Penned blessings adorn sanctuary’s bare floor
Had you been at Navarre United Methodist Church on Sunday, May 30, you would have been invited to write on the floor of the sanctuary.
Author: Michael Bannon
For God’s Sake: We need a sustained rainy season of civility and commonsense
Recently, I did something that I had purposed I would never do – I engaged a social media post that was obviously intended only to incite.
A friend posted a meme claiming that 56% of conservative Christians reacted in laughable ignorance to a statement that employed a generic word close in spelling to one which was sure to elicit a negative reaction from them.
Midway church changes name, look
Midway First Assembly of God Church on East Bay Boulevard is now East Bay Church.
On a recent Sunday in a special presentation at the end of the service, lead pastor, Stacy Clearman, his wife Heidi, and the primary church leadership introduced to the congregation the idea of changing the name to East Bay Church.
For God’s Sake: New goal is to eat better and eat less
It is interesting how habits creep their way in and out of our lives.
When I arrived in Navarre late in 2018, it was my habit to work out four to five days a week.
Volunteers, staff needed at Waterfront Thrift Store
Fran Bussard, who coordinates the volunteers for Waterfront Thrift Store in Gulf Breeze, has a message for the Navarre-Gulf Breeze community: “Thank you for the abundance of good donations to support the shelters in Pensacola and Mobile,” she said last week.
For God’s Sake: Inescapable wounds of pastoral ministry keep pastors humble.
Helen Keller wrote, “I cried because I had no shoes until I met a man with no feet.”
Blind for most of her life, Keller’s fame as an author and human rights activist shows that she chose not to wallow in self-pity. I must confess, I have wallowed in the past, only recently in fact.
Blessing of the Beach a message of collective hope for community
At the end of a day that could truly be described as a Chamber of Commerce kind of day – sunny and warm – a crowd gathered the evening of May 20th on Navarre Beach for the 3rd annual Blessing of the Beach, sponsored by the Navarre Beach Area Chamber of Commerce.
For God’s Sake: What is inside will begin to show outside
It is a fact of life that not everything is as it appears; expectations are often dashed by disappointment.
What sparked this cheery thought? I had carefully studied a small basket of apples in my kitchen to select a perfect orb of crunchy deliciousness.
Churches honor mothers with inspiring words, acts of kindness
On Sunday, May 9, families across the country honored that special person in our lives, our mothers.
Honoring mothers on Mother’s Day is a tradition in many churches and local churches joined in the celebration in different ways.
For God’s Sake: Parents were model of perseverance and dedication
I was perusing some old photos of my parents from early in their marriage and found it strange to see them acting playfully like two young people in love.
I have no doubt that they loved one another, I just don’t recall seeing that playfulness growing up. Having brought nine children into this world, life was not easy for them.
