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Nightlight: Rescuing the Women of Thailand

The Good News
2 Jun 2011
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As you have read so far, slavery is alive and well today. Human beings are still being forced to participate in acts against their will – still being transported out of their native countries in the name of making money. Second only to drug dealing, human trafficking – along with arms dealing- is the biggest criminal business in the world, and is also the fastest-growing. This modern-day slavery produces billions of dollars each year. Victims include men, women and children, with the majority being women and children. Many times victims are transported willingly after being given false job offers. When […]

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Three Women on a Mission

Justin Young
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If you ever have the privilege of meeting Janet Colbert, Joy Saghy or Renee Doyle, you probably won’t find them zooming around the skies donned in brightly-colored capes and tights. However, spend a few minutes talking to one of them about their organization, STOPPNOW, and you may share my sentiment that these three ladies are real-life superheroes, going toe-to-toe with some very real South Florida villains–pain clinics. Janet, Joy and Renee are the leaders and founders of the grassroots organization STOPPNOW (Stop the Organized Pill-Pushers Now), and are intentionally placing themselves at the center of the prescription drug abuse epidemic […]

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Ten Steps to Stop Trafficking

Anitra Parmele
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Throughout this edition of The Good News, you’ve read statistics, met individuals and organizations committed to abolition and glimpsed the faces and stories behind the headlines. You’ve had a chance to determine where you are regarding this issue and where you want to be. If the desire to do something has been building within you, here are some steps to assist you in moving forward. 1. Read This Entire Article As Christians, we are often inundated with social, political and spiritual causes. Evangelism, foster care, poverty, homelessness, malnutrition, clean water, broken families and addictions. Each has the capacity to overwhelm […]

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The Big Mistakes of Debt …Part 2

Rob West
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     Do you find yourself depending on the world’s wisdom or God’s wisdom when it comes to financial advice? God’s Word is true, timeless, universal, transcendent and completely practical. Unfortunately, all too often, we depend upon the finite wisdom of the world for our financial counsel. This is especially true with the constant barrage of worldly advice urging us to use debt to “get ahead”. Christians need to carefully study what the Bible has to say about debt. Though God’s word is certainly not a financial textbook, it does offer clear guidelines that we can apply to our financial […]

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Pirates, Dinosaurs, Cowboys, and Bears, Oh My

The Good News
1 Jun 2011
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How in the world could a Panda Bear change lives for an eternity? Pretty much in the same way pirates, dinosaurs, cowboys and astronauts did -– and it all begins in the God-given imagination of Life volunteers with a heart for children and fun at First Baptist Church Pompano’s Vacation Bible School! Over the years, FBC Pompano has engaged children through imaginative VBS themes as a back drop in sharing God’s love, the gospel of Jesus and for the spiritual growth of more than 600 children and adults. FBC Pompano’s passionate staff and volunteers showcase their mission to reach kids […]

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Bringing Hope Inside: Changing The Fate of Incarcerated Youth

Justin Young
12 May 2011
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Reuben Ramsaran is the pastor at Calvary Chapel Fort Lauderdale who oversees the Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) Life . This Life has the awesome opportunity to bring the hope of the gospel into Broward County’s juvenile correctional facilities. Having 5 children of his own, Reuben knows firsthand what it takes to impact kids for Christ in today’s day-and-age. We sat down over a cup of coffee a few weeks back, and I asked him to share how the Life is impacting these youthful offenders with the truth of Jesus. Justin Young (JY): Can you tell me what happens to […]

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Pastor In Profile

The Good News
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“Potential Church exciting is that it’s a place of authenticity where we don’t just accept or tolerate but we truly embrace diversity. We embrace people from different ethnic backgrounds, different cultures, but also more importantly, different spiritual places.”

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Dream Center – You were Born for Greatness

Cory Nickols
8 May 2011
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Have you ever had a dream from God to do something great and the thought of fulfilling it burned deep within you? No matter what life tossed at you, it produced a tenacity and determination to keep moving forward toward the goal. This was true of Pastor Matthew Barnett, a New York Times bestselling author of The Cause Within You and co-founder of the Dream Center in Los Angeles. He said, “I was 16 years old at youth camp in Prescott, AZ when God called me to do something for Him in Los Angeles.” Barnett went on to say that […]

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HOPE: Freedom From Sexual Addiction

Cory Nickols
8 Apr 2011
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With the advancement of technology and the internet, people can find virtually any information on any given topic at the click of a button.Whatever their desire they can locate quickly and in abundance whether for good or evil pleasure. Unfortunately, technology has aided the spread of pornography and has captured the hearts of millions worldwide. According to Jerry Ropelato in an online article on Top 10 Reviews called Internet Pornography Statistics, “The amount of pornography on the internet can be difficult to fathom. A total of 4.2 million websites contain pornography. That is 12 percent of the total number of […]

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