Sep 11, 2023
Brian Out Loud
I feel like there is this image in the minds of some that NIL (name, image, likeness) is a bad thing for college sports.
And yes, let’s not bury our heads in the sand here. Scandals will emerge as a result of NIL.
And yes, let’s not bury our heads in the sand here. Scandals will emerge as a result of NIL.
Sep 11, 2023
For God’s Sake: Slowly, steadily, God has brought people to COMPASS
I had been a pastor for eight years before I enrolled in a seminary.
When I first met the seminary’s director of church planting, he said, “Have you ever given any thought to planting a church? You’d be good at it.”
Sep 5, 2023
Out and About
There are some axioms that seem to hold true. If you wash your car, it will rain. If your food is running behind at the restaurant, just go to the bathroom and when you come back it will be waiting on you, and if you run a headline about how the dry weather is causing brush fires, it will rain for three days straight after it hits the newsstands.
Sep 5, 2023
Go ye into all the world
If a poll were taken today, what would be the most important thing anyone could do? The older some of us get, the more we realize what is worth doing is preparing everyone for life after death, without a doubt?
Sep 5, 2023
Strong local newspapers create a strong community
The newspaper industry has been changing, or as we like to call it, evolving. Some newspapers have survived, and many haven’t. So how does a newspaper survive – thrive even?
We have some idea of what it takes. We have experienced growth even in the past year.
Sep 5, 2023
For God’s Sake: ‘Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and you will be saved’
Last week as Hurricane Idalia roared up the gulf coast of Florida, my phone chimed with messages and calls from family and friends asking about our wellbeing.
Sep 5, 2023
Brian Out Loud
Florida touts itself as the king of football in the country, and in some respects, that statement rings true.
The track record of players from here who have gone on to become big-time stars in college and the NFL speaks for itself. Few states have had that kind of success over the years.
Aug 29, 2023
Not answering questions at public meetings is not a legal ‘lack of transparency’
Maintaining democracy depends to a great degree on citizens understanding how it works. Unfortunately, too many in Santa Rosa County don’t.
Some people believe the First Amendment protects their “right” to speak on any topic they want, for as long as they want, as often as they want, with that “right” extended to rebutting any reply to their original rant.
Aug 29, 2023
Out and About
We want to send a shout-out to Brian Lester’s girlfriend Meighan for going above and beyond for us at football games (and other sporting events we cover as well).
This Friday night as I was watching our coverage, I noticed video clips that we don’t normally have.
Aug 28, 2023
Brian Out Loud
In my days as a Boy Scout, our go-to fundraiser was selling candy bars.
And unlike a bad team’s plans to win a championship, it never failed us.