Nov 12, 2013
SIDELINE OBSERVATIONS: Celebrating the team concept
I get a little nostalgic at the end of every high school football season. Scenes of a season ending bring a flood of memories from my final days as a Gulf Breeze Dolphin 38 years ago. For all the fan…
Nov 7, 2013
FROM THE PULPIT: Are you like Mrs. Peterson or Mr. Peterson?
You've probably heard the phrase, “Many a truth is told in jest,” or some version of it. Geoffrey Chaucer included this sentiment in "The Cook's Tale," written in 1390.
Nov 5, 2013
SIDELINE OBSERVATIONS: A special Friday night
I spent a lot of time over the weekend trying to research relevant storylines related to the Crestview High School and Baker School football teams' big wins Friday night.
It’s hard to determine whet…
Nov 1, 2013
FROM THE PULPIT: Become one of the ‘happy hungry’
Hunger and thirst are our two basic survival needs. However, we must hunger and thirst for righteousness to be truly happy.
Oct 29, 2013
SIDELINE OBSERVATIONS: Check out the 'North End Zone Sports Report'
As a Gulf Breeze High School senior, my classmates prophesied I would one day replace broadcasting icon Howard Cosell as the great American sweetheart. You don't have to be a rocket scientist to figu…
Oct 28, 2013
FROM THE PULPIT: Are you willing to be poor in spirit?
In Matthew 5:3, Jesus says, "Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.”
Oct 22, 2013
SIDELINE OBSERVATIONS: A time for healing
Next Monday would have been my dad, Jim Dickson's, 81st birthday. And a week from today, it will have been three months since he passed away. I still get teary eyed and even find myself sobbing at ti…
Oct 21, 2013
FROM THE PULPIT: Bible study, practice help us achieve righteousness
Practicing what we preach truly marks a changed life.
Oct 15, 2013
SIDELINE OBSERVATIONS: Big numbers for Baker's Thomas
There is little doubt that Baker School tailback D.J. Thomas is enjoying a stellar senior season. Thomas has amassed more than 1,108 yards rushing and scored 19 touchdowns after six weeks of the 2013…
Oct 12, 2013
FROM THE PULPIT: The church transcends denominations, methods
In 1 Corinthians 12, the Apostle Paul presents an idea of God’s design for the church: “For just as the body is one and has many members, and all the members of the body, though many, are one body, s…