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From politics to the pulpit
By ALESHA CADET Tribune Features Reporter For 25 consecutive years he served as member of parliament. He was elected in 1972 to sit in the House of Assembly for Central Eleuthera. Despite his many years in politics, Philip Michael Bethel said his real c
Student stories ready for showtime
Student stories ready for showtime What: COB Short Film Festival 2012 When: April 12, 10:00 am Where: Harry C. Moore Library Auditorium, College of the Bahamas Documentaries Ya Haitian Self This short documentary explores the Haitian/Bahamian stigma t
Mini health fair at Haitian Flag Day
The Ministry of Health and its agencies offered essential health screenings at the Haitian Flag Day event coordinated by the Haitian Embassy, Saturday. The initiative was the ministry's latest in an ongoing attempt to provide health screenings at public events and non-traditional sites.
Historical moments
WHEN I wrote this meditation it was several days before elections. At that point in time none of us knew just what the outcome would be. These were the sentiments concerning our nation that I expressed, then, and which I still think are worth considering as we approach our Independence celebrations next month:
A living sacrifice
By Angela Palacious "Therefore I urge you...in view of God's mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God--this is your spiritual act of worship" Rom. 12:1 NIV. A sacrifice was an ancient solution to the problem of sin. Blood
A living sacrifice
By Angela Palacious "Therefore I urge you...in view of God's mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God--this is your spiritual act of worship" Rom. 12:1 NIV. A sacrifice was an ancient solution to the problem of sin. Blood
How to sew binding on a purse
How to sew binding on a purse By Teri M. Bethel The most beautiful bag can be made unattractive with untidy binding. To avoid wasting a winning design a few simple instructions can have you sewing amazing handbags in no time and raise the value of your
GODS' FAVOUR, EVEN IN LO-DEBAR
By Pastor Matthew Allen 2Sam.9: 5. Then King David sent, and fetched him out of the house of Machir, the son of Ammiel, from Lodebar. HOW wonderful it is was for Mephibosheth to find favour with King David; this favour was the result of the covenant Ki
Moral purity is the way
Holiness. Just mention the word and all sorts of mental images arise: Legalism, plainness, hardness, excesses, extremism and the list goes on and on. It's companion terms: moral purity and sanctification also conjure up some stereotypical mental pictures,
The righteous forsaken
By Pastor Matthew Allen Psa.37:25. "I have been young, and now am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread." The King James Version of the above passage of scripture is one of the most quoted among today's religious fol
Measure would protect workplace religious freedom
Measure would protect workplace religious freedom By The Associated Press The state Assembly approved a bill Tuesday that would add more protections for religious freedom in the workplace, specifying that California discrimination laws also should appl
Don't wait too long
By Angela Palacious This title is a quote from a friend who has cancer. I promised her that I would share her experience in order to help someone else. She waited too late to be honest with her physician about her condition, and now has to undergo chemot
MAKING THE CONNECTION
By Rev Angela Palacious If we want our young people to trust us and follow our best examples, then we have to find a way to make a connection with them. Together, we can dream of a great future for our people, and work to accomplish and maintain it by th
MAKING THE CONNECTION
By Rev Angela Palacious If we want our young people to trust us and follow our best examples, then we have to find a way to make a connection with them. Together, we can dream of a great future for our people, and work to accomplish and maintain it by th
NEW MEN'S GROUP TO PROMOTE MENTORSHIP
KEVIN Ryan, president of the Anglican Church Men, recently visited Providenciales in the Turks and Caicos Islands to install a new ACM branch on the island. At the Anglican Church of St Monica in Providenciales, he attended a special mass on Sunday, Oct
Top 5 neutral paint colours
Top 5 neutral paint colours By Jennifer Bethel Director, Seaglass Interiors Ltd Do you ever stress about picking a paint color? Most women do. It's always a worry: Will it be too light, too dark? How will my furniture look with it? Will my husband and k
FINDING JOY IN SPITE OF PAIN
By Rev Angela Palacious The delight of Christmas and the promise of a new year often intensifies the pain of those who are feeling sorrow or pain. There are some among us who do not feel like celebrating. Recent bereavement, broken relationships, sicknes
Wax Jambu
Wax Jambu By Gardener Jack The month of June brings the first ripe mangoes but it is wax jambu that fascinates my grandchildren. They consume wax jambu fruits by the dozen and tend to reduce the tree to a shambles. Wax jambu (Syzygium samanganse) origi
Unlock the Secrets to Painting Tropical Designs with Texture
Unlock the Secrets to Painting Tropical Designs with Texture By Teri M. Bethel WHEN you think tropical perhaps the first thing that comes to mind for you as it does for me is a lush, brilliantly coloured floral design with bursts of contrasting colour
WHAT MAKES ME A WINNER
By KEVIN EWING kevinewing@coralwave.com MANY folks are under the grand illusion that a winner is one who wins or achieves something first in order to be labelled or even considered a winner. Well, according to secular standards this is quite true. Howeve