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Angel Tree Program Launched on Giving Tuesday

The Good News
12 Dec 2018
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The Salvation Army of Broward County launched its popular Holiday Angel Tree program beginning Giving Tuesday, November 27. This year, The Salvation Army of Broward is offering two easy ways to give – through visits to local retail locations and, for the first time, through Amazon.com. The popular holiday initiative provides a unique opportunity to involve the community in a direct way, allowing them to become personally involved in sharing with those less fortunate. “For almost 40 years, The Salvation Army’s Angel Tree program has embodied the giving spirit of the Christmas season through faith, hope and generosity,” said Major Keath Biggers, Area Commander […]

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Enjoy Christmas Lights, Tours and Parades in Broward and Palm Beach

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Happy Holidays and Merry Christmas! We at the Good News have found select Christmas events and lighting displays that you and your family can delight in during the holidays. Whether you are in Broward or Palm Beach County, enjoy taking a parade of lights, an enchanting walk or an iridescent tour through these magnificent displays of a bright Christmas! Broward Garden of Lights Flamingo Gardens 3750 S Flamingo Rd, Davie, FL 33330 December 14 – 30 5 – 8 p.m. Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays $6.45-$9.95  flamingogardens.org Faith Presbyterian Church 1700 NW 98th Ave, Pembroke Pines, FL 33024 December 14 – […]

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Prepare for Christmas with PBA’s Advent Guide

The Good News
5 Dec 2018
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While retailers would have you start preparing for Christmas in August, many Christian denominations begin the season closer to December with Advent. This period a few weeks ahead of Christmas is filled with prayer and meditation on Christ. The four Sundays before Christmas are celebrated by church congregations and families as they light candles each week signifying the four virtues that Christ brings us: hope, love, joy and peace. A treasured Palm Beach Atlantic University tradition is the Advent devotional guide, edited by Dr. Ken Mahanes, special advisor to the President. Celebrating the 50th anniversary of PBA’s founding, the guide […]

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Good News Celebrates Our 2018 – 2019 Faith Leaders

The Good News
4 Dec 2018
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During this Christmas season, 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 as we celebrate the arrival of the promised Messiah and the Good News of the gospel. Above and Beyond Community Church Boca Raton 561 997-6109 www.aboveandbeyond.church Above and Beyond Community Church, established in 1992, and SonCoast Community Church, established in 1994, combined church families in March of 2018. Austin Calder, Senior Pastor   Boca Glades […]

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The Reason for the Season

Dr. Tommy Boland
3 Dec 2018
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It’s that most wonderful time of the year again! Throughout December it is likely you will see or hear the phrase, “The Reason for the Season.” There is only one true reason, of course, and His name is Jesus Christ. And that reason does not spring from an uninformed, blind leap of faith. To those who sneer that believing in the Babe in the manger is like believing in Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer, you can calmly and kindly reply that the birth of Christ is an historical event that is beyond contestation, which took place just over 2000 years ago […]

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All I Want for Christmas is…What?

Dr. Bob Barnes and Torrey Roberts
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The answer to that question could determine the success or failure of your Christmas experience. As a parent, the question is: What do we really want for Christmas? Don’t we want something that will last on into generations to come? Something powered by more than batteries. I have never heard anyone say, “We have a great family tradition of giving each other video games for Christmas. It’s been an awesome part of our Christmas for generations. It’s what brings us back home each year.” There are many things we could get for our family members – items that will not […]

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More than 60 Churches Partnered to Love South Florida

Edwin Copeland
1 Dec 2018
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For the last three years, Church United has rallied churches across our community to “Love South Florida” during the month of November. What began with a “what if we…” idea, has now blossomed into a cornerstone event that tangibly demonstrates what’s possible when God’s people pray, give and serve together. 60 Churches partner Drawing over 60 churches this year, Love South Florida was able to partner with the cities of Fort Lauderdale, Hollywood and Pompano Beach, along with dozens of organizations and businesses, with one common goal in mind: to demonstrate the love and hope of Jesus Christ throughout South […]

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Give the Gift of Listening

Lisa May
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The last two months we’ve explored communication and it being the thermometer of your marriage. We discussed the daily touch points of the Daily Temperature Reading (DTR) and items we should communicate. We’ve talked a lot about talking, but two people talking with no one listening is just noise. The movies, advertisements, malls and decorations are replete with the Merry and Bright motif that every human yearns for: connectedness. We need, want and long for meaningful relationships. We long to belong. My favorite billboard for this Christmas season is an advertisement saying, “The best Present is your Presence.” Whether it’s […]

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Educators Honor Schoolife Visionary Jack Wells

The Good News
28 Nov 2018
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Educators and supporters gathered on October 14 at a Lasting Impact Fellowship for Teachers (LIFT) America event at PGA National Resort to honor Jack wells and his loving service to Palm Beach County  Schools. Jack Wells is the visionary and founder of SchooLifeUSA and “Love On Others” initiative. SchooLifeUSA has developed a culture of establishing long term relationships with educators, empowering them to live out love and respect from the inside out where people become excited about being a part of the Palm Beach County School System. SchooLifeUSA is a the catalyst for positive change in the Palm Beach County […]

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Giving Thanks and All That

Elizabeth Mitchell
13 Nov 2018
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“It is good to give thanks to the LORD, to sing praises to your name, O Most High; to declare your steadfast love in the morning, and your faithfulness by night” (Psalm 92:1–2). Some people might venture through their entire life without encountering someone they believed to be absolutely extraordinary. I am not one of those people. I want to tell you about a young man who falls smack dab into this distinguished category, who made a profound impact on the life of everyone in the brief time we were allowed to know him. Our son James was born with […]

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