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Bank of America Names FLITE Center and The Broward Partnership for the Homeless Inc. 2020 Neighborhood Builders®

The Good News
13 Jan 2021
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FLITE Center and The Broward Partnership for the Homeless Inc. have been named as the 2020 Bank of America Neighborhood Builders® awardees for Broward County. The nonprofits were selected for their work in the Broward community to address issues fundamental to economic mobility, specifically, providing resources such as career development opportunities to help the county’s homeless population and youth aging out of foster care gain a competitive edge when entering the job market. As an awardee, each organization receives a $200,000 grant, a year of leadership training for the executive director and an emerging leader, a network of peer organizations across the […]

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Award-winning Med School Student Demonstrates Uncommon Leadership

Dr. Debra A. Schwinn
12 Jan 2021
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As we look in the rearview mirror at 2020, we offer a collective “Whew! God got us through, but what a year.” Here at Palm Beach Atlantic University, as I look to the months ahead, I find fresh inspiration and leadership from PBA graduates, including our young alumni. Emmanuel McNeely, for example, points us to the kind of lifestyle that could bring hope and healing to our traumatized nation. The Council for Christian Colleges & Universities (CCCU) has named Emmanuel the 2021 CCCU Young Alumni Award winner. The CCCU is a higher education association of more than 180 Christian institutions […]

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Great Ways To Teach Civility and Kindness in 2021

Dr. Bob Barnes and Torrey Roberts
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Well parents, we officially made it to the end of 2020! It was quite the journey for us all. There were definitely ups and downs, but if we choose to see the positives, we all probably learned many things. Even better, we had the chance to instill in our kids some very powerful life lessons. Our kids learned how to cope with major change. They learned how to manage disappointment. They hopefully learned how to process through emotions like fear and anxiety. This time period forced many of us to streamline our schedules and get a lot more organized as […]

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CBMC Hosting In-Person Luncheons in 2021

The Good News
5 Jan 2021
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The Christian Business Men’s Connection – CBMC Fort Lauderdale event held at The Tower Club has adapted and updated its gatherings to an in-person luncheon with the option to attend virtually. This new hybrid model hosted a full tilt attendance with guest speaker Robert P Kornahrens, CEO/President, Advanced Roofing who shared his testimony and encouraged others to start a relationship with Jesus. CBMC Speaker Robert Kornahrens shared his life and business experiences that encouraged and equipped other business leaders in their own walks through the marketplace, as ambassadors of Christ. Learn more at southflorida.cbmc.com Discover the history of CBMC at goodnewsfl.org/cbmc-fosters-authentic-relationships-in-the-marketplace/

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Bike for Kids Program Held at ‘A Rick Case Habitat Community’

The Good News
4 Jan 2021
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Rita Case, President/CEO of Rick Case Automotive Group, along with family Ryan and Raquel , carried on the Rick Case “Bike for Kids” Program at ‘A Rick Case Habitat Community’ in honor of the life and legacy of Rick Case. In participation was Nancy Robin, President/CEO, Habitat for Humanity of Broward; Santa Claus; and kids who live in “A Rick Case Habitat Community.” Smiles and the Spirit of Christmas were in full abundance as Homeowners received bikes for their kids. Homeowners received bikes for their kids from the Rick Case “Bikes for Kids” Program. “A Rick Case Habitat Community” is […]

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The Glorious Serendipity of the Gospel’s Comic Turn

Dr. Warren Gage
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Read the Passage: Genesis 3:20 Serendipity is a splendid word that captures the essence of the gospel’s movement from suffering to glory (Luke 24:26). Its formal definition is “an unexpected yet pleasant outcome.” It is the familiar “blessing in disguise.” The effect of this unexpected redemption upon our guilty souls is one of deep and profound irony. It astounds us. It amazes us with wonder. When we expect “poetic justice” to be charged against us, we are shocked instead to discover God’s plan for us is “poetic mercy.” The mercy of grace is serendipitous! In the biblical world, where resurrection […]

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Reading Versus Engaging

Rob Hoskins
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You are reading this. But are you engaging with it? What’s the difference, and why does it matter? In the context of spiritual formation, the question takes more significant shape: “Is it enough to simply read God’s Word, or must one actually engage with it to grow in their faith or be transformed by it? Now you start to see where this becomes important! This seemingly minor distinction has tremendous repercussions in the life of any believer, as well as in the areas of evangelism and discipleship.   The Science Neuroscience tells us that the more ways something is learned, […]

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Church United Launches Historic New Evangelistic Effort in 2021

Edwin Copeland
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2020 sent our friends, neighbors and co-workers searching Google and YouTube looking for answers to some of life’s biggest questions. Alongside hundreds of other local churches from across Palm Beach, Broward and Dade Counties, we believe that now is the time to collaborate together and unify around one of the greatest evangelistic moments of our time. It’s been said that great movements of God are fueled when gospel patrons and gospel proclaimers collaboratively work together to further the Kingdom of God in a region. South Florida has a long history of catalytic movements in the life of the Church – […]

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Jesus, the Light of the World

Dr. Warren Gage
17 Dec 2020
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(Scroll down to leave a comment on how Jesus is the Light of the World to you) A charming technique of master portrait artists is chiaroscuro, the practice of contrasting light and darkness. Gerard van Horthurst’s The Adoration of the Shepherds (1622) offers a beautiful example of this technique. In the painting, the Christ child in the manger is the sole source of light. His little body, like a frail candle in the darkness, scatters the shadows from all who adore him. Like master portrait artists, the Gospel writers frequently appeal to the idea that Christ is the light in […]

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