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Dr. Bob Barnes and Torrey Roberts: How to Bring Peace to Your Home

Dr. Bob Barnes and Torrey Roberts
3 Mar 2022
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Dr. Bob Barnes and Torrey Roberts, Sheridan House Family Ministries, Good News Media Group, March 2022

It was twenty-four hours before hurricane Andrew was to come crashing in on south Florida. My elementary age children were helping us get the shutters up and put away outside furniture. Our house was a whirl wind of activity, and I was totally oblivious to the wide-eyed fear on the faces of my kids as they ran around trying to help me get ready. Our home also had two guests: two single, female Christian school teachers from the school my children attended at the time. They were staying with us to ride out their first hurricane. When the windows were […]

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Newton Fairweather: Out of One, Many

Newton Fairweather
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The lens One of the greatest wrestling matches you will have is when you try to put pen to paper. Or in my case, it is 4 a.m. when you cannot sleep, and you must write. There are some wrestling matches you must lose. Why? Because it cannot be your will, it must be God’s will. I am certain that some of you have had this experience in whatever lane you are in. Although my viewpoint on this writing has change over the years, there are still some things that have not changed. The skin that I am in asks […]

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Newton Fairweather, Faith and Joy Church and CBMC Fort Lauderdale Board Chaplin, Good News Media Group, March 2022

Franklin Graham: Lift Up Your Head

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Franklin Graham, Samaritan’s Purse and Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, Good News Media Group, January 2022

Scroll down to leave a comment on how you keep your head up to God in dark times. We all know the terrible toll that the COVID-19 virus has taken on countries around the globe. The pandemic has taken more than 5.5 million lives worldwide, including more than 850,000 here in the United States. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, COVID-19 has become the third-leading cause of death, behind cancer and heart disease (obviously not counting abortion). As horrific as those totals are, the disease has not only attacked our health but also our society. Illicit drug […]

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Elizabeth A Mitchell: Prayer for Ukraine

Elizabeth Mitchell
2 Mar 2022
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Scroll down to leave your prayer for Ukraine. “And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up. So then, as we have opportunity, let us do good to everyone; and especially to those who are of the household of faith.” (Galatians 6:9-10) Dear Father, We acknowledge that you are supremely in control of all the world and realize we do not need to bring you up to date on what is occurring in Ukraine. We worship you for your sovereign rule over all the circumstances that seem […]

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Elizabeth A Mitchell, Journey for the Heart, Good News Media Group, March 2022

Dr. Tommy Boland: The Wisdom of “Wax On, Wax Off”

Dr. Tommy Boland
10 Feb 2022
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Dr. Tommy Boland, Cross Community Church, Good News Media Group, February 2022

In the early 1980’s as I was beginning what would become a lifelong study of the martial arts, I went to see what has become one of my favorite movies of all time, “The Karate Kid.” Much like Daniel in the movie, I too had a Mr. Miyagi, who was teaching me the mysteries of karate through many different aspects of training that I did not understand at the time but grew to greatly appreciate.    Mr. Miyagi’s methods Most readers will remember the plot of the movie; Mr. Miyagi agrees to train Daniel in karate, but he begins by […]

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Omar Aleman: Mission Accomplished

Omar Aleman
9 Feb 2022
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(What mission is God calling you to do? Scroll down to leave a comment.) What could these disparate folks possibly have in common: John the Baptist, Mahatma Gandhi, Isaac Newton, Leonardo da Vinci, John Lennon and Betty White? They were all reared as only children… as I was. Although this is not the time nor place to do a “deep dive” on this cast of characters, most experts agree on the basic characteristics of “unaccompanied souls” like me. “We” tend to be independent to a fault, are overachievers, appear wise beyond our years, can keep ourselves amused, don’t care much […]

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Omar Aleman, Aleman & Associates, Inc., Good News Media Group, February 2022

Grace Coleman: Why Do We Sing?

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Grace Coleman, New Life Baptist Church, Good News Media Group, February 2022

Scroll down to leave a comment on why do we sing worship. For those of us who have grown up in church, singing before and after a sermon is perfectly normal. In fact, it’s expected. However, when I invite unchurched friends to a Sunday morning service, I take in the experience through their eyes and suddenly everything seems unusual – especially the singing part. We use a language that is foreign to the world. Sure, we try to make church “relevant” to a wide range of cultures, but the Bible, though written thousands of years ago, is applicable to each […]

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Gene L. Green, PhD: Message and Method

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Paul’s Message of the Cross and the Philosophers They were the “rock stars” of their day. Traveling orators who espoused a variety of philosophies were commonplace in the central marketplaces of ancient Greek and Latin cities. The apostle Paul met up with them in Athens. He went toe to toe with the Epicureans and Stoics who gathered in the agora to peddle their philosophies. In the debate, they derided the apostle: “What does this babbler want to say?” (Acts 17:18) They tagged him as a “seed picker” (translated “babbler’) who espoused random ideas gathered from here and there.  Paul’s message […]

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Gene L. Green, PhD, Trinity International University - Florida, Good News Media Group, February 2022

Dr. Debra A. Schwinn: Camp Provides Fun, Friendship and Caring Community

Dr. Debra A. Schwinn
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For those of you, like me, who cherish memories from a Christian summer camp, I invite you to imagine what it takes to provide youngsters that exuberant, life-changing experience. Consider, for example, what you’ll find at Camp Canaan in Rock Hill, South Carolina.  On the front lines, look for attentive, patient, fun-loving camp counselors like Palm Beach Atlantic University senior Brenna Brown, who loves romping through a mud-fest with a passel of screaming teens. Brenna at Camp Canaan “I just fell in love with Camp Canaan,” said Brenna. “There’s so much passion there, passion in teaching about God and passion […]

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Edwin Copeland: Church United Prepares for 2022 Kickoff Event with Expectancy

Edwin Copeland
7 Feb 2022
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Edwin Copeland, Church United, Good News Media Group, February 2022

2022 feels different. It feels important. There’s an expectancy in the air — a sense that God has been preparing us (the local Church in South Florida) for this moment — to lean in, to seek him, to come together united on a mission that’s fueled by prayer, repentance and dependency on God to do what only He can do: move.  Throughout the journey of Church United over the last six years we have been praying and trusting God to do a work in South Florida that was of such magnitude we’d have to look back and say only God […]

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