Born shortly after Pearl Harbor, Ron Blue, director of Kingdom Advisors, admits he’s witnessed a great deal of economic fluctuation throughout history from the Korean War to the Cuban Missile Crisis, Watergate to the inflation of the 80’s, 9/11 and the Iraq War followed by recession. Speaking at a Lifework Leadership class last month, Blue said that for many, wages don’t keep up with lifestyles as there is a desire for keeping up with the Joneses, and that creates financial pressure. However there are a few key things he said he’s learned over the years.   First, economic uncertainty is […]

One of the nation’s most prominent religious leaders, Bishop T. D Jakes, will appear along with local pastor Doug Sauder, of Calvary Chapel Fort Lauderdale, and Bishop Henry Fernandez, of the Faith Center, during the 2016 International Believers Conference hosted by The Faith Center on February 18 – 19 in Sunrise. Now in its 24th year, Fernandez said the conference is designed to be relatable to an international audience of believers and “it makes no apology that there is no other name by which people can be saved but Jesus. We want people to know that our God is a […]

As in years past, the White House is expected to proclaim January 16 as Freedom of Religion Day. The day is the anniversary of the passage, in 1786, of the Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom. Regardless of what is said, most Christians believe there has been an erosion of their rights for some time. One of the biggest threats has been Obamacare, which threatened to violate the rights of at least two family-owned businesses, Hobby Lobby and Conestoga Wood Specialties. The Alliance Defending Freedom saw the threat and successfully defended the case at the Supreme Court for the two businesses. […]

Ted Cruz is beginning to surge significantly in the polls in Iowa. Surely the evangelicals in Iowa are the key factor. Already, some of the political pundits are writing him off, likening him to Barry Goldwater, the libertarian-leaning firebrand, who was soundly defeated by Lyndon Johnson in 1964. Goldwater lost by a landslide. But, by the same token, Ronald Reagan won by landslides in 1980 and in 1984. And Reagan was perhaps more conservative than Goldwater. The question many are asking about Ted Cruz and his conservative values is: Will he be the new Goldwater or the new Reagan? Reagan […]