by Barry Howard | Jul 15, 2005 | Opinion
My first week as pastor at First Baptist Church in Pensacola, Fla., will be unforgettable. My wife, Amanda, and I arrived at our temporary residence on Monday, July 4th. Little did we know that the celebratory fireworks of Independence Day would be followed by an...
by Barry Howard | Apr 12, 2005 | Opinion
On Sunday and Monday evening, March 7-8, viewers nationwide watched as “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” built one of their largest and most sophisticated homes to date. And that home, located in Center Point, Ala., was built for a family with a significant...
by Barry Howard | Jan 27, 2005 | Opinion
In the early weeks of the NFL playoffs, a player who has become renowned for his antics on and off the field was cited and fined by the NFL for mockingly “mooning” the fans of the opposing team. For the totally uninitiated, “mooning” is a...
by Barry Howard | Jan 17, 2005 | Opinion
Not long ago, while traveling through a community in northeast Alabama where I served as a minister in the 1980s, my wife and I drove down the street where we used to live, and “the wall” was still there. There was an interesting story behind the wall, and...
by Barry Howard | Oct 7, 2004 | Opinion
Every election year, pastors are faced with the challenge of how to address political issues fairly and legally from the pulpit. While some on both the left and the right attempt to hijack the pulpit in order to support their cause or their favored candidate, many of...
