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What is Your Teachability Factor?

Dr. Gary Hewins
3 Aug 2018
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Humility seems to be teachability’s first cousin. These two family members seem to hang out together a lot. They are almost always doing something together. If you are fairly teachable, then you are fairly humble. If you are truly humble, then you have things to learn. As you think about your attitudes and opinions, consider your level of teachability and your level of flexibility. Dr. Ken Boa has a name for a condition that people who are less than teachable and flexible endure. Boa calls this rigidity “hardening of the categories.” Some people tend to prematurely place others in categories. […]

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Loves Me Loves Me Not

Elizabeth Mitchell
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“He was despised and rejected by men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief, and as one from whom men hide their faces he was despised, and we esteemed him not” (Isaiah 53:3 KJV). Lashes from one who should love us lacerate like sharp fangs. Rejection curls its snarling lips, extends its cavernous jaws and clamps down in the way a rabid wolf rips apart its prey. Sometimes the bite is a sarcastic slur; often it bears the mark of death in its grip. Joseph’s brothers knew how to bite so did a few of King David’s sons. Jacob […]

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A “Beautifully Broken” World in the True Story of Three Unlikely Families

Lydia Hicks
2 Aug 2018
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How far will a dad go to save his family? How can a teenage daughter express her deepest nightmares and free herself from the bondage of the past? What makes a man leave his entire family in a war-torn country and follow “God’s calling” to build a new life he cannot yet see? These are three primary questions that “Beautifully Broken,” based on a true life story, answers. With major actors such as Scott William Winters (“Lethal Weapon” television series), Benjamin Onyango (“God’s Not Dead,”) and renowned Christian artists Toby McKeehan and Michael W. Smith, “Beautifully Broken” is a dramatic display of God’s […]

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Upcoming Faith-Based Films Will Shine As Lights In A Dark Place

Stanley Goldenberg
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Summer is a time when Hollywood rolls out some of its biggest blockbusters. Millions of people flock to theaters for these films. Some of these are mindless entertainment, but many carry messages – positive or negative – and most contain content that is objectionable for people of faith. However, in August, as the sun begins to set on the Hollywood Summer Blockbuster season, the sun begins to rise on the Fall Faith-Based movie season. And this upcoming faith-based movie season has an impressive line-up of diverse firms, many based on true stories, and each of which has biblically-based messages that […]

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Residents Celebrate Independence Day at New Facility

The Good News
1 Aug 2018
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On the Fourth of July, residents of Symphony at the Waterways in Fort Lauderdale celebrated our country’s birthday with decorations, music, entertainment, delicious barbecue and a fishing contest. They also heard from Nikolas Kimaz, a candidate for U.S. Congress Florida District 22. Symphony at the Waterways is an Assisted Living and Memory Care facility centrally located on East Oakland Park Blvd. on the Inland Waterway in view of the Atlantic Ocean. Residents are involved in all kinds of activities, including nightly movies, daily exercise with Thai Chi and yoga among the choices, resident chorus entitled “Alive and Singing,” lectures on […]

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Guests Learn About Lifework at Summer Social

The Good News
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  Stephan Tchividjian, president of the National Christian Foundation, introduced and shared the vision of Lifework Leadership over lunch on July 18 along with Christine De Vries, program director, and Melodie Stoligrosz, event coordinator, at Padrino’s, a restaurant owned and operated by a Lifework Leadership alumnus. Why Lifework? In today’s world, integrating faith into our work, home and community is challenging. Lifework Leadership brings in nationally-known speakers and prominent business people to share their personal experiences of facing seemingly insurmountable obstacles to embolden and empower leaders and influencers. Through their stories and through Lifeworks literary discussions and stimulating conversations, practical […]

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Habitat for Humanity of Broward, JM Family Enterprises Dedicate Five Homes

The Good News
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Habitat for Humanity of Broward recently dedicated five new homes in Pompano Beach, four of which were sponsored by JM Family Enterprises. Dignitaries at the event included Brent Burns, Kim Bentley, and James Davey of JM Family Enterprises; County District 4 Commissioner Chip LaMarca; and Congressman Ted Deutch, who thanked the participants and sponsors for their commitment to making Broward County better. “These are the 32nd, 33rd, 34th and 35th houses that we’ve done in the last 16 years,” said Burns, President & CEO, JM Family Enterprises. “Habitat is a great organization and what a fantastic way to give back […]

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Christian College Fairs Are Coming Soon To Three Local Schools

Shelly Pond
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Considering college? Representatives from about 20 Christian colleges across the country will be on hand to help you sort through the options during the Florida Christian College Fairs on September 5 and 7. Westminster Academy, 5601 N. Federal Hwy., Fort Lauderdale, will host the college fair from 9 to 11 a.m. on Wednesday, September 5th. The college fair will move to Calvary Christian Academy, 2401 W. Cypress Creek Rd., Fort Lauderdale, that afternoon from 4 to 6 p.m. On Friday, September 7, Atlantic Christian Academy, 4900 Summit Blvd., West Palm Beach, will host the fair from 9 to 11 a.m. […]

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Hopeful Horton (and the lessons I can learn)

Stephan Tchividjian
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I am increasingly aware of the hopelessness in our society that seems to exist like a thick fog.  I understand that most of that hopelessness is masqueraded with busy lives, conversations centered on frivolous topics and the propensity to show off on social media. The more you stop and listen and filter out the noise, the more you here the cries of those around you. Enter Horton the Elephant I am reminded of Horton, the main character in Dr Seuss’s “Horton Hears a Who.” The basic premise is that Horton, an elephant, has the capacity of hearing the cries of […]

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The New Year Begins In August

Dr. Bob Barnes and Torrey Roberts
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One of my pet peeves is when stores start to sell and decorate for a season way before that season arrives. I’m talking months before… like in mid-October when Christmas decorations appear. I start to have anxiety about all that I need to do before the holiday arrives. Another such time is what feels like early summer when the back to school items start appearing. It feels like a rush to finish summer, but as a parent that anxiety creeps back in on all that I have to do to prepare them for the school year. Doctor’s visits, school supplies, […]

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