Hundreds of financially strapped South Floridians are putting food on the table with a little help from an Angel. Angel Food Ministries is a national, faith-based, non-profit organization, provides food relief to people of all income levels through host sites around the country. Each Angel Food Ministries box, dubbed “blessings in a box,” consists of brand-name foods at a cost of $30–half of what consumers would pay at a grocery store. “First of all, for the consumer, I want them to know that there are people that genuinely care about helping them through a difficult time,” said Pastor Joe Wingo, […]

If you can read this bumper sticker, thank a teacher. If you find something to read, thank a librarian. Sometimes truth comes on the back of the pick-up truck in front of you at a red light. Sometimes it comes in the words and actions of a middle school teacher who defies convention. When Dr. Dennis Wechter arrived in Broward County as a “Media Specialist,” he was one of very few males in that position. Even when he served as president of the Broward County Association for Media Specialists, he would often be the only male in the room. Spend […]

I’ve never participated in a Tea Party rally. My natural habitat is a classroom or behind a keyboard. That said, I’ve had a lot of contact with Tea Party people, and, of course, I hear the angry charges from those doing their worst to discredit the movement. For what it’s worth, here are some personal experiences and observations:  The first time I was contacted for a Tea Party event was by a Pittsburgh woman named Patti. She called last spring. I asked: Who’s behind this Tea Party business? Is the Republican Party running this? I learned no one was ordering […]

Jacqueline King’s mother walked by her bedroom door and saw her daughter sewing a sleeve into a dress. Knowing her own ineptness at sewing, she asked the 10-year-old Jacqueline, “How do you know how to do this?” Jacqueline remembers replying, “I read the directions, and I just did it.” Anyone who has battled to insert a sleeve would agree with Jacqueline when she says that even as a child, years before she surrendered her life to Christ, God had gifted her with the ability to sew.Growing up in upstate New York with four sisters, Jacqueline was the only one who […]

  West Palm Beach, Florida, May 17, 2010 – The King’s Academy 2010 senior class has excelled academically during their high school careers.  These 120 students have navigated the rigors of The King’s Academy’s strenuous academic program, which includes advanced placement courses, dual enrollment and honors courses, and community service requirements. Sonya Jones, High School Principal, is impressed by the seniors’ efforts.  “It is gratifying to see their hard work pay off.  One of the things that we stress at King’s is producing Christian leaders who will go out and change their world.  I’m sure that this class has both […]