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.
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.
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.”
Navarre residents left behind a cold, rainy night when they stepped into the warm pink and purple glowing sanctuary at Navarre First Assembly of God Feb. 4. The sanctuary had been transformed and looked much different than it does during Sunday worship.
The famous saying by Lao Tzu, “A journey of a thousand miles begins with one step,” adorns the walls of one of Navarre’s newest businesses: the Navarre Pregnancy Resource Center.
When the New Year rolls around, most people are armed with resolutions and ready for a fresh start. Many focus on bettering themselves; it’s not often we hear of those who want to better serve God.
Nearly 100 parents and other concerned citizens gathered recently to protest the Charlotte County school district’s use of two history textbooks they claim are promoting Islamic history at the expense of Christianity.
“Patterns of Evidence: Exodus,” an award-winning documentary by filmmaker Timothy Mahoney that chronicles an in-depth archaeological investigation in Egypt as his team attempts to corroborate the biblical text. The film explores one fundamental question: Is there any evidence that the Exodus story actually happened?
