Mickey Starling ECB Publishing, Inc. Good Little Giants came on the national scene in 2014, after winning a major music competition. I recently discovered them through a promotion on Spotify. “Arrows” is…
Category: Faith & Family
When your pro-life convictions are put to the test
Sheryl H. Boldt Guest Columnist If you’re a Christian considering abortion, I can imagine your conflicting emotions. Most likely, you were staunchly pro-life before your pregnancy test, and it sickens you to…
Trivial pursuit
Rev. John Hicks Guest Columnist The world is full of fascinating facts. Did you know that your foot is the same length as your forearm , and your nose is about the…
Tami Lester speaks at community prayer breakfast
Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. Around 50 people drove through a thick, predawn fog to attend the Monticello Community Prayer Breakfast on Jan. 8. The gathering was hosted this month by Memorial…
Battles of the heart
Ted Okolichany Guest Columnist We see the story of three biblical characters who experienced significant battles of the heart, three men who went through a tremendous strain and discovered a lot about…
Revival is coming to Macedonia Church
Laura Young ECB Publishing, Inc. Macedonia Church invites the community to join them on Jan. 21, 22 and 23 for Revival. Meetings will start at 7 p.m. each night at the church,…
The fix for 2026
Rev. John Hicks Guest Columnist The average life expectancy in the United States for 2025 was estimated at about 79.4 years (up from previous years). If I were average (which I’m not!),…
Need a boost to start or finish a project?
Sheryl H. Boldt Guest Columnist I’ve struggled with time management all my life. On good days, I make steady progress. On hard days, I feel overwhelmed, discouraged and worn down by the…
Transforming Life Church to offer special services for miracles, healing and prophetic gifts
Story Submitted Prophetic Evangelists Russ and Kim Kline of Shatter the Darkness ministries will be holding special services at Transforming Life Church in the Lloyd area. This is an amazing, life-changing opportunity…
The holy hush of ordinary
Rev. Cheryl Cruce Columnist They were just ordinary people, carving out a place on the outskirts of town where neighbors were few and gardens generous. A wooded area was cleared carefully, yet…
Read the Bible in a year
Rick Patrick ECB Publishing, Inc. Many people make a goal for themselves to read the Bible in the course of a year. Achieving this takes a large commitment, requiring a person to…
The 12th day of Christmas
Rev. John Hicks Guest Columnist Christmas Day was last week. The New Year begins tomorrow. However, we are still in the 12 days of Christmas, which started the day after Christmas and…
Beast Feast set for Jan. 10
Bryant Thigpen Contributor St. John’s Missionary Baptist Church will be hosting their Seventh Annual Beast Feast on Saturday, Jan. 10, at 6 p.m. This year’s event will be held at a new…
Casa Bianca M. B. Church distributes blankets at Brynwood
Story Submitted During the recent holiday season, Casa Bianca Missionary Baptist Church distributed 91 “blankets of love” to residents of Brynwood Health and Rehabilitation Center. The women’s ministry of the church helped…
What can God do with our dedicated lives?
Sheryl H. Boldt Guest Columnist Are you eagerly looking forward to 2026? Or has 2025 been so bad that you dread another day, much less another year? Could it be that experiencing…
Post-holiday blues
Ted Okolichany Guest Columnist The article below by Don Williams has just been published in our December Heart to Heart magazine with the title “Are You Down in the Pit(s)?” Since many…
Do you hear what I hear?
Rev. John Hicks Guest Columnist 1942. As the story goes, a young boy named Bruce was to be the Wise Man from the East in a Christmas pageant at a rural church…
Are you experiencing a prolonged spiritual dry spell?
Sheryl H. Boldt Guest Columnist Has it been a while since you truly felt that God heard your prayers? Maybe you haven’t even wanted to pray. Do you feel unworthy? Insignificant? Do…
A true Christmas story
Halie Wetherington ECB Publishing, Inc. “For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government shall be upon His shoulder, and His name shall be called…
Celebrate the wonder
Rev. John Hicks Guest Columnist Often what we see and we hear in life depends not so much upon the events as much as who we are as people. It’s not just…