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Focus on the Family Brings Wait No More Event to South Florida

The Good News
25 May 2017
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Focus on the Family is bringing its Wait No More Conference to South Florida to help find families for Florida’s waiting kids. The event is being held on Saturday, June 3rd from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Community Christian Church, located at 10001 W. Commercial Blvd. in Tamarac, as an opportunity for people to hear from government, church and community leaders concerning the foster care crisis and ways you can get involved. If you have ever considered foster care or adoption, or just want to learn how to support an adoptive family, you won’t want to miss this event. […]

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Coastal Community Gets Green Light in Parkland

Chris Alexander
1 May 2017
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The City of Parkland has given Coastal Community Church the green light to build a permanent church home — the first and only Protestant church in Parkland. On April 5 it was a standing room only event with Lead Pastor TJ McCormickm, of Coastal Community Church, church goers and members of the community waiting for the okay from city commissioners to proceed with the development. In a surprising 5-0 approval vote, it was clear that “God did a miraculous thing,” as Pastor McCormick will testify. This undertaking, titled as the Immeasurably More Building Project, is the result of four years […]

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DeMare and Lewis Join Westminster Academy Athletics

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The face of athletics at Westminster Academy will change this summer as the Christ-centered college preparatory school announced the addition of Tony DeMare as its new athletic director and Tommy Lewis as the new head football coach. DeMare recently completed a 17-year run as athletic director and head baseball coach at Divine Child High School in Dearborn, Michigan. He is a three-time State of Michigan Coach of the Year, a member of the Michigan Baseball Coaches Hall of Fame, worked with the U18 Team USA Baseball, and League Athletic Director of the Year. Lewis comes to Westminster Academy after serving […]

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Lessons from the Land: Before the Rooster Crows

Dr. Susan Michael
14 Apr 2017
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  One of my most memorable experiences in Israel happened many years ago right outside the Old City of Jerusalem. I was living at a school on Mount Zion at the time, pursuing a master’s degree in Judeo-Christian Studies. As students often do, we came up with a bright idea that provided adventure while burning off pent-up energy from days spent in class. Our idea was to hike to the top of the Mount of Olives to watch the sunrise. Early one morning, while it was still dark outside, a group of about six of us began the hike around […]

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Sunrise Police Build Trust in the Community

Terry Morrow
8 Mar 2017
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Communities across the nation are struggling with fractured relationships between police departments and the communities they are charged with protecting. While the potential for conflict between police and community members is always present, building and maintaining trust between the public and police is essential for the health of a democratic society. One local police department has taken a proactive approach to developing trust and strengthening ties between their officers and the individuals they seek to serve. Building trust The City of Sunrise Police Department has created multiple initiatives designed to build relationships, create pathways for open dialogue and promote partnerships […]

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Evangelical Leaders Urge Trump to Reconsider Refugee Order

World News Service
1 Mar 2017
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(WNS)–Thousands of evangelical leaders are asking President Donald Trump to reconsider his executive order pausing the United States refugee program and barring travel from seven Muslim-majority countries. Christian humanitarian group World Relief published a letter in the Washington Post on Feb. 8 with signatures from 100 prominent evangelical leaders asking Trump to reassess his decision. Signatories included popular Christian authors Tim Keller, Max Lucado, and Ann Voskamp, as well as church leaders such as Bill Hybels, Eric Costanzo, and Eugene Cho. World Relief opened the letter to other pastors and church staff and this morning delivered it to the White […]

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Sustainable Living Community Projects Impact Haiti

Bob Woods
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Frank McKinney is a real estate “artist,” bestselling author and “philanthro-capitalist” in Palm Beach County, and as such has been involved with providing housing for the relatively affluent in South Florida for over 25 years. But for more than 14 years now, he has also been building entirely self-sufficient villages in Haiti, the poorest nation in the Western Hemisphere and perhaps the sixth poorest in the world through his Caring House Project Foundation. Frank McKinney, Yanik Silver and Caring House Project Board member Doug Doebler have been organizing unique trips to Haiti. Their upcoming June adventure will give 50 participants […]

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Why is Jerusalem so Controversial?

Dr. Susan Michael
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Jerusalem — for some it’s a name that invokes the Psalms describing its beauty, its spiritual significance and the importance of praying for its peace. For others it stirs a wide spectrum of emotions and a quagmire of international disagreement. Here are several reasons for the multilayered controversy over Jerusalem.   The United Nations, War of Independence and Six Day War Over the last 150 years, as Jerusalem expanded beyond the ancient walls of the Old City, Jews and Arabs lived interspersed on both the eastern and western sides. A complicating factor was introduced in 1947 when the United Nations […]

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Report Details Disturbing Trends in Persecution of Believers

The Good News
8 Feb 2017
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Persecution against Christians worsened again in 2016, with an estimated 215,000 experiencing “high, very high, or extreme persecution” in 50 nations around the world, according to the 2017 World Watch List. Open Doors, an international organization that monitors and supports persecuted Christians, compiled the list and released it on Jan. 11 in Washington, D.C., calling it a “wake up call for Christians” to advocate on behalf of their persecuted brothers and sisters and “a call to world leaders to take action.” In light of the deteriorating situation for religious minorities, Open Doors USA President and CEO David Curry urged the […]

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Race for Faith: A Dream turned into a Reality

Estefania Hernandez
1 Feb 2017
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  “And let us run with endurance the race that God has set before us. We do this by keeping our eyes on Jesus, on whom our faith depends from start to finish” (Hebrews 12:1-2, NLT). Fourteen years ago, Cindy Martel, took these words into action and started the Race for Faith 5K Run, Walk and 10K Challenge. This annual event available to all ages raises money and awareness to local charities. Nevertheless, as Martel put it, “it’s never been about the money raised; it has always been about that one person who needs to hear God loves you and […]

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