By Kirk McCarley
If you have been around young children much, you’ll know that one of their first organized athletic activities is soccer. At the ages of four or five, their attention is centralized. That is to say that the tendency of young girls and boys is to gravitate towards the crowd,...
By Sean Dietrich
Willie Nelson is on my radio. He is singing one of my favorite songs. “In the twilight glow I see her, “Blue eyes crying in the rain, “When we kissed goodbye and parted, “I knew we’d never meet again…”
I turn it up because I am a sucker...
By Victoria Ostrosky
“Follow Me.” Those were life-changing words to the Twelve Disciples. Each one heard the invitation, and each one answered. But what did those words really mean to those men? They walked away from their professions and homes, friends and ambitions. They traded their dreams for Jesus. And...
by Heather Bennett Eye
It’s easy to see God’s blessings along the Emerald Coast, and Katie Campbell of 30A Prays has witnessed first-hand the work of God moving in this area. The nonprofit organization’s vision is “to revive the heart of prayer and equip the next generation to passionately pray...
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 Kirk McCarley
Prior to becoming self-employed as a Manufacturer’s Representative, my dad was in sales for a hose company. Not the kind to be worn on one’s lower extremities, but rather hoses used for industrial purposes.
His was a five-state territory and traveled frequently. A company car was one of...
By Victoria Ostrosky
There’s an interesting line from my favorite show, The Chosen. Nicodemus and his wife, Zohara, were discussing the biblical story of Hagar, when she was abandoned in the desert and on the verge of death. She cried out to God, who saw her tears and helped her....
By Pastor David Holland
One day Jesus was praying in a certain place. When he finished, one of his disciples said to him, “Lord, teach us to pray, just as John taught his disciples.” He said to them, “When you pray, say: ’Father, hallowed be Your name, Your kingdom come....
By Sean Dietrich
I had a dream about him last night. It has been nearly three decades since he died, but there he was. Alive. We met in some kind of diner. A breakfast joint. Maybe this was heaven?
He was running late, I was already sitting in a booth, sipping coffee....
By Sean Dietrich
I am an imaginary old man. I am every World War II veteran you never knew. I am each faceless GI from the bygone European War. Or any other war for that matter.
I am in my 90s and 100s now. Lots of young folks probably don’t even...