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Dense Fog

Stephan Tchividjian
1 Jan 2018
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A number of years ago I remember going through a drought. I define a drought as a struggle to find meaning and purpose in what I was doing. The days seemed to drag into each other and everything in my life appeared to be laborious. I had lost energy for anything. A simple telephone call took tremendous effort and was often pushed off to the next day. Do you every feel like this? I was able to hide this situation well, and you would never have known how I was feeling if you simply were talking to me. I was […]

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Bethlehem Revisited Marks its 25th Year Travelling Back in Time

Shelly Pond
5 Dec 2017
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First Church of Coral Springs, invites you to step back in time to Bethlehem Revisited, a living interactive re-creation of the town of Bethlehem as it may have appeared 2,000 years ago. The annual event, which is now in its 25th year, features a walled city utilizing more than 30,500 square feet of lumber. It includes an authentic marketplace where shop owners are eager to show their wares and demonstrate how they are made. Visitors will also find shepherds, Roman soldiers, storytellers and a living Nativity. O Ye Town of Bethlehem Bethlehem Revisited begins Friday, December 8th, and will close […]

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The Messy Side of Christmas

Dr. Gary Hewins
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Over the objections of my fellow workers, I start playing Christmas music in the office in October. Some Christmas music immediately brings me back to special moments as a boy in wintery Michigan. Christmas is a very special season to me. I know that Christmas has been hijacked by mass marketing, materialism and all of that, but with just a little effort, one can easily enjoy the richness of our Savior moving from a heavenly realm into the mire of our human dilemma by reviewing the scriptures.   Edict If considered, the events leading up to the birth of Christ […]

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Good News Celebrates Our Faith Leaders

The Good News
4 Dec 2017
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As South Florida comes alive with white lights on Palm trees, boat parades, Christmas pageants and carols, we felt it only appropriate to recognize the faith leaders who offer hope, encouragement and spiritual support to our community throughout the year. If you do not already have a place of worship, we hope you will join them this Advent Season as we celebrate the arrival of the promised Messiah and the Good News of the gospel, both now and throughout the New Year.   Calvary Chapel Boynton Beach A regional campus of Calvary Chapel Ft. Lauderdale 954-977-9673 calvaryftl.org/boynton Duane Roberts, Campus […]

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#LoveSFL Transforms Neighborhoods

Edwin Copeland
1 Dec 2017
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Every November, the many of the churches involved with Church United come together for Love South Florida to tangibly demonstrate what unity for the sake of missions looks like to the watching world. #LoveSFL in South Florida Running November 1 – 30, Love South Florida (more commonly known as #LoveSFL) encourages local congregations to pray, give and serve their communities in an effort to display the love of God throughout South Florida.   Meeting tangible needs Believing that prayer unites the church like nothing else, #LoveSFL begins in prayer for friends, co-workers, neighborhood and city. “As we pray throughout the […]

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The Salvation Army Red Kettle Program Helps Families Year Round

Penni Bulten
6 Nov 2017
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Many people have observed the Salvation Army in the front of a store ringing bells and sharing holiday greetings. Often people will place spare change or bills into the kettle, feeling the Christmas spirit. Many people know about the Salvation Army’s Angel Tree program as well, and have purchased a gift for a child who might other wise have no gifts under the tree. What may not be as well known are how many programs the Salvation Army supports through the Red Kettle and the personal stories behind the kettle and the Angel Tree. With millions of American children in […]

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Operation Christmas Child: The Greatest Journey of a Shoebox

Bob Woods
3 Nov 2017
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Operation Christmas Child is one of the many programs and activities done by Samaritan’s Purse, which also has year round disaster and relief programs. Every year prior to Christmas, churches, individuals and groups throughout the United States, Canada and the Western world donate over 11 million shoeboxes that are gathered and transported to Third World countries and areas hard hit by natural disasters or war.   Window of opportunity This time of year many of us are thinking about our plans for the holidays and planning our Thanksgiving activities, as well as getting ready for Christmas and New Year’s. It […]

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Introducing South Florida’s Nonprofit Leaders

Shelly Pond
2 Nov 2017
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During this season of Thanksgiving, we would like to introduce you to some of South Florida’s critically important charities who are doing good for our community and the passionate leaders who guide them. We are thankful for the good work they are doing in a wide variety of areas from protecting our youth and advocating for single mothers to feeding the hungry or providing safe housing. Each charity is making an eternal difference in our community or the world in some way. We urge you to learn more about them and find a place where you can pitch in or […]

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Sacrifice of Thanksgiving

Dr. Tommy Boland
1 Nov 2017
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“Offer to God a sacrifice of thanksgiving… The one who offers thanksgiving as his sacrifice glorifies me” (Psalm 50:14, 23 ESV). This month we celebrate Thanksgiving, so I would like to give you a word of encouragement that is rooted in the words of the psalmist above, as well as in a number of other places throughout sacred Scripture. Now, at first glance, a “sacrifice of thanksgiving” seems to be incongruent. How could being thankful for receiving some blessing be a sacrifice? It seems like such a natural response. We receive a blessing, and we respond with thanksgiving. But clearly […]

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The Rise And Impact of the Hispanic Church

Virgil Sierra
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One of the things that stands out the most about South Florida is its rich cultural diversity. And although this diversity includes many ethnicities, Hispanics represent a large part of it. Population data released by the U.S. Census bureau in 2016 shows that the state grew by 1.46 million people from 2010 to 2015. Hispanics represent 51 percent of the growth. In five years, Florida’s Hispanic population grew 18 percent overall – six times more than non-Hispanic whites and more than twice as fast as blacks. As would be expected, this growing demographic of Hispanics in the South Florida community […]

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