Category: Faith & Family

We live in a time when offense is easily taken and truth is often avoided. As a minister of almost ten years, I have done my fair share of offending others in…

Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. The Spiritual Aims Committee of the Monticello Kiwanis Club hosted the Monticello Community Prayer Breakfast on Thursday morning, Feb. 6, at Jefferson Country Club. After Gary Wright…

If a tire is not centered, it can lead to serious consequences. It can cause uneven tire wear, reducing lifespan and affect vehicle handling. It can cause the vehicle to pull to…

What keeps you from loving others the way you, yourself, crave to be loved? And conversely, what’s lacking in your life (or more accurately, in your heart) that keeps you from fully…

God in the form of Jesus, our great Savior, came to this Earth to show how much He cares for us, and He saved us to show His mercy towards us. We…

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,…

A teacher was giving an exam to identify notable figures of the Bible Old Testament. One of the questions was, “Who said, “Give me a man?” One student wrote down “Rahab, the…

Do you remember how your heart ached when you were dating your husband or wife, and you had to go a whole day without talking to them? Circumstances kept you from connecting…

Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. The first gathering for the Monticello Community Prayer Breakfast in 2025 was hosted by Memorial Missionary Baptist Church on Thursday, Jan. 9. Dr. George Pittman, Sr. welcomed…

Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. Casa Bianca Missionary Baptist Church has two special services planned this month to mark its 28th year with Pastor Tobbie Berrian as the church leader. “Reverend Berrian…

Let’s not be ChrINOs: Christians In Name Only As you reflect on your Christian journey, what choices from 2024 would you change? Where do you hope to grow closer to God in…

Looking back, I’ve been blessed over my lifetime by many people. Every Christmas, I decorate my Christmas tree with special ornaments from friends and family; each a gift representing something about that…

Mickey Starling ECB Publishing, Inc. Recently, I took a scroll through a few apps, looking for a decent movie to watch without needing to repent afterwards. Accomplishing that is more of a…

In my high school psychology class, I was introduced to the importance of physical touch. We read about Frederick’s experiment where newborns were taken from their mothers at birth and placed in…

Score derives from the Old Norse skor, meaning notch or incision. Back in the 13th century, shepherds would carve notches into wood to tally their sheep, one notch for each set of…

If you’ve already blown your New Year’s resolutions, I have a suggestion. Resolve to do only one thing this new year: Forgive your spouse for not being perfect. Several years ago, while…

Leah Androski ECB Publishing, Inc. St. John’s Missionary Baptist Church, located at 5905 NW Lovett Rd., in Greenville, invites everyone to join them for their Leadership Prayer Breakfast on Sunday, Jan. 26,…

I remember the Madison “snow” of 1991. It was more like ice than fluffy snow, but for us Florida kids, it was magical. I was in fourth grade and my brother in…

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…