Category: Church

Debbie Snapp ECB Publishing, Inc. Rev. Kassalando M. Brooks, pastor of Sweetfield Missionary Baptist Church, and the Jefferson County 4-H Working Soldiers Sweetfield Youth, thank all of the people and organizations in…

A pair of what? A Paraprosdokian is not two Prosdokians nor is it one of the lost books of the Bible. It took me a while to be able to pronounce it,…

A note to those graduating Graduation exercises are called “Commencements.” Commencement means to begin or start. To be sure, there is life after high school and new beginnings and new starts. The…

Debbie Snapp ECB Publishing, Inc. The Restored Glory Christian Center, currently located in the Winn Dixie shopping center at 1287 S. Jefferson St., will soon have a new location on the other…

We have a God who is able to do exceedingly, abundantly, above all that we can ask or think! When we pray, remember: 1) The love of God that wants the best…

John Willoughby ECB Publishing, Inc. Are you looking for a musically-good time? You’re in luck as Greenville’s Brian Norris will be reuniting with band members to bring Chapel Road to two area…

By Derrick Burrus Capital Heights Baptist Church Pastor Each year, two of my pastor friends organize a trip to the Holy Land. My first trip was in 2011. I went for the…

Savannah Reams ECB Publishing, Inc. Throughout the ages, many have interpreted the life, death and resurrection of Christ in different ways. Christians of all different denominations have their own ideas and speculations,…

Donkey Thoughts I read where a guy proclaimed, “I want to be a Jackass for Jesus!” I would like to think that I would not say the same, but then I started…

Caterpillar steps and butterfly flight Butterflies! Last week our order of caterpillars arrived, which we plan to raise into butterflies for release by children and families on Easter Sunday morning. This is…

Debbie Snapp ECB Publishing, Inc. Join with the First United Church family on Sunday, April 14, for a community wide picnic and Easter Egg Hunt. The Spring event will be held at…

Article Submitted It was a brisk February day in Youngstown just outside of Panama City. They were sitting at a makeshift dining table in front of a camper. The front yard was…

Pride goes before the fall They say that pride is the mother of the vices, as it is the reason that angels fell. Over the years, I have been invited to contribute…

40 days and counting As a wise person once shared, “It’s not what we eat, but what we digest that makes us strong. It’s not what we gain, but what we save…

Cancer Thoughts Cancer is a hard disease to understand. It hurts not only the victims, but their families and friends as well. It’s a hard process to endure. Over the years, I’ve…

Men take note: The Super Bowl is over and Valentine’s Day is about a week away! Fair or not, Valentine’s Day is a day when the male species is called to step…

There’s a story about a little bird who didn’t fly south soon enough for the winter. It wound up on the ground, slowly freezing to death. When things looked really dim, a…

Senior Moments Those were the times! We could eat like a horse and not look like one. All of the school teachers were older than we were, and professional athletes were about…

Successful Ministry Sometimes you get, and sometimes you get got. I share this story as it was shared with me. My heart goes out to this guy. As they say, “but for the…