Life

Explorer Program Gives Youth a Taste of Public Service

Geoffrey Still
1 Feb 2016
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Imagine you are a police officer. It’s late at night and you’ve just pulled over a suspicious vehicle. As you and your partner approach the car, you must analyze and decide your next move in milliseconds. Suddenly, the driver jumps out of the car and approaches you shouting that he “wasn’t speeding.” As you firmly ask the driver to sit back in his car, the front passenger steps out and pushes past your partner. As your partner commands him to get back in the car, the passenger abruptly turns towards you and reaches for a dark object in his pocket. […]

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The Wrong Kind of Fireworks

Patricia Hartman
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If I said, “fireworks” and “marriage,” would you think of a euphoric feeling that overflows from your effervescent love-life? Unfortunately for many couples, marital fireworks may be anger explosions and bitter fighting. Have you ever found yourself doing any or all of these when you fight? Saying “you never …” or “you always …” Humiliating Yelling Threatening divorce Using force Blaming Abandoning Playing the martyr/victim Interrupting These are all symptoms of dirty fighting – the conflict style that wounds instead of builds.   Who wins? There is always one winner of a dirty fight – Satan. His goal is to […]

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Speak Their Love Language

John Hawkins, Sr
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Everyone wants to be loved and this is the month when our minds and hearts focus on relationships. People talk about falling into and out of love. They wonder, “Why can’t it always be the way it was in the beginning when we first fell in love?” Once that emotional high, known as the infatuation stage, wears off they often feel the relationship is over. This phase of love usually lasts around two years and is greatly affected by our brain chemistry. Our thoughts are obsessing on the person and this is why it is hard to focus on anything […]

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The Masked Saint – A Match of Two Natures

Finley Walker
13 Jan 2016
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“The Masked Saint” is based upon the novel by pastor and former professional wrestler Chris Whaley. In the film, Chris Samuels (played by Brett Granstaff) has decided that it is time to hang up the tights and replace them with ties as he follows God’s leading to become a pastor. But while trying to shepherd a dying flock, Chris finds himself at the wrong place at the right time and becomes an occasional masked vigilante fighting crime. Mix all that with Chris reentering the wrestling ring to financially support his church and family, and you have a story that looks […]

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Research Supports the Benefit of New Year’s Resolutions

Dr. Steve J. Rios
1 Jan 2016
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Each year between 40 percent of adults living in the United States make New Year’s resolutions, according to a national survey conducted by Harris Interactive Poll. And the best available research on the topic indicates that between 40 and 46 percent of these “resolvers” are still successful six months into the New Year. “Contrary to widespread public opinion, a considerable proportion of New Year’s resolvers do in fact succeed, at least in the short run,” said John Norcross, PhD., distinguished professor of psychology at the University of Scranton and the author of Changeology: 5 Steps to Realizing your Goals and […]

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Experience Bethlehem in Coral Springs

Linda Nunez
8 Dec 2015
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“For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, which is Christ the Lord” (Luke 2:11) An interactive recreation of Bethlehem, the renowned city of David and the birthplace of Jesus, can once again be experienced in Coral Springs. Sponsored by First Church of Coral Springs, Bethlehem Revisited will be presented from December 11 to 15 at the church located at 8650 W Sample Road, Coral Springs. Bringing the city of our Savior to life in this intimate and interactive way has been a unique tradition of First Church of Coral Springs for 24 years. […]

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John Fisher Has a Passion for Leaving a Legacy with Your Wealth, Values & Influence

Shelly Pond
1 Dec 2015
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John Fisher, owner of Fisher Precious Metals, is a national industry expert on buying gold and silver bullion and establishing precious metals IRAs. He is also a Certified Appraiser with the International Society of Appraisers and facilitates certified appraisals. However, his expertise was originally developed in support of Christian ministries. After spending over a decade in the business incentive industry, John Fisher was asked to join Stephan Tchividjian in establishment of the local Christian Community Foundation (CCF) in Fort Lauderdale, originally the local presence for the National Christian Foundation. Having gained experience as the Vice President of CCF in donor […]

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Walking With a Friend Facing Divorce

Paula Masters
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You and your husband sit broken hearted staring at an empty booth in a restaurant where you once shared sushi and laughter with friends who are now divorced. There is something very sad and disorienting about remembering two people in your life being together — who are now worlds apart. Because there is often so much heartache and division that happens within divorce, friends often feel compelled to pick sides, so the trial expands. Divorce does not just affect the immediate family; it becomes a trial that the extended community endures as well. One divorced person shared that even her […]

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What’s On Your Family’s Wish List

Brody Howell
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What does your family Christmas wish list look like? I’m sure if your family is anything like mine, your wish list will have little to do with toys and a lot to do with technology. Whether it’s the new iPhone 6s, iPods, iPads or iTunes, the massive takeover of technological devices and gadgets is what most consumers will be placing under the tree this year. But as popular as everyone thinks it is, have families, including mine, stopped to think about the real price that will be paid by giving everyone so much technological and media attention? I understand that […]

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How to Parent Foolishly

Lyette Reback
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Twenty-one years old, I sat holding my six-day-old baby. I realized that, quite frankly, I had made a mess of my life up to now. The only thing I had gotten right so far was convincing this wonderful man next to me that I was a catch worth keeping, and somehow got him to marry me! I was a handful as a kid — smart-mouthed and cute enough to talk my way out of most scrapes. I had walked through life about as gracefully as a bull in a china shop. Politely “released” from boarding school in 7th grade, I […]

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