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New Ben-Hur Movie Seeks to Relate to a Modern Audience

“Jesus” kept his distance as he walked into a press conference on the 18th floor of the Mandarin Oriental Hotel. “I won’t get too close because I have a cold,” he said with a smile, as he slipped into a padded chair and sipped a bit of tea. “Jesus” is actually Rodrigo Santoro, the Brazilian actor who plays the Savior in “Ben-Hur,” the excellent new action adventure movie released widely on August 19 by Metro-Goldwin-Mayer Pictures and Paramount Pictures. Santoro and Jack Huston, who plays the title role in the $100-million blockbuster, sat side-by-side at a Miami media conference. The […]

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Students to Meet in Prayer during See You at the Pole

On Wednesday, September 28 at 7 a.m., students all around the globe will gather at their flagpoles to pray for their school, friends, families, churches and communities. Whether students attend public school, private school or home school, See You at the Pole (SYATP) is a day committed to global unity in Christ and prayer for this generation. This year students are also “being challenged to find new and unique ways, places and times to pray throughout Global Week of Student Prayer— Sunday, September 25 through Saturday, October 1.” Prayer is not the only way to talk to God; many students […]

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When Walls Talk: Inside 4KIDS

Scattered. Living out of boxes. Always on the move. It’s poignant to realize that the same words that can be used to describe the condition of the temporary orphans in our community, our children in foster care, can also be used to describe those committed to finding them a permanent home. For the past twenty years, 4KIDS of South Florida has been making it work in borrowed office space, often carrying their files in their cars and scheduling meetings at area restaurants because there just wasn’t a permanent place for them. Katy Mills, 4KIDS director of public relations, explains, “People […]

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Upcoming Faith-Based Films Will Impact Lives

This year has already seen a number of films with Christian themes in the theaters (e.g. “Caged No More,” “Risen,” “The Young Messiah,” “Miracles from Heaven,” and “God’s Not Dead 2”), and since these films are now available on DVD and streaming as well as for special church-licensed showings, they are continuing to impact even more lives. Thankfully, the rest of 2016 will continue this trend with a large number of new faith-based films lined up to appear in theaters. These films inspire and encourage believers. And since many people who are hesitant to come to church might accept an […]

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Rock The Universe to Deliver a Fun, Faith-filled Night of Christian Music

Universal Orlando’s Rock the Universe, Florida’s biggest Christian music festival, returns September 9 and 10 with live performances by some of today’s most compelling artists in Christian music. Rock the Universe offers fans a unique opportunity to see their favorite faith-based artists in the heart of Universal Studios Florida. This year’s line-up features Billboard Music Award-winning and GRAMMY-nominated rock band Skillet; two-time GRAMMY-award winner and Billboard Top 200 regular Lecrae; and Christian hip-hop legend TobyMac, who has sold more than ten million albums and has won seven GRAMMY awards since the start of his music career.   Enter to win […]

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Community Called to Prayer Saturday Before Back to School

As students return to school, people from churches throughout South Florida are uniting in prayer at their local elementary, middle and high schools on the Saturday before school starts to pray for the local campuses. Initiated by First Priority, a ministry passionate about connecting the church to reach the campus for Christ, Back to School Prayer 2016 simply encourages every person from every church to meet at their school’s flagpole at 9 a.m. and spend an hour in prayer. If you cannot access the flagpole, gather by the main school sign along the road. For Palm Beach County public schools […]

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Churches Share the Work in Apostles Build

Just as Jesus sent out the 12 disciples to serve in his name, 12 churches are working together to build a house for a family in need in Oakland Park in conjunction with Habitat for Humanity of Broward’s Apostles Build program. 12 churches like 12 Apostles Reaching across denominational lines for a common goal, the twelve churches building together include Living Word Open Bible Church, Parkridge Baptist Church, St. Anthony Catholic Church, Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church, Church of the Holy Spirit Song, Christ Church United Methodist, Christ the Rock Community Church, First Presbyterian Church of Fort Lauderdale, Plantation United Methodist […]

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Why? Why? Why?

In Psalm 44 the psalmist asks God a question that most of us have asked at one time or another — why? To paraphrase, he is telling God to wake up, come down and help us for we are in a lot of trouble. He acknowledges believing all the fathers have told him about the works of God in the past. Why God? The why question is about God’s seeming rejection of them now. God no longer went out with the armies of Israel for battle. Rather than victory they experienced defeat. God took them out of their land and […]

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Chris Tomlin’s Worship Night in America Brings Top Christian Music Lineup to Miami

Contemporary Christian Artist Chris Tomlin is bringing Worship Night in America to Miami at the American Airlines Arena at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, July 19 featuring musical guests Matt Redman, Steven Curtis Chapman, Matt Maher, Phil Wickham and Bryan & Katie Torwalt. Louie Giglio, founder of the Passion Movement, and Bestselling Author Max Lucado will also speak at the event. Now in it’s second year, the Worship Night in America tour performed in five major cities in it’s inaugural year, uniting people across the country for a time to worship and pray for the nation. “It’s obvious that we’re in […]

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The Controversy over the Temple Mount

The biblical, historical and future significance of the Temple Mount makes it the most hotly contested piece of real estate in the entire world. An example of the extreme sensitivity over ownership of the site is that Jews and Christians are not allowed to pray there. The Jewish place of prayer, where Christians are also welcomed, is below the Temple Mount facing the outer retaining wall of the complex known as the “Western Wall.” I witnessed this tension firsthand a few months ago when we took a tour group onto the Temple Mount. We were followed and even questioned by […]

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