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1300 Gather for 2nd Annual Goliath Guantlet

The Good News
3 Nov 2015
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In its second year, the Goliath Gauntlet attracted over 1300 people to the campus of Sheridan House Family Ministries on October 3rd. It’s a can’t miss event for anybody who loves to run in OCR’s or is just looking to have a good time. New this year to the 3.5 mile course that featured 22 obstacles was Frostbite and Running on Water. Frostbite dared runners to take a plunge into freezing ice water, which they couldn’t just run through but had to submerge themselves as they ducked under a wooden board. Fourteen obstacles later was the other addition, Running on […]

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GodSquad Hosts First Basketball Game

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Calvary Chapel Delray Beach’s youth basketball program the GodSquad played its first game at the Hester Community Center in Boynton Beach on Friday night, October 16th. It was the Christian Heat vs. Revelation in an amazing game that came down to the final seconds with the Christian Heat edging out Revelation 48-45. “The goal of our program is to ‘bring the game and to bring the Gospel’ and our hope is to engage the youth in the Boynton/Delray area while touching the community with the love of Jesus Christ,” said John Panico, pastor. For information on Calvary Chapel Delray Beach […]

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Feeding South Florida Appoints Jim Alcock to Board of Directors

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Paco Vélez, CEO of Feeding South Florida™, is pleased to announce that Plantation resident Jim Alcock has been appointed to the organization’s Board of Directors for a three-year term. He is general manager of the Miami branch of C&S Wholesale Grocers, the lead supply chain company in the food industry today – and the largest wholesale grocery supply company in the U.S. The Board of Directors at Feeding South Florida is a dedicated and passionate group of individuals committed to the mission of ending hunger in South Florida. According to Feeding South Florida’s records, 785,040 individuals in South Florida struggle […]

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4KIDS Names Chuck Hood as New President

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4KIDS recently named Chuck Hood as the new President of 4KIDS of South Florida. Chuck joins 4KIDS from the Early Learning Coalition of Broward County, Inc. where he served as CEO. Chuck’s history in serving and advocating for children will allow 4KIDS to further the vision of a home for every child. As the District Administrator for the Department of Children and Families District 11 in Miami-Dade, Chuck was able to gain invaluable experiences in social services. As the President of 4KIDS, Chuck looks forward to working side by side with a community of 4KIDS advocates dedicated to bringing hope to children […]

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A Movement to Protect Pastors from Discrimination

Geoffrey Still
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Two long years after the birth of the Pastor Protection Act in California and in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court Decision of Obergefell v. Hodges, there is a movement in Florida and other states to pass legislation that would protect pastors from having to perform any marriages that would violate their conscience and prohibit the use of church property for any such marriages.   The History of the Movement Started in January of 2013 by Mark Leno, a homosexual Senator from California, The Pastor Protection Act was passed in California to prohibit discrimination of clergy and other religious […]

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Nick Vujicic Draws Crowds like Great Evangelists Before Him

Bryon Mondok
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There’s an up and coming evangelist that is widely believed to be well on his way to being the most prolific Gospel preacher of our time. Nick Vujicic (pronounced VOO-yee-cheech), who is affectionately known as the guy with no arms and no legs, is on a mission to spread a message of hope. He’s consistently packing out stadiums, school auditoriums, church sanctuaries, and headlining conferences and special events all over the globe, and he will be speaking at Florida Atlantic University’s stadium in Boca Raton on November 7 at 7 p.m.. Nick is unique in his disability for sure, but […]

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Adoption Month Advocates for Children Who Need a Forever Home

Shelly Pond
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For the past 19 years, National Adoption Month has been recognized in November as a time to honor those who have opened their hearts and homes to a child in need and to advocate for all children still seeking a loving, supportive family. Adoption options include domestic adoption of an infant from a mother unable to care for the child, international adoption of a child from another country, or adoption of a child who is in foster care, often referred to as a modern-day orphan. Giving a child up for adoption can be a loving option for a woman facing […]

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Churches Pitch In to Build SafePlace Playground for Kids in Crisis

Shelly Pond
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When abused, abandoned or neglected children must be removed from their homes, 4KIDS of South Florida welcomes them to SafePlace, a temporary shelter where they are lovingly cared for while arrangements are made for appropriate placement in foster homes. Because this is an often scary and confusing time for children, SafePlace desires to provide a warm retreat from the storm. However, a necessary relocation of their facilities recently left SafePlace without an outside area for children to play and run off the stress of their situation, until two churches stepped in to help build them a playground. “It’s about the […]

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Celebrate Those Who Fight

Robin Martin
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On the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month in 1918, World War I, The Great War, ended with the signing of a temporary end of hostilities between the Allied nations and Germany. With the official laying down of arms, the war was over and peace was returned to civilization. Since that time, November 11th has become known and celebrated as Veterans Day, a day to honor the efforts of those who serve this country in the high calling of military service to defend and protect the rights of freedom for this country and in the world. […]

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Pray for the Persecuted Church

Bob Woods
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Sunday, November 1 was designated the International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church by the Voice of the Martyrs (VOM) and other groups dedicated to bringing awareness of worldwide persecution of Christians, providing resources for involvement in structured activities to come to their aid and focusing on intercessory prayer and support for these modern day martyrs. Anti-Christian persecution is on the rise, according to two reports released this month. The U.S. State Department International Religious Freedom (IRF) report stated that “Non-state actors, including rebel and terrorist organizations … committed by far some of the most egregious human rights abuses […]

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