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Can You Afford $400?

Jeff Masters
7 Jul 2015
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Can You Afford $400

A typical American household cannot raise $400 without borrowing money or selling possessions, according to the results of a survey published recently by the Federal Reserve, the US central bank (The Fed’s Report on the Economic Well-Being of U.S. Households in 2013). The agency asked 50,000 people if they could handle an unexpected “financial disruption” costing them $400. Just over half (53 percent) said they could “fairly easily handle such an expense” by using money in their bank accounts (checking or savings) or by leaning on a credit card. But the rest of the respondents would have to borrow, sell […]

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Ashley Briggs: South Florida’s Aspiring Country Singer Releases Album

Keisha McDonnough Virtue
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Tales are often told of great courage in the face of adversity. However, sometimes, it is the quiet courage in daily life, the knowledge of who one is in Christ, that shouts the loudest, even in the absence of a storm. Such is the grounded confidence of Ashley Briggs, a talented young country music artist with a clear, beautiful voice and charming, winsome personality. A rising star in the South Florida country music industry, Ashley started performing in public a mere four years ago after being discovered while singing karaoke. Now, with nearly 300 performances under her belt, and having […]

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Calvary Chapel & Church By The Glades Touch Lives in Hungary and Nicaragua

Geoffrey Still
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Many local church groups will head out on short term mission trips this summer, taking their charge from the verse that spurred the modern day missions movement, the Great Commission of Mark 16:15: “And then he told them, ‘Go into all the world and preach the Good News to everyone.” With bags packed and ready to change lives, Church By The Glades and Calvary Chapel International left in mid-June on two different trips for one similar goal. From Calvary to Hungary Calvary Chapel International, a combination of all Calvary Chapels worldwide, has an annual mission’s trip to Hungary. Two local […]

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Calvary Christian Academy’s Coach of The Year Takes on New Role

The Good News
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After leading Calvary Christian Academy’s baseball team to the 4A Regional Championship game and being named Coach of the Year by the Sun-Sentinel, Miami Herald and the High School Baseball Network, Coach Gregg “Moose” Mucerino has accepted a position as head coach of the baseball program at Colorado Christian University. This year, Coach Moose led his team to a 23-7 season, advancing to the playoffs against Gulliver Prep. “Nobody achieves that by themselves” Said Mucerino. “Head coach gets the recognition but it’s the whole staff. They executed their jobs perfectly under pressure.” Describing it as a “season of coaching bliss,” […]

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Students Attend Unleashed Mission Camp With A Heart to Serve Others

Shelly Pond
2 Jul 2015
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More than 135 middle and high school students spent a week of their summer break serving area non-profits and schools during Unleashed Summer Mission Camp June 22 – 26. West Pines Community Church developed the mission camp after realizing that teens sitting around during the summer were an untapped resource willing and ready to serve our community. “One of the things we’ve noticed is that relationship building  is  best  cultivated when you are volunteering or giving,” said Justin Chades, student pastor at West Pines Community Church and the camp director. “Going to a theme park is fun, but when you  […]

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Local Pastors Offer Insight Into Current Events

The Good News
30 Jun 2015
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We asked several local pastors to share their views on recent news events including the Supreme Court decision that declared same sex marriage to be a fundamental right and legalized it nationwide and the resignation of Coral Ridge Pastor Tullian Tividjian due to moral failure. Here are their comments. Pastor Doug Sauder, Calvary Chapel Fort Lauderdale Speaking on Sunday, Doug Sauder, senior pastor at Calvary Chapel Fort Lauderdale, shared that while on a family vacation two weeks ago, his family toured the Supreme Court building, and as he sat in the court chamber he considered the potential impact of their […]

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Holding A Mirror To Our Marriages

Richard Marks
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Recently a prominent church leader once again has had to resign due to infidelity. On June 21, Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church Pastor Tullian Tchividjian admitted to moral failure, acknowledging his actions disqualify him from continuing to serve as senior pastor or preach from the pulpit, and he resigned. People like to call it a moral failure. And then the commentators within the Body of Christ begin to write things for and against this leader and his choice. Now don’t get me wrong; I am not agreeing with nor endorsing sinful behavior such as adultery or any sinful behavior for that matter. […]

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Celebrate Our God-Given Rights on Independence Day

Jerry Newcombe
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Here’s a trivia question for you. The Statue of Liberty holds a torch in one hand. What is she holding in the other? It looks like a book, in tablet form. The answer is the Declaration of Independence, since the tablet is engraved with July 4, 1776 in Roman numerals. The great British writer, G.K. Chesterton, once said, “America is the only nation in the world that is founded on a creed. That creed is set forth with dogmatic and even theological lucidity in the Declaration of Independence.” Two hundred thirty nine years ago, 56 men,  representing some three million […]

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Supreme Court Approves Same-Sex Marriage

World News Service
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WASHINGTON—The U.S. Supreme Court legalized same-sex marriage nationwide on June 26 in a sweeping, moralizing opinion written by Justice Anthony Kennedy. He delivered the ruling softly and without much expression, but outside the courtroom, huge crowds swarmed the Supreme Court plaza in celebration, singing the national anthem. As anticipated since the high court first took up the case, the ruling was 5-4, with Kennedy joining the court’s liberals: Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Stephen Breyer, Sonia Sotomayor, and Elena Kagan. The dissenters—Chief Justice John Roberts and Justices Antonin Scalia, Clarence Thomas, and Samuel Alito—each penned separate dissents, an expression of profound […]

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Fighting For a Home

Robin Martin
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As the fireworks shoot into the air, one after another, creating a tapestry of flashes and colors, the night sky will alight this July 4th. No matter how young or old, a well done show of fireworks can excite, inspire and remind a person of the American Dream. This great country was founded upon a fighting spirit for personal and collective freedom and opportunity of its people. July 4th is a celebration of that initial fight for independence and the birth of a country. They fought for a new home in the land of opportunity. The fires within that marked […]

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