Tag: religion
A Pastor’s Ponderings: Where Does Our Peace Come From?
By Pastor David Holland
The world broils with conflict. Can you imagine living in Israel with rockets lobbed into your neighborhood at random times? Or,...
Missing Christmas
By Gueary Clendenning
Christmas is just around the corner. After Thanksgiving, the pace quickens toward the big day! We’ll find ourselves in a big rush,...
First Baptist Church of Fort Walton Beach Presents 35th Live Nativity
First Baptist Church of Fort Walton Beach will present its 35th Live Nativity celebration from Thursday, December 14th through Wednesday, December 20th. The Live...
A Pastor’s Ponderings: Israeli-Hamas Crisis Navigating Through a Biblical Lens
By Pastor Doug Stauffer
More questions than answers?—not really. Amidst the rocket bombardment and agonizing cries from innocent lives lost on both sides during the...
Calvary Chapel in Fort Walton Beach is Being Reborn with a...
By Kelly Murphy-Redd
Tragic circumstances caused Calvary Chapel Fort Walton Beach to close when the pastor left, the congregation dwindled, Anchor Church was formed, and...
A Pastor’s Ponderings: Back to School – 7 Spiritual Truths to...
By Doug Stauffer, Pastor, Faith Independent Baptist Church
With the 2023-2024 school year in full swing, parents and teachers have bought their supplies, arranged schedules...
A Pastor’s Ponderings: Labor Day – A Spiritual Reflection on Work...
By Doug Stauffer, Pastor, Faith Independent Baptist Church
Labor Day, for many, signifies the end of summer, the beginning of a new school year, and...
A Pastor’s Ponderings: The Silent Church — Allowing Evil to Triumph
By Pastor Doug Stauffer
Edmund Burke once declared, “The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.” Scripture...
The Road to Redemption: The Chet Walker Story
By Victoria Ostrosky
“It only takes a glimpse of hope to make somebody not hopeless.” Chet Walker finally learned that lesson after nineteen years of...
A Pastor’s Ponderings: America’s Global Mission as Pilgrims, Patriots and Pioneers
By Pastor Doug Stauffer
In the annals of world history, no nation since ancient Israel has borne a mission as profound as the United States...