The back nine
It was the closest I ever came to my “big showbiz break,” as Rush…
St. Joe’s First United Methodist hosts community holy week
First United Methodist Church of Port St. Joe is welcoming the greater St. Joe…
A thirty-cent phone call
I was thinking lately about when phone calls were divided between local and long…
The church as city of refuge
Admiral James Stockdale faced the nation at the vice-presidential debate in October 1992. Businessman…
Try a little kindness
The presidential campaign in 1976 was a bitter one pitting the incumbent, Gerald R….
The scarlet thread through the Bible
Dr. J.D. Gray served for many years as pastor at First Baptist Church, New…
Great and positive words that work
Social researcher Frank Luntz published “Words That Work” in 2007. He explained words have…
Do our prayers score home runs?
He’s a skilled college football player and a committed believer. He said recently he…
Things to consider before saying ‘you’re fired’
The pastor search committee invited me to consider moving to their town and hosted…
God don’t love tacky people
My cousin laughingly told me about attending a product demonstration event years ago in…