsley column: Children and the kingdom secret
Children are found on every continent in every culture. Without them, the human race would be doomed to extinction. They fill the air with laughter, like the sound of water gurgling in a happy brook....
View ArticleDon't wait until you've hit rock bottom
If the previous year of your life were to be featured in a magazine article, would you send copies to your family? Would you invite your friends on Facebook to read it? There was a time I wouldn’t...
View ArticleOne scary step can lead to great success
Famous walls: The Great Wall of China, the Berlin Wall, Trump’s Wall.Can you think of others? Think hard.Perhaps not. Few stand out unless you’re a history buff.And why should they. Walls are pretty...
View ArticleBobbie Sue Davis
Bobbie Sue Davis, our loving mother, 85, of Wewahitchka, FL, passed away on Saturday, May 2, 2020.Bobbie Sue Cearley was born on December 12, 1934 in Earth, TX to Samuel and Bessie Cearley. She has...
View ArticleCraig Anthony Devoy
Craig Anthony Devoy, 61, passed away Thursday, April 30, 2020.He was born in Lampasas, TX on January 25, 1959 to Bernard J. Devoy and Sandra R. Watts. He graduated Niceville High School class of 1977....
View ArticleLooper column: Give me chapter and verse: A brief history
My wife and I went to Turkey a few years ago on a tour of the seven ancient cities mentioned in chapters two and three of the Book of Revelation. In many of the places we traveled, we saw engravings...
View ArticleTinsley column: Congratulations to the Class of 2020
Every May, when trees splash green lawns with shade and wildflowers fill the air with fragrance, we celebrate one of the significant rites of passage for each generation. Normally young men and women...
View ArticleBegin your journey to stability (For Mental Health Awareness Month)
About seventeen years ago, I experienced a breakthrough: After years of hearing (and singing) “Jesus loves me,” I finally grasped the song’s message. Jesus loved … me.For decades, I begged God to...
View ArticleWW2 Vet says he never doubted the Lord
It happened on a dark night off the coast of Normandy, France, in June of 1944. Claude Pike stood strapped to a 20 mm anti-aircraft gun on the bow of his naval ship.“I could see the German plane in my...
View ArticleAsk Pastor Adrienne column: Memorial Day message
Dear Pastor,Memorial Day is a time of reflection. Do you think we’re getting the message?A: Your question is mysterious and open-ended. Getting the message about what? About Memorial Day? About God?...
View ArticleStandring column: Pandemic darkness: Be a light, self-discovery is full of...
Columns share an author’s personal perspective.*****The pandemic continues. Inside-the-house-time translates to inside-of-ourselves-time, and for me, the longest self-reflection period ever. When life...
View ArticleLooper column: ‘AKA Jane Roe’: The Norma McCorvey story
FX Networks (a Walt Disney Company) is about to release the documentary “AKA Jane Roe,” the story of Norma McCorvey, the woman whose challenge of Texas law led to the 1973 U.S. Court ruling that struck...
View ArticleTinsley column: The eyes have it
We have entered a new era unfamiliar to us all. We are greeted by family, friends and strangers wearing masks everywhere we go. Some masks are like my own, dull and unremarkable: black, white or gray....
View ArticleChoose the great pillar of human happiness
Justin Bieber.Wait. Don’t run off.If you’re not in your twenties and know nothing about Bieber, I’m right there with you. However, I ran across an article that led me to listen to a live recording of...
View ArticleDavid Hoyle Kerr
David Hoyle Kerr (Tiger) died in the hospital after a brief illness on May 14, 2020 in Panama City FL at the age of 65.Hoyle was born on December 5, 1954 in Stuttgart-Bad Cannstatt, Germany. He...
View ArticleRaising children who pray for our military
What if no one was willing to risk his or her life to defend our country? Or what if families didn’t have the courage to let their soldiers enlist, knowing they might never see them again?Last month we...
View ArticlePatrick W. Hallinan
Patrick W. Hallinan, age 75, of Panama City, Florida, passed away at his home on May 21, 2020. Pat was born in October of 1944 to Mr. and Mrs. Harry Hallinan.After graduating from high school, he...
View ArticleAsk Pastor Adrienne column: How can you be critical of COVID-fear?
Dear Pastor,Some of your recent articles criticize people who fear the deadly COVID-19 virus. Is that fair or even wise?A: I always appreciate a chance to respond to my readers and clarify a point....
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