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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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Young Adults Putting A Face To Homelessness

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While studying abroad in East Africa, Divinity Barkley, was moved to take action by the large number of youth who had resorted to petty crimes rather than continuing their education. At the young age of 23, Divinity started Amagezi Gemaanyi (Knowledge is Power) Guesthouse as a community learning center in Libya, providing outreach and education services to more than 800 youth living in urban poverty. In 2005, when Ashlee Smith was only six, her family’s house caught on fire; they lost everything. She wanted to help other kids like her cope with this kind of extreme loss, so Ashlee started […]

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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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South Florida Men’s Conference

Bryon Mondok
2 Feb 2011
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“Men attending Christian churches every Sunday are facing overwhelming opposition,” says Pastor Martin Vargas of Sheridan Hills Ministries. In 2004, on a memorably cold day in January, Vargas gathered together a handful of men to travel to a men’s event held in Woodstock, Georgia. The theme of the gathering was Grace for the Race. For the next few years, the group of men Vargas took to Woodstock grew. In 2007, they decided to have a men’s conference in South Florida with Pastor Johnny Hunt of First Baptist Church of Woodstock as the keynote speaker. The first South Florida Men’s Conference […]

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February golf tournament to benefit Hope South Florida

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A very special golf tournament will be taking place this month right here in Fort Lauderdale and golfers of all skill levels are invited to attend. The Denis Watson 4th Annual Invitational Golf Tournament will be underway on February 21st at the Fort Lauderdale Country Club in Plantation and will be benefiting Hope South Florida. In 1976, Denis Watson, a resident of South Florida, became a professional golfer and went on to be the most winning player on the PGA tour back in 1984. When he turned 50, he competed in the Champions Tour and won the 2007 Senior PGA […]

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Serving Aces for the Christ

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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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TIU Embarks on a new journey for 2011 – Distinguished author and scholar fulfills new role

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Trinity International University, alongside University President Williford, is pleased to announce a new Executive Director and Associate Dean for the school’s Florida Regional Center. Dr. Scott McClelland has filled these positions starting as of a few weeks ago, at the beginning of the new year. An accomplished author and scholar, Dr. McClelland earned his BA and MA from Wheaton College, went on to earn a ThM from Westminister Theological Seminary and completed his PhD in New Testament from the University of Edinburgh. Dr. McCelland brings to Trinity International University his successful administrative experience in areas of operations, advancement and community […]

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Secular fundamentalists rule against public cross

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The secular fundamentalists are at it again. This time it’s suing to remove a 57-year old cross in San Diego that serves as a veterans memorial. A three-judge panel in the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals (in the San Francisco area) has ruled the tall, concrete cross at Mt. Soledad to be unconstitutional. The ACLU filed suit on behalf of a Jewish group of veterans to remove the symbol.

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See it

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Each year, three thousand kids in South Florida are taken from their homes and placed in the foster care system. What is it like for a young child to leave the only life they’ve known–albeit a life of neglect and abuse–and start the unknown journey toward hope and healing? Walking through a crisis 4KIDS of South Florida, an organization providing hope for kids in crisis, invites the general public to an unforgettable 4-D interactive evening on Feb. 25 and 26 at the Banyan Air Service hangar in Fort Lauderdale. Participants will see, feel, and experience the true-life story of a […]

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Courageous Love

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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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