Six words changed Martin Luther’s life and gave him a distinguished place in history: “The just shall live by faith.” (Romans 1:17)
At the last city council meeting, Arcadia mayor Jaccarie Simons proclaimed May as National Historic Preservation Month, inviting us to join him in recognizing and participating in this special observance.
Reprinted from December 2018
The scene before me was picturesque: a swiftly flowing river bubbling over and around rocks framed by flowering banks and protruding ledges. I was visiting a natural beauty spot, but swirling pools of foam caused by detergent being carelessly drained into the river somewhere upstream made th…
Some years ago I realized I was holding unforgiveness against my mother. Her sin? Failing to call me by my name and see me as an individual, separate from her.
Most of us still believe there is a God, a higher power—in spite of the secularization of our society. According to Pew Research, more than three-fourths (77 percent) of Americans identify with some organized religion. But the question is: Why do we believe in God? And what do we want from Him?
It seems that no matter where you turn these days, someone is always complaining or being critical about something. It’s getting more difficult to escape from the negativity, and it’s having a harmful impact on our culture. We are quick to blame the news, social media, politicians or our per…
We were standing in line at the post office on a balmy, early spring day when I opened a conversation with the man in front of me commenting on how fast the line was moving, somewhat of a minor miracle. “Yes, he agreed, “there are three working at the counter today and that makes a difference.”
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Victory Baptist Church, 309 N. Monroe, had two recent revivals: four days of old-fashioned evangelizing by Dr. Larry Bell, and a dedication of the historic sanctuary built more than 100 years ago as the first Catholic church in Southwest Florida!
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Victory Baptist Church, 309 N. Monroe, Arcadia, had two recent revivals: four days of old-fashioned evangelizing by Dr. Larry Bell, and a dedication of the historic sanctuary built more than 100 years ago as the first Catholic church in Southwest Florida.
I was disappointed to learn that a once vibrant church was about to close. Learning about those looming locked doors brought memories of days when that church had been one of the most active in the community.
In the wake of the burning of Notre Dame Cathedral, cultural commenters are searching for the meaning of this destructive blaze.
This is the time of year when tale spinners come out of the woodwork with conspiracy theories about the authenticity of the resurrection of Christ. As always, when the dust clears, the fictions fall and the resurrection stands.
Do you know that more of us go to church during Easter than any other time of the year? At Christmas we go because of our families, but at Easter we go for ourselves. Why? Because we need to be touched by the message of Easter: that life comes out of death, meaning and purpose out of chaos, …
Why are you doing this is the question often asked of members of the Calvary Baptist Church South Dakota mission team. While the answers might vary from the 70-plus volunteers who have served in the mission since 2014, the central theme would be the same—Say Yes to God. Jesus was not crucifi…
When our third-grader was afraid to give his book report in school, I did what the Bible said: I took him to Jesus. As I prayed, my son stopped me and said, “Mom, Jesus is here, and he’s pulling all this gray stuff out of my heart.” The fear was totally gone!
The praises and palm branches of Palm Sunday’s crowd when Jesus entered Jerusalem are remembered at this time of the year ... but most forget the tears He shed over what the citizens of that sacred city would face in the years ahead.
“LIFE IS PRECIOUS” blazed across a woman’s sweatshirt stood out in bold letters. “It’s her way of telling the world she’s opposed to abortion,” I thought. Then I realized those three words on this walking billboard were more than a protest; they were a positive pronouncement, a plea to recog…
One tactic of the Radical Left is to silence good people by defaming their character and reputation—like they did to Judge Kavanaugh and the MAGA hat teen, Nicholas Sandmann.
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