The Gospel of Luke records a tense encounter: a self-righteous Pharisee invited Jesus to dinner as a ruse to gather evidence against him. While they ate, a woman with a sinful reputation entered the room and began washing Jesus’ feet with her tears. The Pharisee criticized Jesus for letting this sinner touch him. Jesus said […]
Late October, the north African rainy season nearing its end, an airliner carrying pastor Austin Huggins of Christ Evangel Christian Fellowship in Milton crossed the vast Sahara Desert and touched down in Abuja, Nigeria. Huggins and a colleague, pastor Tom Smith, were in Nigeria to speak at a series of theological conferences sponsored by FirstLove Missions (missionsfirstlove.org). Abuja is a planned city strategically located in the middle of Nigeria in a bid to end a long […]
On Aug. 4, Rev. Bo Senterfitt and his wife, Angela, began their ministry at Holley Assembly of God (AOG) in Navarre. The Senterfitts had become acquainted with the Navarre congregation back in 2012 when the reverend had applied for the position of senior pastor. The church was under the leadership of an interim pastor at […]
On the evening of Nov. 2, a crowd of just over 100 people gathered in the fellowship hall at St. Sylvester Roman Catholic Church in Navarre for the Pregnancy Resource Center of Navarre’s (PRC) fourth annual benefit dinner. The event began with a wine and hors d’oeuvres reception followed by a catered meal. Read the full article in […]
The Letter of James says, “Religion that is pure and undefiled before God the Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unstained from the world.” Most Christians would at least acknowledge that keeping oneself unstained from the world is something they ought to do, but would we […]