A nationwide survey indicates Mother’s Day is one of the three busiest holidays for church attendance, while Father’s Day is at the bottom of the list. Nonetheless, area pastors take note and prepare for the special day.
Vatican City (AP) – Pope Francis plunged head-first into Mideast peace-making Sunday, welcoming the Israeli and Palestinian presidents to the Vatican for a remarkable evening of peace prayers just weeks after the last round of U.S.-sponsored negotiations collapsed.
A new, faith-based option is now available for area residents seeking relief from the effects of substance abuse. Twelve Oaks Recovery Center announced June 1 the opening of its Christian Addiction Treatment Program: PROCLAIM.
Tallahassee, Fla. (AP) – Florida’s attorney general contends in recently-filed court documents that recognizing same sex marriages performed in other states would disrupt Florida’s existing marriage laws and “impose significant public harm.”
Transition, change and reflection were the themes of the Navarre High School Baccalaureate Service held two days before graduation for 40 seniors and their families at Navarre United Methodist Church. Scripture readings, singing and the Navarre High School Chorus rounded out the service with personal expressions of faith and the promise of tomorrow.
Two area food pantries received important donations during the past week from the annual “Stamp Out Hunger” campaign, which will help them meet the needs of local residents.
According to a nonprofit legal group, the Broward County Public Schools May 19 announced that students are permitted to read their Bibles as part of free reading time and during an Accelerated Reader Program.
A movie billed as a “modern day prodigal son story” debuted in two churches nationwide May 16 and one was the Hickory Hill Baptist Church near Milton. Pam Gallups from Hickory Hill said Pastor Carl Gallups is personal friends with “A Long Way Off” Executive Producer Jerry McGlothlin and that made the local advanced screening possible.
In a divided decision, May 5 the Supreme Court of the United States upheld the right of local government leaders to open meetings with prayer. In a 5-4 vote, the Justices found such prayer does not violate the Constitution, even when stressing Christianity.
