Tinsley column: Living up to the declaration of freedom, equality for all
Columns share an author’s personal perspective.*****This Saturday we celebrate the Fourth, a uniquely American holiday. No other nation has a holiday quite like it. No other nation on earth has aspired...
View ArticleAsk Pastor Adrienne column: I want my life to be over
*****Dear Pastor,At age 66, I’m healthy, I love my life and I have been blessed beyond measure. But I’m tired of waiting to go to heaven. I’d like to go now. Is this wrong?A: It makes more sense than...
View ArticleStandring column: Fourth of July: A reminder against foreign control and that...
Columns share an author’s personal perspective.*****The Fourth of July will be fireworks-free in most places. No parades and no crowding around buffet tables. Some beach parking lots are barricaded to...
View ArticleTinsley column: New beginnings: Beyond the coronavirus fog
Columns share an author’s personal perspective.*****New beginnings are always exciting: weddings with candles and flowers, beautiful bridesmaids, handsome groomsmen, laughter, toasts and dancing; the...
View ArticleAsk Pastor Adrienne column: How can Jesus judge me while saving me?
*****Dear Pastor,I see references in scripture to Christ as both judge and mediator of our eternal disposition. How can He be both? A: Thank you for asking such an informed question! I’ve been writing...
View ArticleWilliam H. (Butch) Fendley
William H. (Butch) Fendley, born in Port St. Joe, Fl., died on 2/23/2020 after dealing for many years with extended health issues resulting from an accident which caused brain damage. He was preceded...
View ArticleWhy many Christians don’t have the Spirit
Rabble-rousing women.That’s what they were. Social deviants making signs, marching about, causing all kinds of trouble."Women have no business in politics!"—that’s a quote from Pew Research, reflecting...
View ArticleMarjorie (Margie) Ratliff Ely
Marjorie (Margie) Ratliff Ely, 87, died on Tuesday, June 23, 2020 at Homestead Village of Pensacola, Florida.Margie grew up in Belzoni, MS. She attended Belhaven College and graduated from the...
View ArticleFreddy Joe White
Mr. Freddy Joe White, 75 of Panama City, Florida passed away Friday, July 3, 2020 in Panama City, Florida. Freddy was born on July 1, 1945 in Cedar Grove, Florida, he was a hard-working man, who often...
View ArticleAnnie Clovette Burrows
Annie Clovette Burrows, 82, of Port St. Joe, FL went to be with the Lord Monday, June 29, 2020. She was born April 29, 1938 in Wewahitchka, FL.She was preceded in death by her husband, Earl L. Burrows,...
View ArticleFilmore family Card of Thanks
The family expresses our sincere appreciation and gratitude for all acts of kindness, friendship phone calls visits,text messages,and sympathy during the unexpected passing of our loved one.The Family...
View ArticleDennis Wayne “Geezer” Maulding
Dennis Wayne "Geezer" Maulding, age 67, passed away peacefully at his home in Port St. Joe, FL. on July 1, 2020. He was born January 15, 1953 in Chicago, IL.He will be remembered for his love of...
View ArticleFrenchie L. Ramsey
Mrs. Frenchie L. Ramsey, 94, of Port. St. Joe, FL passed away on Saturday, July 4, 2020. She was born in Bogalusa, LA on December 14, 1925 to Howard and Lena Wooden. Mrs. Ramsey was a long-time...
View ArticleIn Good Faith column: Tearing it down
Columns share an author’s personal perspective.*****The first statue controversy I remember revolved around the Babe Ruth statue outside the newly-constructed Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore....
View ArticleLooper column: The costly substitution of our values
Columns share an author’s personal perspective.***** The author Max Lucado related the story of some clever thieves who were able to rob a department store in a large city without hiding any items in...
View ArticleTinsley column: Authenticity is among the highest of virtues
Columns share an author’s personal perspective.*****I stepped up to the counter and handed the cashier my $20 bill. She glanced at me, lifted the bill up to the light, squinted and examined it, then...
View ArticleOur Sin, God’s Love
How easy is it to spot the sin in someone else life? Conversely, how hard is it to recognize the sin in our own life?We find it easy to see and judge others for their sin while glossing over our own....
View ArticleElizabeth Hall Ponds
Mrs. Elizabeth Hall Ponds, age 82, of Panama City, Florida and formerly of Marianna, Florida went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, July 8, 2020 at the Ft. Walton Beach Medical Center in Ft....
View ArticleNoretha Robinson Hearns
Noretha Robinson Hearns of Greenwood, Florida went home to be with the Lord on July 4, 2020.She was born on Monday, December 23, 1940 in Campbellton, Florida to Major and Cartie Barkley Robinson. The...
View ArticleVicky T. Welch
Vicky T. Welch, 61 of Highland View Florida, joined his heavenly father in paradise on July 6, 2020. He was born on October 18, 1959 in Roswell, New Mexico to James and Claire Driggers Welch.He was a...
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