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Voorhies to Lead Newly-Created Center for Biblical Leadership

The Good News
16 May 2019
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Palm Beach Atlantic University has created a new Center for Biblical Leadership and named executive leadership consultant Dr. Sam Voorhies to direct it. He officially begins this new role July 1, 2019. In a society where the morality and ethics of leaders are crumbling, PBA envisions the Center for Biblical Leadership to be a place that brings together students and leadership practitioners to consider current challenges of leading both business and ministry organizations from a biblical world view. Students will have the opportunity to explore these topics through coursework, guest lectures and engaging with Christian leaders practicing a biblical approach […]

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National Foster Care Month Brings Attention to the Crisis Close to Home

The Good News
8 May 2019
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Last month, over 2,000 people came together for 4KIDS’ biggest gathering of world-changers yet, Advocate 4KIDS! Featuring a live performance by Christian artist Jimmy Needham, and an inspiring message from motivational speaker Nick Vujicic, it was a night many will never forget. Together, businesses, churches and passionate individuals from six different counties discovered how they can make a difference for children in foster care. All those in attendance were empowered to believe that it only takes one person to redefine a child’s future and leave a life-changing impact for generations to come. Since 1988, May has been recognized annually as National Foster Care […]

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World-Class Developer Champions the Cause of Homeless Veterans and Families

Shelly Pond
6 May 2019
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Building on the legacy of Ireland’s Inn, Andy Mitchell, CEO of The Fairwinds Group and President of Operation Lift Hope, has erected the $650 million luxurious Auberge Beach Residences and Spa in Fort Lauderdale while on a mission to end homelessness for veterans and families. With a seemingly endless supply of energy and a deep, guiding faith, Mitchell has become a strong community advocate, urging business leaders to join forces with government officials and service providers to solve the housing crisis. Formerly a divisional president and CEO for Masco, one of largest home furnishing companies in the U.S. with over […]

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Hope South Florida Helps Homeless Veterans and Families Get Back on Their Feet

Shelly Pond
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When families and veterans are facing homelessness, sometimes all they need is a little hope, someone to come alongside them and a hand up to get back on their feet. Since 1995, Hope South Florida, formerly The Shepherd’s Way, has been that beacon of hope, providing shared meals, a listening ear and access to crisis and rapid re-housing. In February they were able to open the Vision of Hope Family Center, a day respite center for families in a church building located at 1100 N. Andrews Ave. “Now homeless families no longer need to hang out in their cars all […]

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Veterans Honored with Quilts of Valor

The Good News
2 May 2019
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United Way of Broward County’s MISSION UNITED, in partnership with the South Florida Coalition of Quilts of Valor Quilters, comprised of members of Gold Coast Quilters Guild and Quilt Guild by the Sea, honored 44 veterans who have been touched by war at the Welcome Home Ceremony and Quilts of Valor Presentation on March 21 at the Pompano Beach Cultural Center. The 44 military veterans were presented with a locally-made quilt. These veterans have all had at least one deployment to a wartime theater or combat zone and represented multiple eras including WWII, Korea, Vietnam, Kosovo, Bosnia, Gulf War, Iraq […]

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National Day of Prayer Planned on May 2nd

The Good News
1 May 2019
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On Thursday, May 2, people of all faiths are invited to pray for our nation during the National Day of Prayer. The National Day of Prayer is an annual observance that was created in 1952 by a joint resolution of the United States Congress, and signed into law by President Harry S. Truman. The theme this year is “love one another,” based on John 13:34: “A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another” (NIV). Stella Tokar, of The Bridge Church in Pembroke Pines, is the South Florida coordinator […]

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Meet the Needs

Lisa May
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God created us for an intimate relationship with Him and others. Last month we addressed bonding; we were created with biological needs for bonding and closeness. We all have needs and were designed to be dependent. We’re physically needy. We need food, clothing, water and shelter to survive. We’re spiritually needy. Man needs communion with God and freedom from guilt and shame; we need forgiveness, mercy and grace from God. We’re also emotionally and relationally needy. We need a relationship with God and others. We’re intellectually needy. We’re born with intellectual capacity, but we need instruction and information. Many of […]

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Explosive Growth of the First Century Church

Dr. Tommy Boland
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Last month we studied the reality of the Resurrection by sharpening our focus on two different eyewitness accounts: the embarrassing eyewitness accounts and the enemy eyewitness accounts. In the ancient world, women were regarded as second-class citizens whose testimony was inadmissible in a court of law; therefore, no gospel writer would ever invent a story of the Resurrection with women being the first to peer into the empty tomb and see Jesus alive. To say that a woman was the first to see the risen Savior was too embarrassing. Growth of the Church Then we looked at the dramatic conversion […]

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Parenting—the call of a lifetime

Rob Hoskins
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As we spend this month getting ready to celebrate Mother’s Day, there is joy and pain in equal measure around this day for many. Especially those who have lost their mother for any reason. Working for a global ministry that serves children and youth, I am deeply saddened by the worldwide epidemic of family brokenness. It increases the weight of the spiritual responsibility we carry as believers to be spiritual mothers and fathers to the young among us. Who better to share his heart on this topic than my friend, Jim Daly, who has personally experienced the pain of abandonment, […]

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Good News Wants to Know…

The Good News
25 Apr 2019
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In an effort to help our readers get acquainted with leaders who are making an impact in South Florida, we’re asking the kind of questions that make for interesting conversation at a neighborhood barbecue. This month we want to know what their children have to say, not what they think they will say…so we asked them to call them (If they don’t have a child, call someone they may have mentored) and ask them … What would the public or your friends be SURPRISED to learn about you? Here’s what we learned…   From his son Cam: -Romney Rogers coached baseball, football and soccer […]

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