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CBMC Luncheon Features Scott Sullivan

The CBMC (Christian Business Mens Connection) hosted special guest speaker Scott Sullivan during a luncheon at the Tower Club on September 21. Scott shared his very public story… humbly and transparently, pulling no punches on his past activities with WorldCom. Sullivan worked 30+ years in finance and business development including eight years as a public company Fortune 500 Chief Financial Officer. The majority of his career has been in telecommunications and technology. In 1989, Scott moved to South Florida and joined Telus Communications as CFO. The company was soon bought by ATC Long Distance which was then later bought by […]

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South Florida Donates More Than 16,000 Pounds of Aid for Haiti

United by a common goal to help Haiti, 80 volunteers from South Florida’s pro sports teams, businesses and community groups joined Food For The Poor on September 10 to pack more than 14,500 pounds of food to help families devastated by the earthquake one month ago. More than 1,700 pounds of hygiene items and 384 newborn kits also were packed by the group as they moved to lively music and had fun with the Florida Panthers’ mascot, Stanley C. Panther. FFTP hosted a Help Haiti Community Collection Event at its warehouse, inviting the public to bring items collected from their […]

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Dr. Jason Rachels: The Next Generation Needs You

(Scroll down to leave a comment on how you cam help the next generation.) We may only be a little over a year into this new 2020s decade, but I think we can all agree it has surely made an impression so far. As seasoned Christians, seeing all that’s going on in the world may be disheartening, but we ultimately know that these are the labor pains that must pass before Christ returns and makes all things new. He is our hope to face tomorrow and why we persevere with purpose. However, today’s children and teens struggle to have this […]

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William “Bill” C. Davell, Esq.: Legal Q&A: Avoiding Disputes, Litigation And Alternative Dispute Resolution

The Good News provides a monthly column with important content having to do with topics from the legal community. We hope our readers enjoy the perspective offered. This month’s legal opinion is provided by Paul Lopez, Esq., a director and COO with Tripp Scott, PA _______________________________________________________________________________________________________   ASK BILL: We’ve heard about so many cases where things go wrong in a business or contractual relationship and issues end up in court – where you can never be sure of the outcome – or one party simply ends up being shortchanged. How can we avoid ending up in litigation or just […]

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Stephan N. Tchividjian: Sheeple

I have this recurring visual in my head of when I was a child. During the summer, we would go up to the mountains. I remember that there was this forest surrounded by a field that shepherds would bring their sheep too. We found great delight watching the sheep rest, hearing the occasional baa and seeing the shepherd provide for them. Each day appears to present us a world that is unraveling. The news can be hyper personal, very local or simply global in nature. There is a depth of sadness and loss that I have not experienced in my […]

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Lifework Journey Begins in September

Lifework Journey is an opportunity to integrate your faith and work with other likeminded professionals in South Florida. This new and growing community is designed to help develop your sense of calling, along with practical leadership skills, to bring greater meaning and purpose to the work you do in every sphere of influence God has placed you. An informational lunch was hosted at the Coral Ridge Country Club (CRCC) on August 18th by CRCC Managing Partner, JJ Sehlke and the Lifework team and attended by many business leaders in the community. Alumni are encouraged to bring a guest and RSVP […]

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Music Buddies Matches Teen Volunteers And Instruments with Foster Children

Music Buddies, a freestanding Speak Up for Kids program, began as a STUDENTS Speak Up for Kids project. Through STUDENTS Speak Up for Kids students are given the freedom to engage their imaginations, incorporate their talents, and create projects which excite them that support awareness and advocacy for foster children. Music Buddies was born as a direct result of co-founders Anden Toale and Jocelyn Spellman embracing those freedoms. Director of Student Engagement for Students Speak Up for Kids, Trish Zenczak, says, “Student-led advocacy is where youthful exuberance and innovation collide and result in the most creative and dynamic projects.” The story behind Music Buddies […]

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Dr. Bob Barnes and Torrey Roberts: Who Are Your Child’s Heroes?

Every fall as we pass 9/11 and are in the thick of storm season, I sit and process the amazing sacrifice our first responders and their families make. I can’t imagine weathering a storm knowing that your father/spouse is at the station preparing to go protect and serve the community. What a truly heroic act. Then it makes me stop and think about my kids and who they look up to…  Who do your kids look up to? Who are their heroes? Is it even important to think about who our children look up to? Only to the extent that […]

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Dr. Debra A. Schwinn: Night School Classmates Found Encouragement, Confidence and Friendship

The next time something unpleasant pops up to interrupt your plans, take heart from Jessica Clasby. She’s come to believe “God has reasons for His timing.” About 10 years ago, while running a membership program for the Central Palm Beach County Chamber of Commerce, Jessica learned about Palm Beach Atlantic University’s evening classes for non-traditional students. As she heard PBA’s Dr. Jim Laub describe the Christian atmosphere and the leadership program, “something inside me just totally changed,” she recalled. Prior to that time, she’d been content with the associate’s degree she earned at a community college. But after hearing Laub’s […]

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Dr. Gene L. Green: Is A College Education Really Worth It?

“Why do we think like we do?” My colleague Dave Baer and I asked this question time and again during our years teaching together overseas. We both attended the same Christian college, although years apart. Yet we recognized how the school had sown within us a body of knowledge and ways of thinking that became a deep well we drew from day after day in our life and labors.   Investment and Returns Dave and I made large investments of time, energy, and finances to complete our Christian college education. The dividends have paid out through our lives, outstripping anything […]

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