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Nick Vujicic Brings Hope and Healing

Lydia Hicks
3 Apr 2018
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“As a kid, I never thought that anything good could ever come from my broken pieces….you know, I went to school and kids would look at me and be like ‘what happened,’ and I go ‘cigarettes’ (audience laughs),” Nick Vujicic, evangelist, author, speaker, and president of Life Without Limbs, said with comic relief. At the March 11 Church by the Glades “Hope & Healing” special event for the Parkland community of first responders, teachers and students, Vujicic used his life experience and humor to help heal the pain still felt in the aftermath of the Valentine’s Day shooting at Marjory Stoneman […]

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Allowing Lent to Capture You

Anitra Parmele
6 Mar 2018
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“The place God calls you to is the place where your deep gladness and the world’s deep hunger meet.” ― Frederick Buechner Even as our social media feeds fill with exclamations of wonder that it is already March, Lent reminds us of a slower cadence. As the cycle of holidays slaps us like waves pounding the shore, Lent extends the chance at preparation. When our spirits cry out for a deeper communion with God in the midst of a frantic schedule, Lent offers scattered prompts throughout our days to draw us near to God. Lent 101 Marked by Ash Wednesday […]

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Ginger Martin Encourages Others to Climb Higher at Lifework Leadership

Shelly Pond
2 Mar 2018
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 Ginger Martin, chief executive officer of American National Bank, has a smile that can warm a room, and the energy to climb mountains. In fact, she has climbed Mount Kilimanjaro, completed climbs in the Grand Tetons and Rocky Mountain National Park, summited seven peaks higher than 14,000 feet in Colorado and hiked the Salcantee Trail to Matchu Picchu with Freedom Challenge, an organization that combats human trafficking worldwide. “Climb higher! That’s my motto. I want to climb higher and I want to take other people with me. That’s why I am involved in Lifework Leadership as an alum, as a […]

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Jesus: The Lamb of God Connects at Passover

Rich Freeman
1 Mar 2018
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The phrase, “Lamb of God,” has become a part of our Christian lingo. John the Baptist, as he sees Jesus walking toward him says, “Behold the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world” (John 1:29). In the 53rd chapter of Isaiah, a passage sometimes called the Gospel in the Old Testament, describing the Messiah, the prophet writes, “Like a lamb that is led to slaughter, and like a sheep that is silent before its shearers, so he did not open his mouth” (Isaiah 53:7). This was the passage that the Ethiopian eunuch was reading when Philip […]

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The Prayer of Prayers

Jeremy McKeen
8 Feb 2018
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Prayer is difficult. Prayer doesn’t come easy. Thankfully, Jesus knows this, and like any good friend or mentor, Jesus steps in to help. When his disciples were finding prayer hard, Jesus taught them a way to pray that has become known as “The Lord’s Prayer,” not because Jesus prayed it himself, but because it’s the prayer he taught his disciples to pray. It’s a prayer that has been loved and memorized and studied and recited and prayed by thousands of people throughout the years. Thomas Watson called it, “the prayer of prayers.” Here’s several reasons why: The simple prayer The […]

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Armand and Susan Rocco Share Their Gift of Hospitality Through Kitchenworks

Shelly Pond
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The kitchen is the heart of the home, but for Armand and Susan Rocco that extends beyond entertaining family and friends to being the focus of their business and service to the community. Susan Rocco founded the Kitchenworks alongside her husband, Armand, in 1989 after searching unsuccessfully for a quality, customer-service oriented design company to remodel her own kitchen. Now a licensed interior designer, Susan combined her flare for design with her gift of hospitality while Armand brought his love for gourmet cooking and his technical expertise to develop a line of high-end appliances with excellent customer service. History of […]

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Leading Through Change

Rob Hoskins
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Once your organization has been “steady” or has experienced growth and momentum in any area, it’s time to mature and grow into the next iteration of becoming who God wants you to be. It’s the job of the leaders to work together to co-create the next evolution of the organization’s culture. Bob Goff asks himself, “What does the next best version of myself look like?” He then challenges himself to become that guy. “The only things that evolve by themselves in an organization are disorder, friction, malperformance,” said Peter Drucker. While from the outside much appears to remain the same, […]

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College Football in Hebrew?

Dr. Gary Hewins
1 Feb 2018
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My wife Angie and I recently watched the College Football National Championship in Hebrew. That’s right, Kirk Herbstreit’s voice was covered over with Hebrew color commentary. To many, the Alabama-Georgia game was already of a biblical proportion, but the added Old Testament feel was certainly interesting. My wife and I are fairly passionate about being football fans as I would guess you may be as well. While leading a biblical study tour of Israel, we arose at 3 a.m. to join the rest of the Bulldog Nation back in the States in rooting Georgia to their first National Championship since […]

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City Changers Empowers the Church to Impact Communities

Alan Platt
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 Alan Platt, chief architect of Church United in South Florida, and leader of the global Doxa Deo Church and the City Changers Movement begun in South Africa, has authored a brand new book, released by David C. Cook publishers, entitled City Changers. What follows are Alan’s thoughts and an excerpt from the book.   Because of the conviction that we are called to be the presence of Christ in our cities and communities, I felt compelled to put pen to paper, trusting that this book would be a contribution to empower both leaders and disciples in the Christian community to […]

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Beachside Church Hosts Wine Study and Bible Tasting

Chris Alexander
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If your reaction to this title was one of “Whatcha talkin’ ‘bout, Willis?” you’re not alone. It implores one to search deeper into what this is all about, which is exactly what the man behind this initiative – Rev. Dr. Marcos Van Dorn – hopes you’ll do. Being one of those inquisitive people, I went to see what a Wine Study and Bible Tasting looked like. Was there really wine drinking while delving into the Bible? You betcha!   What kind of church is this?! Pastor Marcos (or Mark) is the founder of Florida Faith Church, a grassroots nondenominational, thriving […]

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