October 31st is nearly here, and soon the streets will be filled with costumed revelers eager to get their share of the free-flowing candy and other prizes. Year after year, trick-or-treaters don their costumes and parade from home to home. But have you ever wondered where this and other traditions began? Trick-or-treating and wearing costumes seem like odd traditions to those unaccustomed to Halloween. Halloween customs are actually a blend of Celtic, Catholic, Pagan, and

by Jim Campbell, First Baptist Church of Melbourne, Fl For the longest time, this line, or some form of it, has been used to start a joke or a comedian’s monologue and it’s become such a staple in our culture that just reading it makes you expect something funny.  Common sayings are part of all of pockets of culture in our world.  For me, growing up in rural Alabama, the image of a “dirt road”

Spotlight Magazine: October 2014

  Christmas Trees  by Pastor, Larry A. Attig Becky and I were in a department store and like many couples, she went one way looking for something, I went another. As I navigated the aisles in the men’s section, something caught my attention from the far side of the store. There appeared to be lights floating 6 or 8 feet above everything else. The glow of some was constant, while others seemed to twinkle in

I have been advertising with Spotlight Magazine and have found it to be absolutely essential to our marketing plan, and between the print and online versions, have reached people we  never thought possible.  The readership of this great magazine is active and has made a great difference in the growth of our business, and that helps us help even more people.  I am proud to advertise in the Spotlight and look forward to many years