Information is power. The man shares with his wife what God told him about not eating from a certain tree in their homestead. She in turn shares this precious inside intelligence with the wrong individual, and lo and behold, sin comes into the world. Adam and Eve learned a bitter lesson about discretion and the devastating consequences of dispensing pivotal facts without checks or balances. Matthew 7:6 gives us a subtle hint on the matter as Jesus reminds us “not to cast our pearls before swine.” He also urges us a few chapters later to “be as shrewd as serpents […]

At HOPE South Florida, we believe that when a community comes together, lives are changed. That’s not just a slogan — it’s our reality, and it’s rooted in Scripture. From the very beginning, God designed us for relationship. But when relationships fracture, when systems fail, when crises arise, the result is more than just disruption — it can be devastating. What you may not know is that the number one cause of homelessness is not caused by substance abuse or mental illness; it’s a profound and catastrophic loss of community. When someone loses their job, faces domestic abuse, or can’t […]