Musings

By Sean Dietrich I am a dropout. I grew up pretty hard. I am an educational failure. I had few academic opportunities. As a result, I am a very slow reader, and an even wurse speler. This is because, after my father died, my family hit rock bottom. My mother cleaned houses...

By Sean Dietrich Recently, it came to my attention that I was one of the remaining four Americans who had not seen “Barbie.” In case you’re one of the other three, “Barbie” is a wildly popular movie that is making waves in all the headlines. The New York Times recently said...

By Candace Bowenkamp Nestled within the timeless gilded linen cover of this beautiful coffee table book lies a treasure trove of information detailing the more undiscovered areas on Florida’s Forgotten Coast. With 252 full-color pages, there truly is something for everyone. Saints of Old Florida weaves together interviews with locals,...

Sea Shul, the new vibrant Jewish community in Florida’s 30A region, has announced its inaugural Rosh Hashanah celebration, “New Year, New Tide,” including a beachside service and semi-formal dinner Saturday, September 16th, at Watersound Beach Club. As part of Sea Shul’s Rosh Hashanah weekend festivities, the event aims to offer...

By Dr. Kerry Knight, Emerald Beach Church of Christ “For you know perfectly that the day of the Lord so comes as a thief in the night” (I Thessalonians 5:2.) There appears to be some new hysteria about signs of the coming of the end of the world. The latest involves...

Shari Young is a local children’s book author who lives in the PCB area. Shari writes with the intent to encourage children to learn about the beach. Her love for the beach and dolphins inspired her book series idea which came to life with book 1, “Learning the Waves...

By Sean Dietrich The hotel pool. The sun is high. All the hotel guests’ children are wearing bathing suits, excitedly scurrying into the pool so they can pee in it. I travel for a living and stay in lots of hotels. In my short time on this planet, I’ve learned a...

By Dr. Kerry Knight, Emerald Beach Church of Christ “How are you fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! How are you cut down to the ground” (Isaiah 14:12) Many would say, “Now wait a minute, Satan is a fallen angel, right? How can you say he has not fallen?”...

By Sean Dietrich Willie Nelson is on my radio. He is singing one of my favorite songs. “In the twilight glow I see her, “Blue eyes crying in the rain, “When we kissed goodbye and parted, “I knew we’d never meet again…” I turn it up because I am a sucker for this tune. Though,...

By Dr. Kerry Knight, Emerald Beach Church of Christ I love history, especially Bible history. The Book of Acts in your Bible is a record of the events that took place from the ascension of Christ through the preaching ministry of the Apostle Paul. All along the way we are...