What does one do when a trust has been betrayed?
It happens, doesn’t it? A person in a position of authority makes promises to work toward certain goals, only you learn the person never really inte…
LAUREL HILL — On April 24, 1898, Rev. Erasmus Ellerbe Ervin, then pastor of First Presbyterian in DeFuniak Springs, organized the Laurel Hill Presbyterian Church with 11 charter members. It was the f…
It has been said of late that common courtesy is not so common any more. While this may be true, there are still pockets of it around. I say this because I recently experienced two instances of it.
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How do you respond when things don't go your way? Your response may depend on the generation of which you are a part.
A few will say: Well, I guess it wasn't meant to be.
Some will say: This too …
Early in the morning Mary Magdalene learned that the body of Jesus, which had been place in a tomb, was missing. It was assumed someone had stolen the body. Sadness deepened to greater grief because …
Tomorrow is Palm/Passion Sunday. When I was a child it was referred to only as Palm Sunday. So why are there two names for it in contemporary times?
"Back in the day," people took Holy Week a bit m…
CRESTVIEW — Easter weekend is coming up fast, and there are plenty of family-friendly Easter activities in Crestview.
The Easter holiday coincides with the return of warm weather in Northwest Flor…
Shortly after my parents died, my wife and I received an unusual inheritance: Cinderella.
Cinderella is a 10-year-old cat who adopted my parents shortly after giving birth to her first litter of ki…
BAKER — Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church's youth pastor, Justin Douglas, is accepting applications for youth volunteers, and North Okaloosa homeowners in need.
Douglas is a coordinator for Do Something,…
CRESTVIEW — An award-winning gospel group, The Dixie Echoes, will have a local concert soon.
The free concert is 7 p.m. March 2 at Valley Road Baptist Church, 1018 Valley Road, Crestview. A love of…
