‘Let’s go be the church’
August 7, 2014
Every Sunday, Ferris Hill Baptist’s pastor ends his sermons with a charge for his congregation. “Let’s go be the church,” said Pastor Brian Nall, whose flock for eight years has spent Mondays prepar…
Character counts: Wuerffel, Ward speak before Wahoos’ game
July 31, 2014
In an era when sports stars often hit newspaper front pages for other than their on-field play, two Heisman Trophy winners from bitter football rivals took the mound and the microphone July 23 to par…
Candidates, locals split on same-sex marriage ruling
July 24, 2014
Gov. Rick Scott and his chief Democratic rival Charlie Crist, as well as local residents seem to hold differing opinions about a judge’s ruling last week that overturned the state’s constitutional ba…
First Baptist hosts ‘Fun Fest’
July 17, 2014
About 200 children and adults enjoyed First Baptist Navarre’s “Fun Fest” Sunday celebrating the successful conclusion of the church’s Backyard Kid’s Clubs Vacation Bible School (VBS). This year’s VBS…
Bible boot camp hits Midway
July 17, 2014
Reverend Pete Belmain was all smiles as he welcomed 20 children into Bible B.O.O.T. camp at Midway Baptist Church July 10. The children checked in before heading to stations where they had an id phot…
Republican governors’ words shift on gay marriage
July 17, 2014
Nashville, Tenn. (AP) – Deep in the nation’s Bible Belt, new signs emerged this weekend of an evolution among Republican governors on gay marriage, an explosive social issue that has divided American…
Homeschool offers freedom, family time
July 10, 2014
Florida established legislation for homeschool in 1985, and it is defined as “the sequentially progressive instruction of a student directed by his or her parent.”
Backyard Kid’s Clubs
July 3, 2014
For the first time, First Baptist Church Navarre is holding its Vacation Bible School in community backyards, rather than at the church. Dr. John McInnis, Associate Pastor of Education at First Bapti…
AG seeks to extend defense of gay-marriage ban
July 3, 2014
Tallahassee, Fla. (AP) – Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi, whose strong defense of the state’s constitutional ban on gay marriage in federal court has already prompted sharp criticism, is moving to…
VBS brings God, science together
July 3, 2014
Slime, snow, air powered rockets, catapults and God … might seem like an odd combination, but all the pieces fit perfectly together at the Basic Elements Vacation Bible School (VBS) June 23 – 26 at M…






