Faith Column:
For God’s Sake
At my birth, my parents named me “Michael,” perhaps after my dad’s brother or after the famous ballplayer, Mickey Mantle; I’m not sure. For the first half of my life, I went by the name “Mike.” Church members called me, “Pastor Mike.” Now I have gone back to “Michael.” It is, after all, my name. […]
On July 4, 1952, President Harry S. Truman proclaimed that the day be known as the National Day of Prayer. That date later changed to the first Thursday of May under President Ronald Reagan.
The city of Crestview acknowledged the day and turned to God in prayer at the Crestview Courthouse steps.