According to a UNICEF report, it is estimated that there are between 143 and 210 million orphans worldwide. After considering abandoned and trafficked children, the population easily rises to over 300 million children. That number is far too big. Yet, unfortunately, each year the number of orphans only seems to grow. Sadder still is that much of what is done to help alleviate suffering does not seem enough. Orphanages are over-run and under-developed. The foster care system is broken. Abuse, neglect, and other intrinsic problems run deep. But there is hope! And there is a God who sees us, knows […]

Serving up aces for the Kingdom, Match Point Ministries (MPM), Inc., uses tennis to influence players, coaches and parents for Jesus Christ with their Spiritually Tough Tennis Camps, community events, and various media programs presented in their 6th Annual Spiritually Tough Tennis Awards February 15, 2014, during the Delray Beach Open professional ATP Tour event. Former Top 10 female professional tennis player, Brenda Schultz McCarthy, who holds the world record as the fastest server in WTA history, received the Community Service Award; former USPTA Pro of the Year, Tennis Channel commentator, and creator of the “Modern Tennis” teaching program earned […]

The effort to protect the sanctity of human life is advancing on many fronts. In 2013, 4,648 fewer abortions were performed in Florida than the previous year. And across the nation, 87 abortion centers were closed last year. The national statistics reflect this—the abortion rate in the U.S. has fallen to its lowest since 1973.  Yet, in Florida, the abortion rate is still higher than the national average and, together, Broward and Miami-Dade counties account for more than 25 percent of all Florida abortions. Last year in Broward County, one out of every four babies conceived was aborted. Statistics like […]

Special to the Good News Choosing a 20-foot movie screen and comfy chairs with cup holders over the traditional pew and pulpit, Coastal Community Church launched its church services in the Muvico Broward 18 Theater on Sunday, January 26, 2014 at 10:15 a.m. Holding a church service in a movie theater may seem odd, but Coastal is actually the latest in a nationwide trend of progressive churches that meet in movie theaters in an effort to be more accessible to the community. “Everyone goes to movie theaters,” says TJ McCormick, Coastal’s pastor. “It’s a comfortable, non-threatening environment for people who […]

The YMCA of South Palm Beach County will be staging their largest fundraising event, the annual YMCA Inspiration Breakfast on Tuesday, April 8 from 8am to 10am. The 12th annual breakfast, hosted at the Boca Raton Resort & Club, will help raise funds for the YMCA’s financial assistance program which provides everyone, regardless of income, the ability to participate in their programs. The event will gather business and community leaders for a breakfast of inspiration and motivation with a special keynote speech from former professional football player of the Miami Dolphins and owner of Offerdahl’s Café Grill, John Offerdahl. CBS […]

Morning is an exciting time for many. It’s the start of a new day—a chance for a new beginning. It’s an opportunity to leave behind the disappointments and mistakes of yesterday and to look forward to the future. But for some children and adolescents living with bipolar disorder, morning is the most difficult time of day. The thought of facing another 24-hour period filled with unknown demons is daunting. And while most children their age are getting dressed for school, children with bipolar disorder are dressing for battle instead. Ryan’s Story Ryan Licht Sang was all too familiar with this […]

Fact or Fiction: “Christians divorce at roughly the same rate as the world.” Fact. Surprised? Perhaps this is misleading because “Christians” include anyone who says they are, even though they are not true believers. So is there a difference between believers and the world? Professor Bradley Wright (University of Connecticut) found that the number of self-identified Christians who have been divorced is 60% for those who rarely attend church versus 38% for regular attendees. W. Bradford Wilcox (University of Virginia/director of the National Marriage Project) compared stats of those with and without religious affiliations for the likelihood of divorce. “Active” […]