Mariano Rivera Foundation finds early success in Gainesville
Mariano Rivera became a household name for his cutter and unmatched baseball prowess. You don’t have to be a New York Yankees fan to appreciate his […]
Faith + Inspiration
Gilland: What to do when the world is falling apart
The heartbreaking images that we have all seen this past week are so painful and devastating that many are viewing the videos and reading the written […]
Gilland: How to share a gift of greatest value
An old and much used term from years back is popping up again in today’s headlines, and that is the word “inflation.” This general rise in […]
Gilland: Onward and upward
There is a certain malaise that many are feeling right now. Just when hopes were high that 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic, and all of the year’s […]
Gilland: Why do we quarrel?
We are living in times when stress is common, tensions are high and tempers are on edge. The cumulative impact on our culture brought on by […]
Gilland: Narrowing the gap in life
A moment that brought clarity and understanding in my life occurred as I was sitting in a seminar on counseling. As a former staff pastor, the […]
Gilland: The power found in waiting
As long as I can remember, I have hated this word in all its many forms—that word wait. In its root form, this is one powerful, […]
Gilland: Hammering out a life lesson
This past week, I had a conversation with a new friend, and something said reminded me of an event that occurred a long time ago—when I […]
Gilland: Counting the cost of true freedom
Our country wakes up this morning to a holiday in-progress. Independence Day—the 4th of July—has long been one of the most beloved holidays of the year. […]
GPD reaching out for volunteer chaplains
Gainesville Police Department (GPD) spokesperson Graham Glover knows what it takes for a chaplain to effectively serve a police department and a community. “I do it, […]
Gilland: Amazing moments and powerful endings
You never know when those amazing moments are going to happen. At least it feels that way when I am with my 4-year-old grandson. He was […]
Publix manager gives scratch off winnings to hospice center
Last Saturday Lynda Maxey showed up to the Haile Farmers Market like usual, but this week, her normal vendor didn’t have any leftover flowers. Maxey approached […]
Gilland: The reason for hope
There are many words in our English language, but one that is used universally is the word “hope.” This word runs the range from a wishful […]
Gilland: Beware of the middle of the road
I have heard countless illustrations in my life. Some I have forgotten, but others burned an image that stayed with me through the years. One such […]
Gilland: Learning to use time wisely
Without a doubt, we’ve all done it—engaged in that inevitable brain-wasting exercise of trying to comprehend eternity. I can remember lying in bed as a middle […]
Gilland: What is a church?
Many of us grew up hearing a nursery rhyme-type saying, accompanied by hand motions. It went like this: “Here is the church, here is the steeple, […]
Gilland: Pride comes before destruction
Once, as I was reading Isaiah 6, something suddenly stuck out like a neon sign: “In the year that King Uzziah died…” I was intrigued and […]
Gilland: Mounting up with wings as eagles
Join me for a momentary tale, a tale of two men. Each has been charged with the duty of digging a drainage ditch, man No. 1 […]
Sen. Marco Rubio talks prayer, principles and COVID
Today marks the 70th annual National Day of Prayer, an observance held the first Thursday in May to call on Americans of all faiths to pray […]
Gilland: A newfound gratitude for vision
It happened suddenly, with no warning. One recent evening, I came out of my home studio and walked into our kitchen to get a glass of […]
Gilland: Lighting a fire of passion
Mention the word “passion” and several images will quickly rise to the surface—everything from a person’s all-consuming desire and interests for just about anything to a […]
Opioid awareness: Offering hope
Some 87,000 Americans died from drug overdoses in the 12-month period ending in September 2020, according to preliminary data collected by the Centers for Disease Control […]
Gilland: The mountains we climb
Several years ago my wife and I took a trip to Portland, Oregon, to visit our daughter and son-in-law, who lived there at the time. It […]
Gilland: Responding in faith to bad news
It seems to be happening more often than ever before…the phone rings, and I’m suddenly hearing a report that takes my breath away. And not in […]