By Elizabeth Matthews Front Porch Beads began as an effort to bring a family together and has become a way to bring a community together, literally gathering on a front porch. Frances Peters’ home …

By Rev. Dr. Mark Charles I was told a story today about an individual in our town who was making payment on an account at a local business the week before Easter. As they were doing so the staff …

By Elizabeth Matthews Gracie’s Kitchen is not a new organization. It’s not being rebranded, making any major announcements or going in a new direction. It’s just a local soup kitchen that has …

By Elizabeth Matthews Pastor Tom Hawkes and his wife Ann did not relocate to Amelia Island from Charlotte, North Carolina for retirement, as many other people have. They came to tap into the …

By Eizabeth Matthews I’m sitting across from someone I’ve spoken to many times over text and through phone calls, but never in person. I struggled to connect the tattooed, bearded man, sporting a …