Musings

10 Ways to Shift Your Mood Feeling moody? It happens to us all. One minute we are flying high and happy, and the next we can be ready to scream. And if you are not accepting your emotions or feelings, and instead you are burying them behind sugar, booze or...

By Rick Moore I decided to skip my usual drive on Highway 98 and take Scenic Gulf Drive instead. The speed limit was twenty miles an hour. With the car windows down, slowly cruising along the beautiful shores of the Emerald Coast, I noticed several people parasailing. I longed to...

By Rev. Pete Hyde The night was crystal clear when they crawled into the tent and slipped into sleeping bags for the night. The camp fire had burned down to a mound of glowing red embers. The last of a marshmallow sizzled on a rock next to the fire. Graham crackers and chocolate bar wrappers...

By Reverend J. Pete Hyde He stands before a large, empty, stark white canvas with paint and brushes at the ready. It is time to create. With the skill of a Master Artist, He begins. He starts with a pure blue and brushes the top of the canvas. He smiles as if gaining strength...

A Lotus Life by Lauren Catanese We all have been given an incredible opportunity. A chance to create, build, manifest, dream, achieve, heal and grow. We have been blessed with the sensational and magical gift of life. What will you do with yours? At the end of the day it...

By Pastor David Holland Hell stunk of sulfur that day. The essence of rotting eggs wafted through the dark air of Hades as demons and all manner of horrific creatures poked and prodded the new arrival. Fresh meat to taunt gave them a sick pleasure. Laughing and kicking the corpse...

By Rick Moore After placing an order, I drove up to the window to pay for my lunch. The employee said the person in the vehicle ahead of me had already paid for my meal. That put such a smile on my face. What a kind gesture. Then she asked...

By Victoria Ostrosky While in the military, Lee Barr and his wife Barbara lived overseas for a time, and while there, they met Brian Howard and his wife.  Brian invited Lee to church.  After a year of friendship and attending church together, Lee and Barbara both gave their lives to...

By Sean Dietrich There once was a little girl who lived in a tiny town, in the far-off land of south Alabama. A beautiful little girl. A girl with braided brunette pigtails, chocolate eyes, skinned-up knees, and a cherub smile. Hers was an era when men wore fedoras and women wore...

By Sean Dietrich I’m watching “The Andy Griffith Show.” It’s late at night, and I am a lifelong fan of this program. One of my earliest memories is watching this show as an infant, sitting before a console television, and I was gnawing on something. It’s unclear what I was chewing,...