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March of Dimes and Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Bring Stork’s Nest Prenatal Program to Broward County

The Good News
30 Mar 2016
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A ribbon-cutting ceremony for Stork’s Nest Prenatal Program was held on February 29 at Seagull Alternative High School. Stork’s Nest is a collaborative community-based program between the March of Dimes and Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. that encourages pregnant women to receive early and regular prenatal care to help them have a healthy pregnancy and a healthy baby.  Students were registered in December and the Stork’s Nest officially opened its doors on February 29. Stork’s Nest stresses the importance of early and regular prenatal care, offers culturally sensitive prenatal educational classes and encourages a variety of healthy-pregnancy activities. Women earn […]

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A Live Learning Experience at Q Commons Fort Lauderdale

The Good News
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Trinity International University-Florida and Renew South Florida co-hosted Q Commons’ Live Learning Experience in Fort Lauderdale at the Axis Space Coworking on March 3. Thousands of people in 80 cities across the country and around the world gathered for two hours of engaging conversation on the cultural issues and topics that matter most to culturally engaged Christians. It featured important conversations aimed at promoting the connection between faith and the common good at the local and national level. Q-Commons’ live 9-minute talks were delivered by Actor Jay Gutierrez, Architects Gage Couch and Rebecca Bradley, and Professor Dr. Daniel Ebert, who […]

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The Monday After Easter

Jeremy McKeen
1 Mar 2016
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  The resurrection of Jesus is meant to change your everyday life. The historical truth that Jesus is alive is just as important on the Monday after Easter as it is on Easter Sunday. In the words of rapper Lecrae, “If he’s truly raised to life, then it’s news to change your life,” but change it in what way? How does Easter Sunday relate to your Monday? Thankfully, Matthew answers that question in the end of his gospel. Unlike the other gospel writers (Mark, Luke & John), Matthew doesn’t focus so much on the evidence of the resurrection but upon the implications of the resurrection. Matthew is not out to […]

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New Churches Embrace Downtown Fort Lauderdale

Edwin Copeland
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Our world is changing. The way people live, work, play, and worship is changing. For the first time in history, the world as we know it is 50 percent urban. An estimated 5 million new people a month move to a city. Some have projected that by 2050, 75 percent of the world’s population will live in a city. While the implications of our changing landscape are vast, one thing is clear: God seems to be moving the world towards cities. Could it be so they can hear the gospel?According to the church planting team at Redeemer City-to-City, a leadership […]

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South Floridian Founds Livingstone Mission Center to Aid Rural Villages in Africa

Chris Alexander
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  It’s rare when you meet someone who not only spreads the Gospel to the remotest parts of the world but is also responsible for giving practical assistance to these tribal nations. It’s even rarer when that person is right here in South Florida. David Newcombe and his wife Rozanne, founders of Livingstone Mission Centre (LMC-Africa) live in Jupiter, Florida. Originally from Cape Town, South Africa, David emigrated to the U.S. with Rozanne and found work as a CPA in 1986. In 1996 David became an ordained minister with Riverside Christian Fellowship in Coral Springs and oversaw administration and missions. […]

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My Life Lens

John Hawkins, Sr
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We all look at life through a certain perspective or lens. For some it is positive; for some it is negative. Another way we can state these two views are the blessed one or the cursed one. The cursed one feels nothing good ever happens to him. The blessed one is amazed at God’s goodness in his life. However, my lens determines what I choose to focus on — the good or the bad. What is reality? Is there such a thing as God’s blessing or His curse on a life? What does it mean to be blessed, and how […]

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My Life Lens

John Hawkins, Sr
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John Hawkins, Sr. Good News   We all look at life through a certain perspective or lens. For some it is positive; for some it is negative. Another way we can state these two views are the blessed one or the cursed one. The cursed one feels nothing good ever happens to him. The blessed one is amazed at God’s goodness in his life. However, my lens determines what I choose to focus on — the good or the bad. What is reality? Is there such a thing as God’s blessing or His curse on a life? What does it […]

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When You Need to Go Fast

Anitra Parmele
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There are so many reasons to fast: To silence the clamor, To re-establish Christ as pre-eminent in your daily life, To glimpse the heart of God, To experience massive transformation in a situation or relationship, To unite as believers to experience personal and community revival, And the list goes on. The reasons why we fast are as varied as the details on how we fast and how we gauge a fast’s “success.” Then there are the reasons we don’t fast. At least in my life they are much fewer and by nature, almost pedestrian. I don’t feel like it. I’m […]

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Just do it!

Paul Dunk
2 Feb 2016
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I am currently working our young church plant through Mathew’s gospel at KW Redeemer in a Christ Alone Series. As I worked through the gospel a few times to plan the series, I realized it’s going to take me 21 weeks. A few Sundays ago we tackled the famous Sermon on the Mount. Jesus is looking for a response to His sermon, but it’s not the one you’d think. If you were on the hill that day when Jesus wrapped things up and you said “Hey Jesus, thanks for the Torah recap. I’ll do it,” you would have actually missed […]

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Challenges to Personal Evangelism

Bill McClain
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When I came to Christ in 1973, I was so shy and introverted that I would cross the street to avoid greeting a stranger. I remember one day in Wilton Manors when I literally did this. I became an usher at my church, but I hated having to greet people when all I wanted to do was hide. Yet, I knew it was my job to tell people about Jesus, so after much prayer, I decided to become a pastor. I preached for 20 years. That was hard, but for me, easier than evangelizing. I say all this so you […]

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