Rev. John Hicks Guest Columnist Around this time 19 years ago the popular movie “Transformers,” came out. Powerful alien robots camouflage themselves as everyday earthly vehicles so they would not be recognized…
Category: Faith & Family
Christy Adams releases “The Master’s Classroom”
Mickey Starling ECB Publishing, Inc. Christy Bass Adams, one of Madison’s most prolific writers, has been busy releasing her latest offering: “The Master’s Classroom: Growing Professionally While Growing in Christ.” The book…
“The Passion of the Christ” returning to theaters
Mickey Starling ECB Publishing, Inc. “The Passion of the Christ,” one of the most vivid portrayals of the crucifixion of Jesus, is returning to theaters, remastered in 4K, the week beginning Thursday,…
The pastor and the potter’s wheel: Lessons from a week in Rexburg, Idaho
Stefanie L. Prevatt ECB Publishing, Inc. We laughed until we cried as one beginner after another took a seat behind the spinning potter’s wheel in Pastor Joe Lacy’s garage. Coffee cups, collapsed…
When we don’t want to ‘count it all joy’
Sheryl H. Boldt Guest Columnist What if our faith was never tested? Would we still grow? Probably not. Consider James 1:2–4 (ESV): “Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials…
The power of meaningful touch
Rev. John Hicks Guest Columnist Kyrie and Brielle Jackson were born twelve weeks ahead of their due date, each weighing about two pounds. Kyrie was putting on weight in the days following…
Hating the sins we love
Sheryl H. Boldt Guest Columnist Does 1 Corinthians 2:9 (ESV) make you excited about heaven? “What no eye has seen, nor ear heard, nor the heart of man imagined, what God has…
Childhood reflections with a touch of grace: Let the unrest begin!
Mickey Starling Columnist My family took few vacations as I was growing up. I only recall one, which was a fun trip to the mountains in North Carolina. My dad’s version of…
Grace in a Mr. Goodbar
Rev. Cheryl Cruce Guest Columnist It is strange how something as simple as riding the country dirt roads with my daughter can stir treasured memories from yesteryear. Moments you thought were long…
Is lying worth the price?
Sheryl H. Boldt Guest Columnist What do you call a piece of spaghetti wearing a false mustache? An impasta! All levity aside, there’s nothing funny about someone deceiving or lying to us….
Let’s be significant
Rev. John Hicks Guest Columnist “I give you a new commandment, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also should love one another. By this everyone will…
When we do the very thing we hate
Sheryl H. Boldt Guest Columnist We can never sin so much that God would withhold His forgiveness from us. God hates our sin, but He loves us. I love both parts of…
Like a good neighbor
Rev. John Hicks Guest Columnist A Sunday school teacher was telling her class the story of the Good Samaritan. In vivid detail, she told how the man was beaten, robbed and left…
Local churches visit Augusta and Charlotte
Story Submitted Elizabeth A.M.E. and Union Bethel A.M.E. Church visited Augusta Ga, and Charlotte, N.C., for their 15th Annual Church Trip. Trip Coordinator Leman Ulee reserved for the group a 56-passenger charter…
Seven receive Christ at E.C. Tyner Children’s Camp
Kim Whigham Contributor Middle Florida Baptist Association (MFBA) has enjoyed yet another year of E.C. Tyner Children’s Camp at Pickett Lake. This is a four-day, summer sleep-away camp for children who have…
Refuge House of God Apostolic Outreach Ministry to hold fundraisers tomorrow
Story submitted by Refuge House of God Apostolic Outreach Ministry On behalf of our youth at Refuge House of God Apostolic Outreach Ministry, we will be sponsoring a car wash and fish…
Clearing the decay: What the city’s buzzard problem reveals about our community’s soul
Patricia Smith Guest Columnist A buzzard landed quietly in the grass before her. Its left wing appeared bloodied. More of the birds descended from the sky, gathering around it as if carrying…
Southern Baptist Convention votes to ban women from the pulpit
Mickey Starling ECB Publishing, Inc. The Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) found the saying “the third time’s the charm” to be accurate as they convened on Wednesday, June 10, in Orlando, Fla. After…
Celebrating America!
America is the most generous country in the world, helping other nations in times of crisis. At home, we are a land of endless opportunity, enabling hardworking citizens to pursue their dreams….
Ode to Lucky O. Henry
O. Henry was found abandoned at John Stretch Park. He was such a lovable dog that those who found him didn’t want to send him to animal control. Enter a search for…