So Dale Gillis (Christianity vs. Rapturism, March 3) has concluded that since some so-called "Rapturists" are reading "The Secrets of Enoch" (which almost no one considers authoritative), all belief in the Rapture is bogus. Does anyone else see a rending of the laws of logic here? It matters little that a trifling handful of so-called Rapturists (who believe that Jesus will one day remove his church from the Earth before cleansing and preparing it for his return to rule and reign) are wacky in other areas. That doesn't cancel the orthodoxy of a belief they rightly maintain in another. Indeed, a huge component of biblical Christianity has long been convinced that passages such as 1 Thes' 4:15-17 speak clearly of a gathering of God's people, dead and alive, out of the world to be "with the Lord" prior to the cataclysmic judgments of the Tribulation. The Apostle Paul believed this, and he wrote long before 1950. His followers don't typically read "The Secrets of Enoch." Nor do they deserve a tarring with Mr. Gillis' broad brush. ...more

March 10, 2009

In response to the Dale Gillis letter on his belief about Christians and the Rapture, I would like make a few points on his opinion. ...more

March 1, 2009

Has Christianity been replaced by Rapturism? Those who believe that God will whisk away Christians before the end times know little of traditional Biblical interpretation. ...more

February 26, 2009

The Grand Boulevard-Trouble Creek Road intersection in New Port Richey has been reopened after a fatal motorcycle crash shut it down nearly two hours Tuesday night, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Gary Don Luker, 59, of Wesley Chapel, was riding a 2006 Harley-Davidson south on Grand Boulevard and approached Trouble Creek Road about 8:40 p.m. when a car that was traveling north on the road turned into the path of his motorcycle, troopers say. Luker died at the scene. The driver of the 1988 Nissan, James Patrick Enoch, 19, of New Port Richey, and a passenger was not hurt, the highway patrol said. The crash is under investigation. ...more

December 3, 2008

THE DIFFERENCE: Lennard quarterback Andrew Burdick threw for three touchdowns on tosses of 46, 6 and 26 yards to lead the Longhorns (3-1, 1-0) to a Class 2A-District 5 win at St. Petersburg. Burdick took advantage of St. Petersburg Catholic (0-4, 0-1) by using a Cover-3 defense with its cornerbacks playing deep. The senior Lennard quarterback threw for 162 yards, completing 10 of 17 passes. ...more

September 27, 2008

Howard "Cliff" Enoch Jr. disappeared over what would become East Germany near the end of World War II, three months before his only son was born. ...more

August 14, 2008

A pair of sophomore transfers signed letters-of-intent to play for Saint Leo next fall, Coach Ged O'Connor announced Tuesday. ...more

June 26, 2008