Category: Church

“A certain man was preparing a great banquet and invited many guests.  At the time of the banquet, he sent his servant to tell those who had been invited, ‘Come, for everything…

No matter how many sermons we’ve heard or how long we have been Christians, we are all tempted now and then to stray from our faith and follow our feelings to places…

There’s a tongue-in-cheek saying that the only exercise some people get is jumping to conclusions. The truth is that most of us are guilty at some time of assuming the worst. Years…

Good morning, As you got up I watched and hoped you would talk to me. Just a few words, such as thanking me for something good in your life yesterday or last…

Ladies, when your husband looks at you, do his eyes say he knows, without a doubt, that you believe in him? Men, when your wife passes you in the hallway, do her…

It’s official, the stage is set: 49ers vs. Chiefs in Vegas. The Super Bowl is the annual championship game of the National Football League, known as the second-largest day for U.S. food consumption (after Thanksgiving Day),…

Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. The Spiritual Aims Committee of Kiwanis Club of Monticello hosted the Monticello Community Prayer Breakfast at the Jefferson Country Club on Feb. 1. Kiwanian Max Belinski welcomed…

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…

Years ago, when I was a private caregiver for the elderly, family members would often interview me to see if I was the right person for the job. When I’d answer their…

There’s a story about a young child who was vigorously coloring a picture. His brother noticed the boy’s concentration and asked what he was drawing. Without losing a moment’s momentum, the boy…

Leah Androski ECB Publishing Inc. Many know the story of the great flood in the Bible. But some may struggle to relate to this story since we have never witnessed a flood…

Since peeing off of the porch hadn’t made quite the splash I’d hoped for, I decided to move on to greater exploits. The first thing to catch my eye was a lovely…

Those were the days! We could eat like a horse and not look like one. All of the school teachers were older than us. Life was an open highway. Then came the…

Story Submitted A vacationing American businessman standing on the pier of a quaint coastal fishing village in southern Mexico watched as a small boat with just one young Mexican fisherman pulled into…

I grew up with a fatal flaw in my running technique as a kid. No matter the game or circumstance on the agenda, I tended to pay a lot of attention to…