Ripped Apart By Suicide

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4 Feb 2014
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By: Julie Woodley A couple of months ago, a friend came to me and told me that his 74 year-old father-in-law committed suicide. This man was an upstanding Christian and of course, it shocked the whole family. As I reached out to his daughters, I began to reflect how suicide had impacted my own life – something I never felt I had the strength to speak out about – and a part of me felt that to speak it out would be to betray the distorted family messages that I had carried all these years. God continued to nudge me […]

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Jesus Christ, Victor over the State

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By: Penni Bulten Jesus was constantly turning the tables on iron-fisted hypocrites who undermined the rule of law, especially two groups who regularly tried forcing him and everyone else into their molds: religious legalists and bureaucratic statists. Statists The Herodians, sometimes teaming up with hypocrites among the Pharisees, tried to trip up Jesus (Matthew 22:15-22) with the question: Is it lawful to pay tribute to Caesar or not? His answer draws the line: Give to Caesar what belongs to Caesar, and to God what belongs to him. Government claims only its own privileges, not God’s nor anyone else’s. Legalists Legalists […]

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Holiday Safety Tips

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5 Dec 2013
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By: Sheriff Scott Israel As we enter the holiday season, the Broward Sheriff’s Office reminds you of a few important safety tips to help protect your identity and keep you safe now and throughout the year. Usually a festive time of celebration, the holidays are also a time when people become vulnerable to identity theft and other crimes. Too often, opportunistic criminals prey on holiday shoppers – both online and in retail stores. When making purchases this holiday season, BSO reminds you to follow these important safety tips. REMEMBER – To protect your identity: • Pay for purchases with a […]

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Rebuilding Lives of Asian Flood Victims

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17 May 2013
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Six-month Ongoing Ministry Anticipated for Rebuilding Lives of Victims Losing Everything CARROLLTON, Texas – In Bangladesh and parts of Myanmar (Burma) where Tropical Storm Mahasen left hundreds of thousands displaced and homeless, Gospel for Asia (GFA) missionaries are on the job delivering food, clothing and temporary shelter. Gospel for Asia (www.gfa.org) will still be involved in this crisis far into 2013. No immediate aid will substitute for the long-term recovery of those who lost everything in one storm. “There will be months of agony for these suffering people long after the media has forgotten,” said K. P. Yohannan, Gospel for […]

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10 Steps to Setting Achievable Goals

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7 Dec 2012
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Colleen Webb Good News Christmas is around the corner, and it’s time to drag the boxes of decorations down from the attic and start hanging the lights! For many, this is also a time for reflection on the past year, and our lives in general, as we wonder where the time has gone. As the year races to a close, this is a great time to hold a personal performance review. It is the prelude to goal setting for a fresh start; a new beginning for a new year. Often it doesn’t take much for us to acknowledge that we […]

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More Than a Thrift Store

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5 Dec 2012
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Brian and Victor know how it feels to be battered, frightened, and alone – and their heart-wrenching story is repeated every day here in South Florida. The brothers came from a family broken by alcohol, abuse and drugs. At the ages of nine and ten, they were removed from the only family they knew and placed into foster care. As the years passed, Brian and Victor moved from one foster home to another to another. Then, as each turned eighteen and “aged out” of the system, they managed to pull together their meager resources and move into a small room […]

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Winning Against Wildfires

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20 Jul 2012
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Colorado Springs faces hundreds of homes and millions of dollars lost to the record-breaking Waldo Canyon fire, but with a renewed spirit of togetherness By Sarah Padbury (WNS)– On Tuesday, June 26, a three-day-old wildfire on the northwestern edge of Colorado Springs screamed out of control and roared into the city, forever changing the landscape and the reputation of the community known as much for its idyllic mountain views as for being an evangelical mecca for Christian nonprofits. The Waldo Canyon fire burned through 18,247 acres to become the most damaging fire in Colorado history. Hundreds of families only had […]

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Banquet of Champions

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1 Dec 2011
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The Gold Coast Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA) will be paying tribute to legendary College Football Coach, Howard Schnellenberger on December 8, 2011 during the FCA’s Annual Banquet of Champions. The banquet, which will take place at Calvary Chapel in Fort Lauderdale, will also include a special tribute by former coaches and players who will honor Schnellenberger’s retirement from a renowned and prosperous coaching career. In addition to a variety of players and coaches who will be taking part in this event, FCA recently announced that H. Wayne Huizenga, President of Huizenga Holdings, will be the banquet’s keynote speaker. Schellenberger […]

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Pastor in Profile – Pastor Phillip Dunn

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2 Nov 2011
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Name: Phillip Dunn Birthplace:  Farmington, MO Job title: Lead Pastor, NorthStar Community Church How did you become a Christian? I came to know the Lord through my home church as a kid and I placed my faith in Christ at 11 years of age. I had the opportunity to grow up in church mostly through the kindness of those who personally picked us up for church. For several years I attended church through the bus Life . Get involved in Life ? I surrendered to the Life at the age of 17. I had felt the Lord dealing with my […]

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Pastor in Profile – Chris Calabro

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30 Sep 2011
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Name: Christopher Calabro Birthplace: Mineola, New York Job title: Senior Pastor – Spirit and Truth Ministries How and when did you come to know the Lord? I came to the Lord in 1998. I had been living my life my own way, getting myself involved in drugs and alcohol looking for something to fill the void in my life. That kept on leading me to a place of emptiness. I had always felt that God had something big for my life, however, I just figured He would wait until I was ready. God had other plans, and when I was […]

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