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Dressing for Your Body Type

Amy Overgaard
6 Sep 2012
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So many women live their lives envying other women’s body types  while hating their own. When you learn to embrace your own curves (or lack thereof) and dress for your body type, confidence inevitably follows. There are four main body shapes: hourglass, triangle, circle and rectangle. Women with each of these body types can find ways to accentuate the parts of their bodies that they love and minimize those that they do not. Hourglass The hourglass body shape has curves in the chest and hips while having a small waist.  Wrap dresses work excellently with this body type; they are […]

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Banquet of Champions

The Good News
1 Dec 2011
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The Gold Coast Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA) will be paying tribute to legendary College Football Coach, Howard Schnellenberger on December 8, 2011 during the FCA’s Annual Banquet of Champions. The banquet, which will take place at Calvary Chapel in Fort Lauderdale, will also include a special tribute by former coaches and players who will honor Schnellenberger’s retirement from a renowned and prosperous coaching career. In addition to a variety of players and coaches who will be taking part in this event, FCA recently announced that H. Wayne Huizenga, President of Huizenga Holdings, will be the banquet’s keynote speaker. Schellenberger […]

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So You Think You Can Grill?

Marisa Zeppieri Caruana
2 Nov 2011
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Join some of Broward greatest chefs (from your favorite restaurants!) and renowned Dolphin players on November 18 when the 2011 Gridiron Grill-Off hits the Pompano Beach Amphitheatre. Celebrities, charities and friendly competition will unite once again for John Offerdahl’s Second Annual Gridiron Grill-Off. Offerdahl, previously an all-pro linebacker for the Miami Dolphins, has been scouring South Florida’s tailgate parties and backyards for the next great recipe. Though he never officially attended culinary school (he actually has a Bachelor’s Degree in Biochemistry), Offerdahl spent most of his younger days firing up the grill with his father … and fell in love […]

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Be A Hero – Reasons You Should Adopt An Orphan

Dr. John Hawkins
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4KIDS of South Florida has launched an innovative video project called Undercover Heroes that allows South Floridians to walk in a vulnerable child’s shoes and glimpse into a world they’ve never imagined. Doug Sauder, president of 4KIDS, says their goal is to take people behind the veil and have them experience the world of the new American orphan. This 30-minute documentary will air on prime time on local television stations during the month of November and be available on DVD. “We hope to educate people about the foster kids in our own backyard and partner with 1,000 sponsors to help […]

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Ice Age Fossils Support Creation Studies

Dabney Hedegard
1 Mar 2011
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“It’s no secret that the lie of evolution has become a stumbling block for many on their path to salvation,” states Tom DeRosa, Founder and Executive Director of The Creation Studies Institute (CSI), located in Ft. Lauderdale. Once a devout atheist and evolutionist, DeRosa had a life changing experience when he accepted Christ. Since then he has studied extensively in the area of Creation. “CSI is called to remove this stumbling block by teaching the truth that God is our Creator, that we are made in His image, and that by Him and through Him, all things were made.” CSI […]

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Changing Lives of Inner-City Kids for Christ

Dabney Hedegard
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Fleeing police at age nineteen, Terryon was shot twice; once in the chest and another in the arm during an attempted armed robbery. He spent a month in the hospital, then three years in prison. Although an unfortunate story, Terryon’s situation is not uncommon in the area he’s from: the inner-city. However, there is hope for kids and teens in downtown West Palm Beach. Urban Youth Impact (UYI) is an organization founded by Bill Hobbs (known as Mr. Bill on campus), whose mission is to love, equip and empower inner-city youth and their parents to fulfill their God-given purpose. Terryon’s […]

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Courageous Love

The Good News
2 Feb 2011
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“The body of Christ needs to become more courageous with their love,” said Jean Caceres-Gonzalez, Founder and Executive Director of His House Children’s Home (HHCH), a private, non-profit, faith-based child welfare organization in Miami. Their mission: defend the weak and fatherless. Last year alone, close to one thousand neglected, abused or drug exposed children, including Haitian children and teen boys from Latin America, received care and/or were housed through HHCH’s residential services. Caceres-Gonzalez’s life objective is to stir up love and good works within the Christian community, encouraging families to open their hearts to take in hurting children. Her testimony […]

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Serving Aces for the Christ

The Good News
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David Wheaton was one of the top professional tennis players in the world. During his 13 years on tour from 1988-2001, David reached the semifinals or better in singles or doubles of every Grand Slam tournament (including the semi-finals of singles at Wimbledon), attained a career-high singles world ranking of  #12, won the prestigious Grand Slam Cup, represented the United States in Davis Cup competition and scored victories over notable players such as Andre Agassi, Jimmy Connors, Stefan Edberg, Ivan Lendl, Jim Courier and Michael Chang. David is still involved in tennis; he plays professionally part-time (he won the Wimbledon […]

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Your Goal for New Year Just Write

Anitra Parmele
13 Jan 2011
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The power to inspire. The ability to encourage. The responsibility to inform. The written word has an abundance of functions. There’s a strange phenomenon among people who are gifted in the area of writing. As believers in Christ, the gravity of communicating truth about God, about the eternity and about ourselves seems to only accentuate the divide? From Concept to Contract Let’s start with some essential truths. You are a writer. You have something valuable to communicate to another. Regardless of the possibility  of what is hidden within you, you may be writing the next American novel, the lyrics to […]

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In Profile: Jerry Fadgen Plantation City Counsel President

Scott Spages
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Plantation City Council President: Jerry Fadgen Biographical information: Birth Place: Pittsburgh, PA Years in Florida: 31 years House of worship: St. Gregory Catholic Church Family: Married to Kathleen Ann since 1970, 40 years last May. Two grown sons, both Eagle Scouts, a C.P.A. and Software Engineer, respectively. Prior Occupation: Certified Public Accountant   Family/human interest:   Q: Where did you grow-up and what was it like? I was the 5th of 6 children; Dad died when I was  5 & my mother died when I was 8. I lived in 3 orphanages & 4 foster homes over the next 10 years, […]

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