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

Sophomore catcher Jerry Neufang clubbed two home runs and drove in five RBI to power South Florida Community College past Eckerd College by a score of 17-5 on Sunday afternoon. ...more

February 10, 2009

Expanded Prep Summaries ...more

December 30, 2008

Fat Lady Sings An operatic playlist: 1. "Phantom of the Opera," ...more

December 5, 2008

Peggy O'Neill's Irish Pub now sports a trendy new look that has actually been a decade in the making. ...more

September 13, 2008

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August 30, 2008

Word Used Too Loosely I am a Christian who sympathizes with Sandra Webber, the writer of "Onward Christian Soldier - Or Else" (Other Views, May 31). ...more

June 8, 2008

LAKE PLACID — Every guest of honor Thursday at the Better Living Community Center was born prior to the end of World War I in 1918. About 20 partiers in this exclusive club were all at least 90 years old. The annual Happy and Healthy 90s Club started seven years ago when Dr. Antonio Roa invited his oldest patients to a party. "People are always having parties for the young ones, but nobody gives appreciation to or recognizes our older ones," Roa said. The event was sponsored by Florida Home Health and featured music from a time before the invention of Velcro, Ziplock bags and DVD players. ...more

November 17, 2007