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Wondherful Hosts First Pickleball Charity Tournament

The Good News
16 Oct 2024
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Wondherful

The Palacios Palace officially opened its courts and hosted its first Pickleball Charity Tournament on September 21st for Wondherful, Inc.™️, a non-profit dedicated to saving the lives of those who are struggling thru mental crisis.  A Wondherful Time! It was a sold-out, round-robin tournament with two brackets on a beautiful, sunny day (PTL!). Many players brought their families to watch and enjoy free snacks, beverages, raffles and even chair-massages! All proceeds from registrations and sponsors were donated to Wondherful’s LifeBox initiative.  Heather Palacios, founder of Wondherful, speaks at high schools, colleges, churches and businesses throughout the US to reach the […]

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Celebrate Our Heroes on National First Responders Day

The Good News
15 Oct 2024
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On Monday, October 28th, from 5 to 10 p.m., the Florida Panthers – Baptist Health Iceplex will be the venue for a grand celebration of National First Responders Day, honoring firefighters, police officers, EMTs, paramedics, 911 operators, Homeland Security and many others, exemplifying courage as they run towards danger while others retreat. Honoring First Responder Heroes This exciting event is free for all First Responders and includes ice skating. Attendees will enjoy watching the Panthers take on the Buffalo Sabres on the big screen, along with NFL Monday Night Football featuring the NY Giants versus the Pittsburgh Steelers at The […]

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National First Responders Day

William “Bill” C. Davell: Restricting Employee Political Speech and Activities: What to Know

William C. Davell
10 Oct 2024
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William "Bill" C. Davell, Esq.,Tripp Scott, Good News Media Group, October 2024

Can – and should – employers establish restrictions on political speech and activities at work during an already contentious 2024 election campaign in a deeply divided country? The law and common sense say “yes” – and “maybe” – depending on the situation. Let’s delve in.    Bill Davell: Why would employers want to put limits on political speech and activity?   Paul Lopez: Four highly legitimate reasons: first, to maintain civility and comity in the workplace. Second, to keep the focus on work. And third and fourth, to protect the company’s brand and reputation and shield it from legal liabilities […]

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D. James Kennedy Center Presents Christian Statesman Award

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The D. James Kennedy Center for Christian Statesmanship, a Capitol Hill-based project of Coral Ridge Ministries, recently awarded the Distinguished Christian Stateman Award to U.S. Senator Josh Hawley, R-Mo. While accepting the honor at the Museum of the Bible, Sen. Hawley pointed to faith as a unifying force in a nation that’s more divided than ever. “Faith is what holds this country together,” Sen. Hawley said. “The Left’s attempt to eradicate religion divides America. That’s what’s divisive. Faith actually is a great unifier in our national life.” Sen. Hawley previously served as Missouri’s Attorney General and is recognized as one […]

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D. James Kennedy Center, Coral Ridge Ministries, Good News Media Group, October 2024

Legacy Partners Dinner Celebrates Life

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Hope Women’s Centers, Good News Media Group, October 2024

Hundreds of supporters gathered at Bahia Mar in Fort Lauderdale on September 26th for Hope Women’s Centers’ Legacy Partners Dinner, despite lingering winds from Hurricane Helene. The evening was a celebration of life as Joy Wright, executive director of Hope Women’s Centers, announced that 770 abortion-minded women who visited their centers chose life for their babies so far this year.  Keynote Speaker Jor-El Godsey, president of Heartbeat International, shared how he got his start in the pregnancy help movement in the late 1980’s as a volunteer at Hope Women’s Centers and became passionate about their mission to encourage and equip […]

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Lisa May: Buried Treasure

Lisa May
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As you know, Florida is known for the beginning of space travel and the flight to the moon, but many don’t know that Florida is also known for buried treasure, hence the name Treasure Coast. According to the Spanish Fleet Society, ships loaded with Spanish treasure off the coast of Florida and Cuba in 1715 were shipwrecked due to a hurricane. More than 1500 people died. Hundreds of years later, treasure hunters off the coast of Vero Beach and Sebastian discovered gold and silver. Early in the 1960s, treasure hunter Mel Fisher found some of the 1715 Fleet but much […]

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Lisa May, Relate Well Live Well, Good News Media Group, October 2024

Dr. Tommy Boland: Living in the Tension

Dr. Tommy Boland
3 Oct 2024
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When we hear the word tension, we usually think of the emotion produced by a stressful situation. Driving in heavy traffic comes to mind. For me, boarding an airplane produces tension. Put me in the martial arts arena with a younger, faster opponent, and I feel no tension; my mind is busy looking for the opening that will give me victory. Strap me into an airplane that is about to thunder down a runway at 160 miles per hour and somehow rise into the air, and I experience a great deal of tension!  But I am speaking of a different […]

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Dr. Tommy Boland, Cross Community Church, Good News Media Group, October 2024

Stronger Together: Church United Approaches 10 Years of Missional Impact

Shelly Pond
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Church United, Good News Media Group, October 2024

Church United has been on a decade long mission to connect ministry leaders from Christian churches across denominational, racial and socioeconomic backgrounds to collaborate in ways that strengthen the body of Christ and advance the gospel in our region. Birthed out of a period of brokenness, Edwin Copeland, executive director of Church United, said their strategy is to develop healthy leaders and foster thriving churches that will ultimately lead to flourishing cities. South Florida has a long history of faithful men and women of God advancing the gospel in their day, explained Copeland. In the 1980’s, the Rev. Billy Graham filled Lockhart Stadium with a message of hope and freedom in Christ. People were saved, tools […]

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Stephan Tchividjian: What’s Wrong (with Me)?

Stephan Tchividjian
1 Oct 2024
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Several years ago, Hans Rosling and his colleagues, in their book Factfulness, made the argument that the world, over time, is actually getting better. The team studied ten specific trends over world history and concluded that despite all the bad news and the ups and downs, things are actually improving. Really? I was inclined to dismiss their findings until I overlayed their findings with the impact of the Church over the past 2000 years and was not at all surprised that the impact of Christians on history aligns with their findings. Christians generally have had a very positive impact on […]

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Stephan Tchividjian, National Christian Foundation South Florida, Good News Media Group, October 2024