Wilma L. Brewer Obituary
Wilma L. Brewer, 87 of Mexico Beach, passed away November 19, 2016 at Bay Medical Center. Wilma was born January 2, 1929 in Carroll County, Georgia to Chelsea and Mae (Blackwelder) Langley and moved to...
View ArticleShayne Looper: An American brand of DIY spirituality
For decades pollsters consistently reported that 40 percent of Americans were in church on any given Sunday. But a long-term count of actual attendance in real churches suggests that good Christian...
View ArticleSuzette Martine Standring: ‘Angels in the Bible Storybook’ offers array of help
Christmas lights, twinkling windows, and starry skies make me think of angels. Busier than workshop elves, angels do God’s bidding, sometimes in disguise. Have you ever been saved from near calamity?...
View ArticleIntelligent design considered at Lifetree Café
Perspectives on intelligent design theory will be explored at 7 p.m. CT Monday, Dec. 12 at Lifetree Café.
View ArticleArtie Mae Cook Gay Obituary
Artie Mae Cook Gay, 77, of White City, passed away Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2016 in Wakulla County, Florida. She was born October 2, 1939 in Blountstown, to Thomas Berry (Brewster) and Artie Lucille Cook.She...
View ArticleJuanita Yvonne Sanders Obituary
Juanita Yvonne Sanders, of Sopchoppy, passed away November 23, 2016 in Tallahassee, FL. She was born May 24, 1952 in Wewahitchka, Gulf County, FL.She enjoyed bingo, gardening, antique shopping, and...
View ArticleDr. James (Jim) Nelson Yadon Obituary
Dr. James (Jim) Nelson Yadon, 86, died on November 24, in Saint Johns, FL. He was born in Escambia County, FL, on February 10, 1930 to George and Annie (Beck) Yadon formerly of Pensacola, FL.Dr. Yadon...
View ArticleJehovah’s Witnesses “Increase your Faith in Jehovah” assembly
Jehovah’s Witnesses from a four-county area will attend an assembly at the Marina Civic Center in Panama City on Saturday, Dec. 10. In order to accommodate the more than 2,000 Witnesses in the area,...
View ArticleChristmas tales in Carrabelle
Christmas is a season full of stories. Southern storyteller Robyn A. Rennick will be bringing many of those stories to life at the Carrabelle United Methodist Church at 2 p.m. ET on Dec. 11.From the...
View ArticleShayne Looper: ‘Red Letter Christianity’ and the Bible
Tony Campolo and Shane Claiborne recently published an op-ed piece in the New York Times titled, “The Evangelicalism of Old White Men Is Dead.” They write that evangelicalism (or at least its...
View ArticleDonald “Don” E. Cowman Obituary
Donald “Don” E. Cowman, 82, of Beacon Hill, passed away Sunday, November 20, 2016.He was born on June 1, 1934 in Yankton, SD.Survivors include his wife of 34 years, Joan R. Cowman; three daughters,...
View ArticleRose Mary Tomlinson Obituary
Rose Mary Tomlinson, 75, passed away Wednesday, December 7, 2016 in Crawfordville, FL. Born in Port St. Joe, she earned a Bachelor's Degree from Carson-Newman University and worked as an Executive...
View ArticlePatricia Oldham Wills Obituary
Patricia Oldham Wills, 62, of Port St. Joe, FL passed away Sunday, November 13, 2016. She was born on November 5, 1954 in Memphis, TN. Tricia was a high school graduate from Independent Methodist...
View ArticleLinda Jewel Wright Obituary
Linda Jewel Wright, 60, of Wewahitchka, Florida, passed away Tuesday, December 6, 2016.She was born in Bitburg, Germany on August 29, 1956.Linda loved Elvis, her family and her pets. She was Protestant...
View ArticleBlood Drive at First Baptist
First Baptist Church of Port St. Joe will host a blood drive 1 p.m. until 6 p.m. ET Monday, Dec. 19 in the church parking lot. All donors receive a OneBlodd fleece blanket as well as a mini-physical,...
View ArticleThe perfect gift
A perfect gift was nailed to the cross.Only this gift could pay the cost.For the sins of the world He came it die.He did this folks for you and I.That’s not all, He arose from the grave.This man who...
View ArticleShayne Looper: A Christmas case of mistaken identity
You either love Christmas or you hate it, or you do both at different times. The playwright George Bernard Shaw clearly hated it. He wrote, “Christmas is forced upon a reluctant and disgusted nation by...
View ArticleSuzette Martinez Standring: Merry Christmas is not a greeting, it’s a blessing
Merry Christmas! It’s a greeting that celebrates light in a too-dark world. For Christians, the heartbeat of Jesus Christ’s message is humility and service. “Merry Christmas” is about love triumphing...
View ArticleFUMC volunteers assist relief efforts
More than a dozen volunteers from First United Methodist Church of Port St. Joe recently traveled to Baldwin, LA to provide assistance to an international effort that connects the Methodist Church to...
View ArticleBible in a year
Oak Grove Church is inviting all in the community to engage the Scriptures by reading the Bible in a year!
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