At The Cross Community Church we are in the middle of a sermon series I am teaching on The Epistle of Paul to the Ephesians.  Right at the beginning of the letter we read that we are “blessed in Christ with every spiritual blessing” from adoption, to the forgiveness of sins, to the gift of eternal life.  In addition to every spiritual blessing, we have the great blessings of the gift of the church.  When we are saved we are indeed saved individually.  But we are saved to community and that community is the church made up of every tongue, […]

Guido’s Restaurant & Pizzeria 1860 North Nob Hill Road Plantation, FL 33322 954-476-5840 www.guidosonline.com Open for Lunch & Dinner $$-$$$ Many people who relocate to South Florida from the Northeast are on the hunt for a few specific food items after they make the move; bagels, pizza and good Italian food. While the jury is still out regarding great bagels, I can tell you where to find the other items. My chance encounter with Guido’s happened a few weeks ago. Busy running errands, I quickly peeked into the window of the restaurant’s new location in Plantation. Something immediately caught my […]

Today, many families are concerned about the potentially adverse effect of wealth on the financial values of their younger generations. The goals that many affluent parents and grandparents have set for their children or grandchildren reflect core values, an honest work ethic, and a desire to “give something back” to the greater community. The skills and knowledge needed to help children adhere to these values should be developed early in life and into adulthood. The following strategies can assist older family members in becoming positive financial role models. 1. Start early According to recent research, parents can start talking to […]

Grano de Mostaza 954-731-9838 5550 NW 31 Avenue Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309 Average Meal Pricing – $ Do you need a little Latino flavor in your life? If so, I found a quiet, little nook tucked away amid the hustle and bustle of Fort Lauderdale called Grano de Mostaza. The vision for the restaurant started as a dream of Rosangel Rotver and her family, whose desire was to introduce Venezuelan fare to the Fort Lauderdale community. Upon my initial visit, I was told that this quaint eatery, whose name translates to mustard seed in English, was chosen by the family […]

As the Lord would have it, as I sit and write this article about godly decision-making, I am agonizing over one of the most important decisions I have personally had to make in quite some time. It is a situation in which there is no clear right or wrong path, one which involves some real risk and uncertainty, and one which has implications potentially reaching far into the future. I must be transparent enough to share that, up until I began preparing to write this article, I was passively waiting for the right choice to simply fall into my lap, […]