Touched is a great word that can mean many things! When we remove blemishes from something, it is touched up. A touch down means we score. Being touched in the heart means…
Category: Church
God’s still working on us
When we look at our adult children, we can become frustrated when they don’t behave more responsibly or exercise better judgment. When God looks at us, His children, He sees people who…
Pastor Spotlight – Dustin Bell
Mickey Starling ECB Publishing, Inc. Live Oak’s Apostolic Lighthouse has been home to Pastor Dustin Bell for over 10 years. He has been in the ministry for sixteen years and has seen the…
Remembering the ‘forgotten fathers’
Carol, a client advocate at The Hope Center, a pro-life pregnancy resource facility, glanced up as the door swung open. A nicely dressed man in his early twenties hesitated, then pushed the…
Can you hear Him now?
Verizon Wireless created one of the most memorable marketing campaigns ever in 2005. In an ongoing exercise to advertise the reliability of the mobile phone carrier’s network, they presented a commercial with…
Legendary fisherman Hank Parker to speak at Beast Feast
Legendary bass fisherman Hank Parker will be the guest speaker at the Sixth Annual Beast Feast at St. John’s Missionary Baptist Church in Greenville, Fla. The event will take place on Saturday,…
The sooner we hear singing
This past Friday night, the Central Church of Christ held an old-time gospel sing as in days gone by. The auditorium was filled with saints from Valdosta to Marietta. What a great…
Westward Road to give free concert Jan. 5
Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. The Christian music group Westward Road is making a local stop on its City of Light Tour, bringing its unique blend of gospel and modern worship music…
The Twelfth day of Christmas
We are in the midst of the 12 days of Christmas, the 12 days between Christmas and Jan. 6. According to the song, on the twelfth day of Christmas, my true love…
Does God tire of our constant repenting?
Is there a sin that keeps harassing you – the one you thought you’d conquered, only to find it creeping back? At first, only occasionally, but now, much more often. Should you…
Free health clinic on Jan. 7
Katie Marshall and Merry Ann Frisby Shepherd’s Hands of Suwannee Valley Do you or does someone you know need medical care? The Shepherd’s Hands free health clinic will be open this month…
O Come All Ye Faithful
CHRISTMASTIME 1942. As the story goes, a young boy named Bruce was to be the Wise Man from the East in a Christmas pageant at a rural church in the Pocono Mountains…
Experiencing joy in the new year – in the midst of sorrow
Has the loss of someone dear to you left a perpetual hole in your heart? Have the consequences of your poor choices convinced you that you’re a hopeless loser? If so, I…
What about Christmas songs?
At my previous congregation, one rather faithful member always let it be known she was irked that we only sang “Christmas” songs in late December. That did not stop our song leader…
Date changed for January prayer breakfast
Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. The January date for the Monticello Community Prayer Breakfast has been changed to the second Thursday of the month, Jan. 9. The time remains 7-8 a.m., and…
Do we take owning a Bible for granted?
There’s a growing pile of presents under your tree, but what if someone informed you that you had a far greater treasure hidden in your home or backyard? Wouldn’t you search for…
Celebrate the wonder
Often what we see and we hear in life depends not so much upon the events as much as who we are as people. It’s not just what is out there but…
Max Bilinski shares about ways to pray at breakfast gathering
Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. St. Margaret Catholic Church welcomed the monthly prayer breakfast crowd on Thursday, Dec. 5, into a fellowship hall made cozy with a crackling fire in the fireplace…
Mercy. It’s something to be thankful for
If you wrote down what you’re most thankful for, you could likely create a top 10 list. But what if you drilled deep into your soul? Would you rewrite your list and…
“Be the light”
It was a cold December afternoon, filled with sleet and rain. All day Jerry and Jim had been delivering Christmas boxes to families, many of which would receive nothing else that year…
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