(Part I of Fear vs. Faith) The great psychiatrist, Dr. Smiley Blanton once stated, “Anxiety is the great modern plague.” Another psychologist says fear is the most disintegrating enemy of human personality. If this is the case, then we are in for a heap of trouble. Fear lurks at every corner. Fear for your children, […]
Halfway through a romantic dinner, a husband smiled and said to his wife, “You look so beautiful under these lights.” She was falling in love all over again when he added, “We got to get some of these lights!” Our perception of beauty has a way of dictating how we feel about one another. It’s […]
What motivates you to get up each morning and face the new day? Is it because someone needs you? Is it the fact with each new day you’re one step closer to the weekend? Maybe it’s the joy you find in your job. Do you find it’s easy to start the day, but soon you […]
Eternal Emcee will be at MFV Strongtower Ministries on Saturday, March 24th at 6pm. He is a local Christian rapper. He is located in Pensacola. His website is www.eternalemcee.com After the concert food and refreshments will follow. The Church is located at 2665 Walling Rd Milton, Fl 32570 (Berrydale/Milton area). Signs have been posted at the ends […]
The greatest thing you can do for a person is pray for them. Pure, undefiled, sincere, genuine prayer sets in motion the greatest power in the universe. Prayer power is a manifestation of energy. And it’s important you understand you are dealing with the most amazing power in the world when you pray. If you’ve […]
A pastor friend of mine once said the most important workers in the church are the nursery volunteers and children’s Sunday School teachers. In other words, the pliable minds of children are fertile soil in which to cultivate the Bible’s wonderful lessons. It’s during the first five (5) years of a child’s life personalities are […]
Wow! it’s almost March…that means W-I-N-D-Y days ahead…and that means…KITE DAY! On Saturday, March 17th, from 2-4 pm at Berrydale Baptist Church (located on the corner of Hwy 4 and Hwy 87). The event is for Kindergarten through 6th grade. All parents are welcome. Be sure to bring a Kite, a ball of string, and […]
Instead of giving someone “a piece of your mind”, maybe you should renew your mind instead! Phil. 2:5-11 shows us the joyful difference that having “the mind of Christ” can make in your life. Romans 12:2 gives a directive that can change your thinking from negative to positive. A combination of these two passages can […]
Valentine’s Day Edition (Part II of a two-part column) My Grandparents kept a pillow on their sofa that read, “All Things Grow With Love”. Maybe that’s why I enjoyed going there so much. When you stepped in their house you felt accepted, you could be yourself, and there was a presence of God’s love throughout. […]
Berrydale Baptist had five church members, including Minister Robert Gandy, who recently returned from a mission trip to Honduras, in which they spent 2 weeks helping to build a school. The five participants were Brother Gandy, Jerry and Linda Barnhill, Max Ray Smith and Tobey Russell. Max Ray Smith spearheaded the trip to Honduras and […]
