Close To My Heart

Local pastors and others tell us what’s “Close To My Heart”
  • Safe at Home
    Rev. Craig Carter
    Pastor, Lynn Haven United Methodist Church
    Former major league baseball player, Al Gallagher, once said: “There are three things in my life which I really love: God, family, and baseball. The only problem is, once baseball season starts, I change the order around a bit.”  While I hope that is not entirely correct, it is not far from the truth for me as ...
  • The Value of Old School
    Dr. Bruce Barton
    Pastor, Central Baptist Church
    “Old School” is a phrase that points back to a time when some things just seemed to be better. Some old school cars continue to be appreciated because of their beauty, dependability, and capability. Old school music is often appreciated due to guitar solos and vocal harmony without layered, studio reverb, and Auto-Tune ...

My Favorite Stories

Local pastors tell us their “Favorite Stories”
  • God at Work
    Randy Kuhn, Pastor
    Carlisle Baptist Church
    We think God is only at work where there is health and wealth and prosperity, when, in fact, God is most often at work where there is disease and hurt and pain. He is most often at work there, because that is where He is needed most. …
  • How Was He to Know?
    Henry Hazard, Pastor
    Heritage Bible Church
    Henry S. served in the Pacific Theater of Operations during World War II with the U.S. Navy. He was part of the crew unloading the USS Mt. Hood, an ammunition ship, when it was struck by a kamikaze plane. In the explosion that followed, Henry sustained severe injuries to his back and legs which ultimately ...

Testimony/God Stories

Local pastors and business men and women tell us their “Testimony/God Stories”
  • I figured I had about twenty seconds to live...
    William B. Price, Esq.
    William B. Price, P.A.
    When all seems lost, God will show you the way. It was February, 1995, I was training in the middle of the Mojave Desert. My artillery battalion pulled into our position around midnight and expected a mock attack moments before dawn. So, we started digging fox holes. We used sand bags and built bunkers, and ...
  • One Atheist, TWO MIRACLES
    Rachel Rice, Wife of Associate Pastor
    Heritage Bible Church
    “We are wasting our time,” I told Brian again. “I am not interested in a long-term relationship with a man who does not believe in Jesus.” In the fall of 2004, I started attending the Florida Institute of Technology, majoring in Forensic Psychology. In January, 2005, I met Brian Rice at a birthday party of ...

Difficult Questions Answered

Local pastors and business men and women answer “Difficult Questions”

Last Sermons

Local pastors answer “If this was the very last sermon I would ever preach…”
  • Now live, you children of God
    Rob Woodrum
    Eastgate Christian Fellowship
    They say he was bald, so that’s how I picture him in my mind. A short, bald and intense man is who the Apostle Paul is in my imagination. He was a man who was passionate about his mission. He was consumed with the mission of reconciling a broken humanity with their Creator. …
  • God Means It For Good
    Rev. Phil Edwards
    First Assembly of God
    If I were the devil, I’d do everything in my power to prevent people from simply reading the Bible. In so doing, I’d rob them of vital, faith-building knowledge – knowledge of how God does things, and why. If I couldn’t get them to outright worship me instead of God, I’d at least distract them…