Category: Church

I came across some “Dear Santa” letters written by kids. One letter I read made me wonder whether Elliot was able to get off the naughty list. He wrote, “Dear Santa, I’m…

“Rudolf, the Red-Nosed Reindeer” was first introduced as an advertising gimmick. 79 years ago, Montgomery Ward gave copies of the poem, “Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer”, to customers for their children. It was…

Every Christmas we celebrate with the Christmas story and birth of Christ.  Do we really know what we think we know about what the Scriptures have told us about Jesus’ birth? The…

Mickey Starling, ECB Publishing, Inc. Midnight Cry will be performing at Mt. Olive Baptist Church, in Madison, on Friday, Nov. 30, at 7 p.m. Group founder, Greg Day, along with his brother…

Everyone needs a buddy I wonder if the Scripture saying “whatever you did for the least of these, you did for me” applies to animals? Buddy came into our lives riding in…

I’ve been called a turkey before. No one wants to be a turkey. To be called a Turkey means that someone thinks you aren’t the smartest thing going. Being called a turkey…

Early shopping opportunities are already flooding our lives. Halloween wasn’t over before the first Christmas merchandise was out. Christmas specials are already flooding our television sets, even though Thanksgiving is still a…

They Gave Their Yesterdays for Our Todays By Pastor John Hicks, First United Methodist Church On November 11, we honor those men and women who have served in our armed forces. When…

Live Life at a Different Altitude “I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the Lord’s holy people, to grasp how wide and long…

Debbie Snapp, ECB Publishing, Inc. Rev. Andrew Creel and the congregation of Ebenezer Baptist Church, located at 446 Hatchett Road in Lamont, off Highway 19 about one mile south of Interstate 10,…

Debbie Snapp, ECB Publishing, Inc. “For The County” is a new weekly worship service designed to be modern, welcoming, casual and open to all people. The service will be held every Sunday…

Showcasing more than 20 Christian music groups during five-day event Story Submitted Jellystone Park Jam, one of North Florida’s largest multi-day gospel music events, will get under way this week with over…

Debbie Snapp, ECB Publishing, Inc. Elizabeth and Union Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church members and their guests traveled together to Birmingham, AL. and Memphis, TN on June 13-17. This was the eighth…

Porch de Salomon (Panajachel, Guatemala) www.porchdesalomon.org “God frees our souls Not from service, not from duty, But into service and into duty.” ~Phillip Brooks “…whoever wants to be first among you must…

The Purpose of Fishing is to Catch Fish I don’t know everything about fishing, but let me share with you several things I have learned or have come to understand about it…

John Willoughby ECB Publishing, Inc. In late June, Middle Florida Baptist Association welcomed Rev. Robert Dixon to the Middle Florida region as the new Director of Missions. Dixon has had a life-long…

Debbie Snapp, ECB Publishing, Inc. The parents of Johnnie Lee Morris, III invite the community to attend a Praise and Worship Service honoring their son on Saturday, July 28, at 1 p.m….

To showcase more than 20 Christian music groups during five-day event Story Submitted Jellystone Park Jam, one of North Florida’s largest multi-day gospel music events, is just months away, and over twenty…