Aug 1, 2014
Don't play the blame game
Is it just me, or does it seem like more and more people are refusing to accept responsibility for their actions?
Jul 29, 2014
SIDELINE OBSERVATIONS: Football players need tackling practice
The California state legislature passed a bill last week limiting high school football teams to three hours a week of seasonal tackling practice. The law — which allows for two 90-minute sessions per…
Jul 25, 2014
FROM THE PULPIT: Think about it — our prayers have already been answered
As children, my three siblings and I would complain to our mother that we needed a dishwasher.
Jul 22, 2014
SIDELINE OBSERVATIONS: High school football, a special game
In less than two weeks, high school football teams across Florida officially open fall practice. Friday nights soon will be filled with the best of what makes high school football, I believe, the gre…
Jul 21, 2014
FROM THE PULPIT: In difficult times, God never leaves your side
A nationally known pastor talks about his experience with cancer: namely, how the human spirit struggled with facing an uncertain future.
Jul 15, 2014
SIDELINE OBSERVATIONS: Tim Hatten gets it
Tim Hatten has proven to be a breath of fresh air in the 16 months since he arrived at Crestview High School to take the job as head football coach and athletic director. In an age when too many high…
Jul 11, 2014
FROM THE PULPIT: Be real — warts and all — as Christ's disciple
Many computer programs allow people to alter photographs in most any way imaginable. Faces can be made to look older or younger. Blemishes can be removed. Hair color can be changed.
Jul 8, 2014
SIDELINE OBSERVATIONS: All kids should learn to fish
I returned home from vacation Saturday only slightly worse from the wear of sleeping on my mom’s sleeper sofa for two weeks. Vacations these days mean spending as much time as possible with Mom, who …
Jul 4, 2014
FROM THE PULPIT: Our nation will survive if it stays with God
This week our nation celebrates its 238th birthday. Quite a milestone! Happy birthday, America! Long may you live.
Jul 1, 2014
SIDELINE OBSERVATIONS: Remember athletes who served for our freedoms
Friday, we celebrate our nation’s 238th birthday — and what a 238 years it has been.