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Dr. Rob Pacienza: How To Host A Christ-Centered Thanksgiving

Dr. Rob Pacienza
10 Nov 2025
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Dr. Rob Pacienza, Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church, Good News Media Group, November 2025

The extended family Thanksgiving table can either make for the worst of times or the best of times. At its worst, this appointed day of gratitude turns into a gripe-and-groan session. The whole situation can be somewhat amusing or downright infuriating. We shouldn’t be so surprised. After all, for many families, Thanksgiving is a rare meal that brings together a collection of family members who don’t normally keep company.  Given the inherent challenges, how can we make the most of the extended family Thanksgiving table?  As a pastor, I encourage you to view the Thanksgiving dinner table as if it […]

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Stephan Tchividjian: Grateforgetfulness

Stephan Tchividjian
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Imagine with me that you are experiencing some type of chronic pain.  The pain is excruciating and without cure. The pain has affected every aspect of your life. You are no longer able to work except in some very limited capacity, and your dream job is gone.  The pain has affected every relationship you have, including your marriage and family.  You are unable to embrace your loved ones and feel their touch. Loneliness has become your constant companion.     Grateforgetfulness in action Your loved ones and best friends make every effort to live up to the expectations you have of […]

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Stephan Tchividjian, National Christian Foundation of South Florida, Good News Media Group, November 2025

Franklin Graham: The Sword of the Spirit — The Word of God

Franklin Graham
3 Nov 2025
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When my father was 88, an interviewer asked him about his greatest regret. Looking back over a lifetime of evangelistic ministry, he said he wished he had spent more time memorizing Scripture. When I was growing up, my mother and father always tried to whet my appetite for Scripture. On Sundays after church, my mother insisted that we children memorize a verse before we could go outside and play. She let us choose Bible verses to recite from memory, so I flipped through my Bible, scanning for short verses like “Jesus wept.” I thought I was outsmarting her, but she […]

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Omar Aleman: Truth or Consequences

Omar Aleman
6 Oct 2025
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Omar Aleman, Aleman and Associates, Good News Media Group, October 2025

Young love… the source of so many recollections. A long trek down memory lane led me to a distant conversation with a friend who reminisced about events that shaped the course of his days. A successful entrepreneur, dutiful husband and doting father, it was quite interesting to hear his take on “what could have been” had he followed through on his youthful inclinations. Reared in New York City of Hispanic heritage, my pal recounted how he had navigated through his adolescent years and then began to trek through young adulthood… in love. So, in the midst of passion and assorted emotions… and […]

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Dr. Debra A. Schwinn: Listening in Love: Why Civil Discourse Matters in Higher Education

Dr. Debra A. Schwinn
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Recent national events have caused many of us to pause and consider where to go from here. Violence is never acceptable, nor is it the answer to our differences. It often feels like we live in an increasingly polarized world — and social media and 24/7 news cycles may exacerbate what we’re feeling. The world provides enough tension and in moments of national tragedy, like the assassination of Charlie Kirk, it can feel overwhelming to know how to respond. Yet, I am encouraged that here at Palm Beach Atlantic University (PBA), our students are finding answers rooted in compassion, unity […]

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Les Feldman: HOPE Is a Good 4-Letter Word

Les Feldman
2 Oct 2025
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Les Feldman, Good News Media Group, October 2025

We live for today, but HOPE is our future. The proverbial question for people of my age: “Where were you when Kennedy was shot?” November 22,1963. I was just returning from Detroit, Michigan, my annual pre-Thanksgiving pilgrimage back to Miami Beach. I traveled alone without my family, but that’s another story. I was just entering high school, and as I was walking in the hallway between classes, I heard screams… kids crying. Not knowing exactly what happened, a voice over the PA said, “President John F. Kennedy has been shot, and is dead.” I’m not exactly sure why, but I remember staring […]

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Stephan Tchividjian: Embarrassed

Stephan Tchividjian
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Lately I have been embarrassed by some Christians. That bothers me because it’s like saying, “I am embarrassed by my husband, my wife or my kids,” and that is never a good sign. I don’t like this feeling, and it has caused me to ask myself some questions, mostly around a simple, “Why?” I look at our culture, and I continue to see signs of deterioration. I see culture wars that are no longer civil conversations but venomous attacks, often among friends and family. I see a serious decline in basic morals, a cynicism around leadership, a level of intolerance […]

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Dr. Rob Pacienza: A Turning Point for America

Dr. Rob Pacienza
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Dr. Rob Pacienza, Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church, Good News Media Group, October 2025

The assassination of Charlie Kirk shocked and grieved many Americans. Others, including public figures in media and entertainment, greeted the news with smug indifference, derision or even applause. That divided reaction is as revealing as the act itself: our public life has grown so deformed that even cold-blooded murder elicits shoulder shrugs, smirks and tribal celebration. Kirk’s assassination underscored the truth many sense in their bones: America is at a turning point. What kind of nation will we be as we approach our 250th birthday and move beyond it into the future? Two paths lie before us. One is the […]

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Franklin Graham: Teach God’s Word Without Compromise

Franklin Graham
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Our world recently lost two bold and uncompromising voices for the Gospel. Aileen Coleman, an Australian missionary to the Bedouin tribes of Jordan for more than 60 years, died July 9, and Dr. John MacArthur, a California pastor for 56 years, went to be with his Savior five days later.  Aileen, whom I met when I was 18 years old, taught me what it means to have guts for the gospel. The world may not know who Aileen is, but the King of kings and Lord of lords does. John MacArthur could get more out of a Bible verse than […]

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