Kathy Strongin sat at her desk, in her lavish Southern California home, reviewing her accomplished life goals by age 24. A successful realtor owning three homes with a Mercedes parked outside , Strongin hung her head questioning why, even after all her achievements, emptiness still filled her soul.  Raised by an alcoholic father who walked out on the family when she was seven years old, Strongin vividly recalls her mom’s dependency on welfare to support the family. “It was hard,” she said. “I thought as I got older, I never wanted to be in this position of being without.” Determined […]

If you found yourself on the verge of success and financial freedom with your long-term goals, could you walk away from your accomplishments to obey God’s calling? Over a year ago, Andrew Cornell did just that. In 2006, his senior year in college, Cornell intensely focused his efforts to secure his dream job of owning and operating a Chick-fil-A franchise. By 2007, Cornell was selected to run the Treasure Coast Mall store–quite an accomplishment for someone so young. But his motivation didn’t stop there. Passionate about attaining that next goal, he envisioned owning a freestanding (or street store) Chick-fil-A, a […]

Christian comedian Brad Stine, dubbed “God’s Comic” by New Yorker magazine, will be making a pit stop in Fort Lauderdale on October 14 to share his comedic talents with South Floridians. Featured in the New York Times and Wall Street Journal (just to name a few) and on numerous shows including HBO, Glenn Beck and Comedy Central, Stine describes his comedy routine as a “mission” – one that will help free people from the bondage of political correctness and prevent our society from what he calls inevitable “wussification.” The shaggy blonde-haired Stine, who bears an odd resemblance to Denis Leary, […]

If you are ready to put your feet to your faith, First Priority’s 5K, which kicks off on Saturday October 22, is a great place to start. A fun-filled time of fitness and raising funds for the organization will be enjoyed by both children and adults – with warm-up time, the official 5K starting at 7:00 a.m., an awards ceremony and KidZone, where a bounce house and game area await. “We have had a great time with this 5K in the past  – the weather is always beautiful, people get to spend time together with their families and friends and […]

The Russell Life Skills and Reading Foundation was founded in 1998 by former Miami Dolphins linebacker Twan Russell and his late mother, Corliss Ann Russell. The Foundation, whose motto is “Opening Books to Open Doors”, has a mission of eradicating illiteracy among our inner-city youth. The RLSARF reaches about 1,000 South Florida children annually, primarily through after-school and summer reading programs held at 12 centers around Broward and Dade counties. A couple of years ago Twan’s wife, Lysandra, began to develop a real burden not only for the RLSARF children, but also for the mothers and grandmothers who care for […]

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