Momentum Church hosts annual Easter gatherings
March 26, 2015
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 Scho…
Death penalty represents ‘failure,’ fosters vengeance
March 26, 2015
Pope Francis says nothing can justify the use of the death penalty and there is no “right” way to humanely kill another person.
Prayer shawls bring love, grace and blessings
March 19, 2015
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.
Church unites during time of tragedy
March 19, 2015
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 ceremon…
Navarre father’s grief leads to inspirational book series
March 12, 2015
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…
Ministry focuses on the special bond between humans and their pets
March 5, 2015
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 atte…
As time wanes, a bucket list becomes less adventurous
February 26, 2015
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.”
How the Catholic Church names its saints
February 19, 2015
The 18th-century Franciscan missionary Junipero Serra is expected to be elevated to sainthood this fall in Washington, D.C.
Children’s choir from Africa visits Navarre
February 12, 2015
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 loo…
Pregnancy center born as a ‘God thing’
February 5, 2015
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.






