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Beauty for Ashes

“Beauty for Ashes” is a unique production which combines dance, drama and more to expose the present day tragedy known as Human Trafficking. While Human Trafficking may be the current “technical term” to define the movement of humans across state and international borders, the heart wrenching reality is that it’s slavery. Men, women and children being sold for the purposes of sexual exploitation, child soldiers and/or forced labor is so unbelievable to comprehend, that it’s left many in denial and disbelief. But it’s more than real. What’s more shocking is that it’s not only happening in third world countries, it’s […]

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February golf tournament to benefit Hope South Florida

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

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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Serving Aces for the Christ

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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In Profile – Leon M. Roberts

Name:  Leon M. Roberts Birthplace:  Jacksonville, FL Job title:  Senior Pastor How and when did you come to know the Lord? It was July 14, 1974 at church camp that I accepted Christ as my Lord and Savior.  I had an awareness of the Lord all of my life and had spent a week being taught by men of God.  I knew the Holy Spirit was drawing me and so on the night of July 14, 1974 the invitation hymn was “Trust and Obey” and I put one foot out in the aisle and then stepped back in.  Brother Thompson, […]

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South Florida Men’s Conference

“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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Having a good laugh with Taylor Mason

A man walks into a church holding a life size pig puppet. The pig says… Have you heard this one before? Then you might have seen comedian, musician and ventriloquist Taylor Mason on one of the Thou Shalt Laugh DVD’s, Gaither Homecoming Concert Tour DVD’s, or at one of his numerous concerts around the country. Taylor grew up the son of a radio farm broadcaster and a stay-at-home mom in suburban Chicago. After discovering that his ability to make people laugh wasn’t restrained to his college classmates, Taylor began working in the piano bars that dotted Chicago. The next several […]

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To Write Love on Her Arms

It all started with a simple act of love. The messy, inconvenient kind of love that doesn’t fit easily onto the stiff pink and red cardboard of a Valentine’s Day card, but rather  the risk-taking, obstacle clearing, no man left behind kind of love for which we all secretly hunger. We spend our lives desperately looking for someone to demonstrate that kind of all out, no holds barred intensity towards us while overlooking the validity of the adage, “To make a friend, you have to be a friend.” First Steps In 2006, Renee was living in Cocoa and caught in […]

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Lost but found – True stories of life in the foster care system

According to a Child Welfare Information Gateway Statistic Study done in 2008 (the most recent information available), there were almost 500,000 children in the foster care system throughout the United States. Although some of these children were placed in various settings, including nonrelative foster family homes, relative foster homes, institutions, group homes, preadoptive homes, etc, you may ask yourself what happened to the men and women who aged out of the system and never found a forever family? The cold truth of the matter is that many of these men and women are not properly prepared for the outside world […]

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That’s Not Fair!

 “That’s not fair!” It is the most disconcerting phrase heard in our house throughout the year, the greatest source of contention and offense, and the greatest challenge of my parenting to date. With four children, I have been faced with the daily responsibility of acting as judge and jury, to hear cases, to settle disputes, and to determine fairness.  When my feeble attempts to establish justice fail, I throw my hands up in the air and cry out to God for help and sanity.  “Life’s not fair” has been my consistent reply, but never satisfies the endless pursuit for fairness […]

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