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Hurricane Ready!

Finley Walker
3 Jul 2014
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Hurricane season is upon us. Are you prepared? In South Florida many churches stand ready to help with disaster response, but the best response to a hurricane is for each individual to have a plan set in place in advance. When anticipating a hurricane, listen to a weather radio station for critical information from the National Weather Service (NWS). The Red Cross offers the following steps to keep in mind when preparing for a severe storm: Bring in anything that can be picked up by the wind (bicycles, lawn furniture, potted plants, etc.). Close your windows, doors and hurricane shutters. […]

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Transition of a Growing Child and Mom

Paula Masters
2 Jul 2014
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Picture yourself sitting at the table with your now grown-up daughter as she plops down a packet of information with the title “Peace Corps” on front. Your mind drifts to the first time you ever held her as a precious baby in your arms—then quickly rushes to images of hostile foreign people groups trying to pry her from your grasp (while in the Peace Corps, of course). All at once you reel in your imagination and regain your dignified, yet slightly shaken, composure. She looks at you, “Mom, are you okay?” These are the many crazy feelings and emotions we […]

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Effects of the Student Loan Bubble

Jeff Masters
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Americans owe $1.2 trillion in student loan debt, a number that has tripled in the last decade, according to a recent NY Daily news article. Student debt now exceeds the total of auto loans, credit cards, and home-equity debt balances, making student loans the second largest debt of U.S. households only following mortgage debt. Nearly 20 million Americans attend college each year; of those close to 12 million, or 60 percent, borrow annually to help cover costs. There are approximately 37 million student borrowers with outstanding student loans today, and only 37 percent of federal student loan borrowers (between 2004-2009) […]

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Family, Choices, and the Media

Terry Morrow
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“Life is about finding the meaning, joy and purpose in all the chaos,” declares Allyson, the main character in the movie “Mom’s Night Out.” The film is intended to be a funny, faith-based, family-friendly portrayal of four moms who are desperate for a night out, leaving their husbands to watch the kids for a few hours while they are away. “Mom’s Night Out,” according to the film’s co-producer, Andrew Erwin, is intended to “celebrate moms in all their beautiful forms.” Interestingly, though, it has stirred much criticism. While 86 percent of moviegoers who saw the film said they would recommend […]

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The Holy Estate of Matrimony

Patricia Hartman
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The Holy Estate of Matrimony

Installment five in the marriage vows series. “I, Patricia, take you, Patrick, to be my lawfully wedded husband, to live together in the holy estate of matrimony…” The word holy means divine, set apart, sacred. Estate is a state of being, and matrimony is, of course, marriage. Marriage was the first institution that God set apart for his good purposes. The other two were government and church, which powerfully indicates the importance he places on marriage. Where dreams come true However, our expectations of marriage may resemble a fantasyland. Supercharged young children surrounded us as we rode our Disney bus […]

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Patriots Who Stood Firm in the Lord

Penni Bulten
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The Founding Fathers were a diverse group; some signed the Declaration of Independence, some did not, but all had a part to play in the new nation. Abeka’s books, Of America, reveal much concerning the hearts of Nathan Hale and Samuel Adams. Hale Nathan Hale, in acccepting an undercover operation to obtain information from the British, knew well the consequences. A good friend, Captain Hull, begged him not to go as a spy, arguing, “Your nature is too frank and open for deceit and disguise! Neither General Washington -nor any commander- has any right to ask you to assume the […]

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FRIDLA Assists Latin Americans with Disabilities

Tami Gomez
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FRIDLA Assists Latin Americans with Disabilities

Friends of the Disabled Latin America (FRIDLA), based in Rock Hill, South Carolina, has been reaching out to the disabled for over ten years; however, just a few months ago, FRIDLA began operations here in South Florida. The organization was developed in order to get the gospel out to those with disabilities and their families in Latin America. While many Christian organizations focus solely on spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ, FRIDLA has been taking a different approach. Physical needs FRIDLA breaks the ice with people in need of the gospel by meeting their physical needs first. They provide those […]

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Finding God After Trauma

Julie Woodley
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On a cold Friday night, Shawn volunteered to pick-up a pizza for dinner. When he left the house, he told Susan, his pregnant wife, and their two-year old son, “Hey guys, I’ll be back in twenty minutes with the pizza.” He never came back. Another driver slammed into his car instantly killing Shawn. Susan was suddenly a widow, a trauma survivor and a single mother. Immediately after the accident our church, including our pastors and our women’s ministry leaders, surrounded Susan with love and support. We helped her and her extended family make it through Shawn’s funeral. We brought meals […]

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Student’s Science Fair Project Spurs Vital Research

The Good News
1 Jul 2014
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Lauren Arrington

With her 6th grade science project, Lauren Arrington, a student at The King’s Academy in West Palm Beach, spurred important scientific research on invasive lionfish. Dr. Craig Layman, Chancellor’s Faculty Excellence Fellow at North Carolina State University, said that Lauren’s research “influential project was the final push that spurred us to do the study ourselves. The findings have important implications about the potential scope of the lionfish invasion, that is, that estuaries throughout the Caribbean may soon be impacted by the invasion.” Lauren’s science fair project, “Understanding the Limitations of Lionfish Invasions,” focused on understanding the salinity limit lionfish can […]

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U.S. Works for Meriam Ibrahim Exit in Sudan Death Row Case

The Good News
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KHARTOUM, SUDAN (ANS) — The U.S. says it is working with Sudan to ensure a woman freed from death row can leave the country, after she was detained at Khartoum airport. According to a story by the BBC, Meriam Ibrahim’s lawyer says she and her husband are being questioned over their travel documents. She was sentenced in May to hang for renouncing Islam – sparking an outcry – but was released from jail on Monday. Ibrahim’s husband is a Christian from South Sudan. U.S. State Department spokeswoman Marie Harf said Sudan’s government had given assurances that Ibrahim and her family […]

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U.S. Works for Meriam Ibrahim Exit in Sudan Death Row Case