This coming November 27, many of us will be enjoying time with friends and family while participating in the annual ritual of eating Mr. Tom Turkey, accompanied by all the wonderful fixings that are a part of this wonderful holiday. Let’s not forget that many of us will also be watching some football or taking part in a much needed nap at some point during the day! So while we are talking about this very

Spotlight Magazine: November 2014

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”