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What is your most cherished memory of 2024?

Looking back on the past year, Good News Wants to Know… what is your most cherished memory of 2024? 2024 has been a challenging year for many. Personally, we have experienced a lot of loss in our church and even in my own family; however, with Jesus, there is always hope. My most cherished memory of 2024 was the opportunity to celebrate our church campus’s 5 year anniversary at Calvary Chapel Parkland in April. It was such a milestone to look back at all that God has done, what He is still doing and look forward to what He has […]

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Churches Unite in Worship for Night of Celebration

Church United gathered on December 4th at First Baptist Fort Lauderdale for a Night of Celebration to worship the Lord and celebrate the many ways He has moved throughout the Church of South Florida this year and over the last 10 years of Church United. Pastors David Hughes, of First Baptist Fort Lauderdale and Church by the Glades, and Doug Sauder, of Calvary Chapel Fort Lauderdale, opened the night sharing how when church leaders move from a mindset of competition to one of co-laboring, we view our people and our resources through the lens of the Kingdom, not just our […]

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Stephan Tchividjian: My Rabbi

Every year I try and identify a word that best describes what God is impressing upon me.  For example, last year the word was “prutention” (yes, a made-up word). Prutention was a combination of prudent and attention. God was leading me to pay attention and govern well. The compass heading was helpful and a good reminder as I navigated the year. This year the word the Lord has impressed upon me is “remnant”. The official definition of remnant is “a usually small part, member or trace remaining”. Biblically, it usually referred to a group of people remaining faithful to God […]

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Lisa May: Intentionally Meaningful Conversations

Over the years, I’ve cherished the robust and sometimes rowdy conversations between family and friends during gatherings. Whether it’s about religion, politics, sports, or who won the card game, it’s lively and sometimes rather intense. Like many of your families, my family is full of strong opinions, and everyone is eager to share. Sometimes the conversations are fascinating because we learn so much about each other’s passions, and other times they become an ouch! The difference between a good conversation and an OUCH is whether or not we’re respectfully speaking AND generously listening. Meaningful relationships are born through meaningful conversations. […]

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Local Board Proclaims “Year of the Bible”

The Broward County Christian Lawyers Association Board of Directors met on December 12, 2024, and passed a Proclamation making 2025 the “Year of the Bible”. Their model followed the one passed by Congress in 1983, signed by President Ronald Reagan. In conjunction with the proclamation, the BCCLA will promote aspects of reading, memorizing, learning, and sharing the Bible. Visit browardcla.org for more information. For more Good News, read the GOOD NEWS January 2025 Issue at: https://digital.goodnewsfl.org/2025/january/  

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Omar Aleman: To the Future and Back

“On the first day of Christmas, my true love gave to me a partridge in a pear tree” is the first stanza of the popular 1780 English carol “The Twelve Days of Christmas,” a well-known seasonal melody. From the perspective of holiday commercialism, one can say that its lyrics move counterclockwise. The “Season” here commences yearly on “Black Friday,” the day after Thanksgiving, by opening the floodgates to interminable shopping that continues unabated until late December 24th. Yet this catchy tune bucks the trend, for all the presents handed out in this song, from turtle doves and French hens to […]

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Les Feldman: A Look Back at 2024 through the Pages of GOOD NEWS

We are proud of our renowned, top drawer monthly columnists and their incredible contributions. We also honor our standing features like “Good News Wants To Know,” featuring 30 to 40 prominent South Florida Christian/ business leaders,  our traditional 4-month calendar and many other features, but here we highlight our front cover features and noteworthy articles published each month in timely news worthy fashion for our readers. We had a very active year. January: Christians stand with Israel. After brutal October 7th attack. COVER FEATURE: Dr. Susan Michael, USA Director International Christian Embassy Jerusalem leads a contingent in Washington, D.C. to stand […]

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Franklin Graham: Until Jesus Comes, We Have Our Marching Orders

We witnessed one of the greatest political comebacks in U.S. history as Donald J. Trump was elected the 47th president of the United States, becoming only the second president ever to win two non-consecutive terms. When President-elect Trump is sworn in to the White House on Jan. 20, he will have a majority in the U.S. Senate and quite possibly in the U.S. House of Representatives, though that was too close to call at press time.  In his victory speech, President Trump pointedly referenced the assassination attempts: “Many people have told me that God spared my life for a reason,” […]

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