Apr 9, 2015
Beachside Church: Not your typical Easter service
Aside from a handful of runners and a few residents enjoying the peacefulness of daybreak, Navarre Beach is usually pretty empty at 6 a.m.
Apr 2, 2015
Student-athletes meet weekly to share their faith in God
Students gather their desks in a circle in a Navarre High School classroom early Friday morning.
Apr 2, 2015
Local church offers Easter journey tonight
A Navarre church is inviting the community to experience an Easter journey: a live reenactment of events from the Holy Week leading up to Christ’s resurrection.
Mar 26, 2015
Momentum Church hosts annual Easter gatherings
Momentum Church will host its third annual community-wide Easter gatherings on Sunday, April 5, at two locations: Gulf Breeze Middle School at 8:30 a.m., 10 a.m. and 11:30 a.m.; and Navarre High School at 10 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. Enjoy live music with a band, an inspiring message by lead pastor Tim Payne, and a day of celebration as a community.
Mar 26, 2015
Death penalty represents ‘failure,’ fosters vengeance
Pope Francis says nothing can justify the use of the death penalty and there is no “right” way to humanely kill another person.
Mar 19, 2015
Prayer shawls bring love, grace and blessings
With yarn in their fingers and skeins at their feet, three women sit in a quiet church parlor. Loop by loop, they add to the prayer shawls in their laps.
Mar 19, 2015
Church unites during time of tragedy
Hours after learning about last week’s fatal Black Hawk helicopter crash, which took the lives of 11 servicemen, Navarre First Assembly of God on U.S. 98 announced it would host a candlelight ceremony open to the public.
Mar 12, 2015
Navarre father’s grief leads to inspirational book series
Navarre resident David Jeffers’ only son, Sgt. Eddie Jeffers, was killed in Iraq in 2007. During his struggle with grief, Jeffers began writing devotionals – more than 1,000 of them – which he’s now publishing in a series of books.
Mar 5, 2015
Ministry focuses on the special bond between humans and their pets
Just before the last session of prayer chaplain training, one of the Rev. Debra Bissell’s students called to cancel. Bissell learned that the woman had just lost her pet and she was too upset to attend class.
Feb 26, 2015
As time wanes, a bucket list becomes less adventurous
On a recent Sunday, a couple of hours before their kids were supposed to come over, Robert “Smitty” Smith called his wife to his bedside and told her, “I’m sorry. I don’t think I can make it.”