Category: Church

As the end of August nears, so does the coveted three-day weekend vacation of Labor Day which historically marks the end of summer. Despite this holiday becoming a vacation day focus for…

A pastor’s calling is rather simple – point people to Jesus. However, this calling gets far more complicated when it has to be embodied, executed and lived out in real time. Pointing…

Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. The Monticello Community Prayer Breakfast enters its 31st year on Thursday, Sept. 5, with Gibby Miller as the guest speaker. “God has blessed us with love and…

Have you ever to wondered how people decide which of God’s laws to follow and which to dismiss, and why Christians today do not follow ancient Hebrew law? The answer can be…

Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. Memorial Missionary Baptist Church invites the community to an appreciation program honoring Rev. Joretha Sloan, Interim Pastor of the Memorial M. B. Church. The program will take…

“I wish I was allowed to eat!” This was the constant thought that plagued me for years. It seemed so unfair that others were allowed to eat. But not me. Whose rules…

As the story goes, the devil called an emergency meeting in hell. The agenda: how to increase the number of people going to hell. One demon offered, “Let me launch an all-out…

In personality types, I have consistently tested to be an introverted extrovert or an extroverted introvert. I enjoy being around people as well as enjoy private and quiet time alone. Hurricane Debby…

I can’t think of a more liberating feeling than telling Satan, “I’m breaking up with you! You won’t control me any longer, because I found Somebody else!” Do you agree? Then why…

The Bible opens with God creating the world and humans taking a special place in God’s creation. In Genesis 1:26, we read: “Then God said, ‘Let us make man in our image,…

Are you a local pastor? ECB Publishing, Inc. is looking for more columns from the pulpit to be published weekly in our Wednesday publication, the Monticello News. These columns, written by local…

Are you tired of holding your breath, hoping your choices won’t catch up with you, scared someone will find out about your messed up life? When everything feels as if it’s coming…

Those were the days! We could eat like a horse and not look like one. All of the school teachers were older than us. Professional athletes were about the age of our…

Have years of depression caused you to believe God no longer has a purpose for you? Are you convinced your dreams of success will never come true? Do you fear you’ll never…

So, what do you think? Should we manufacture money that doesn’t really exist in order to buy up debts, stimulate banks to lend, and jumpstart our economy? Or do we tighten our…

Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. Welaunee Missionary Baptist Church and Pine Grove Missionary Baptist Church are presenting a Restoration Revival beginning Monday, Aug. 5, and continuing through Wednesday, Aug. 7. The community…

Are you in a good place in your relationship with your spouse, children, siblings and neighbors? Or do you make poor choices that affect these relationships? Are these same bad decisions affecting…

I never promoted politics from the pulpit, but I do take a stand for moral and spiritual issues as a Christ follower. Integrity is something I value greatly as a person and…