Community News, Featured Stories
Emergency Workers Lend More Than A Hand To Distressed
“We want to witness to the Brandon area, countywide, statewide, nationally and even worldwide that there is a God and we all need a relationship with Jesus Christ,” states Ronnie Rivera, a leader of the local organization Emergency Workers For Christ. A Hillsborough County Fire Rescue firefighter/paramedic himself, Rivera mentions that the group offers encouragement [...]
Coming Events, Community News, Featured Stories
Golfers Tee Off To Help Families Battling Pediatric Cancer
Having unveiled just this past February, the Jessica Rose Foundation, Inc. is persevering on the behalf of families battling pediatric cancer, announcing the 2010 Jessica Rose Foundation Golf Tournament. Golfers and lovers of the sport are invited out to the golf scramble, taking place on Saturday, October 2, at Summerfield Crossings Golf Club, located at [...]
Coming Events, Community News, Featured Stories
Foodies Welcome To Nativity’s 10th Annual Taste Of 2010
More than 20 restaurants will serve up tasty samples at the 10th Annual Taste of 2010 fundraiser, hosted by the Nativity Outreach Food Pantry and Food Bank. The event is scheduled for Saturday, September 25, from 5-8 p.m. in the Nativity Church social hall. Tickets, $10 in advance and $15 at the door, will [...]
Featured Stories
Bell Shoals Plant Becomes RiverStone Church
Bell Shoals Plant Becomes RiverStone Church By Jessica Leigh Jone After several transitions and prayers, a second branch church of Bell Shoals Baptist Church has launched as a standalone. In June the church’s East Bay campus officially became RiverStone Church.Originally known as West Bloomingdale campus, this Bell Shoals branch first met in 2005 near Bloomingdale [...]
Featured Stories
All Welcome To Local Prayer Event
All Welcome To Local Prayer Event By Marie Gilmore, editor@ospreyobserver.com There is definite strength in numbers, and when members of the greater Brandon Christian community gather, there is strength in prayer. This promises to be the case on the National Day of Prayer, Thursday, May 6, when pastors from more than 25 local churches will [...]
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Good Things to Come
In “Good Things to Come,” an Apostle recalls his days as a poor young father with a broken-down family car and testifies that for those who embrace the gospel of Jesus Christ, there are better days and good things to come.
A disciple of Jesus Christ, Elaine S. Dalton, describes how a grueling marathon taught her about prayer and the strength we can receive from God.
Columns, Light Reading
Parenting in Faith: Leaving It Up To God
Posted on 27 August 2010
It is a blessing to see how God sometimes introduces us to people to teach us something. I met a woman on a beach vacation whom I’ll probably never see again, but I learned so much from one conversation. The woman, whom I’ll call Sally, appeared to be an attentive, caring, responsible parent. She and [...] Continue Reading
Columns, Light Reading
Spiritual Spotlight: Pastor Chris Pixley of Grace Bible Church of Brandon
Posted on 27 August 2010
Chris Pixley was certain that all signs were leading him towards a medical career. Growing up in Texas during the late 1980s, Pixley and his brother were raised in a Christian, Southern Baptist, two-parent home. His mother was a homemaker, and his father worked in the oil industry. Pixley’s parents always instilled faith in everyday [...] Continue Reading
Columns, Light Reading
Grace Notes: Heavenly Hope
Posted on 27 August 2010
I’ve just returned from escaping from the sweltering Florida summer heat in a mountain cabin. For two glorious weeks, I enjoyed hummingbirds, little brown field bunnies, chipmunks and 60-degree mornings. It was a refreshing time of prayer, communion with my Creator within the beauty of His creation, contemplation, Bible study, work on my new book, [...] Continue Reading
Coming Events, Community News
Explore Christianity At FUMC
Posted on 27 August 2010
Brandon First United Methodist Church (FUMC) invites residents to explore the relevance of the Christian faith in today’s lives in a fun way with an Alpha course dinner and movie this month. The introductory dinner and a movie will take place at FUMC, located at 121 N. Knights Ave. (one block north of S.R. 60 [...] Continue Reading
Light Reading
Spiritual Spotlight: Pastor Tim Black, First Presbyterian Church Of Brandon
Posted on 28 June 2010
Spiritual Spotlight: Pastor Tim Black, First Presbyterian Church Of Brandon By: Kelly Legg Tim Black, associate pastor of First Presbyterian Church (FPC) of Brandon, was almost certainly destined to become a Presbyterian minister since the day he was born. Like his father, and his two grandfathers, Black would eventually follow his calling into the life-changing [...] Continue Reading
Ministry Press Releases
Press Releases
Posted on 28 June 2010
Press Releases United Methodist Church of Sun City Presents Voices of Freedom on July 4 The United Methodist Church of Sun City Center, 1210 Del Webb Blvd. West, is presenting Voices of Freedom at 9:30AM and 11AM on Sunday, July 4th. With quotes from our American forefathers to scripture to newly composed narrative and music, [...] Continue Reading
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