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Faithful And Obedient

Les Feldman
23 May 2019
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My daughter Ariel is away at college in New York, so I’d like to share what I have found to be unusual in a lovely way. When Ariel was like six or seven, her mom Joyce was, and still is, an avid and committed aerobics work out fanatic and all about health and like organic everything. Anyway, each night after a day of eating taste-free cardboard-like “food,” I would trek to the refrigerator for a nightly bowl of rich, sugar-loaded sweet-tasting ice cream on my shelf in the freezer, and I would whisper to Ariel… “Ariel, sweetie, want daddy to […]

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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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Museum of the Bible’s Roots Extend Into South Florida

Shelly Pond
2 Apr 2019
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More than 10 years ago three men met to dream about a museum of the Bible. Coming from different walks of life, they all held a fascination for what is arguably the most influential book ever written. “Steve and David Green, of the Hobby Lobby family, and I share a passion for the Word of God. Steve began to collect some artifacts. As he shared them with me, I said this should be shared with the world,” explained Bob Hoskins, founder of OneHope, a global ministry with a mission to introduce God’s Word to every child. In November 2010, “Steve […]

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First Priority Marks 20 Years Equipping Students to Reach the Campus for Christ

Shelly Pond
4 Feb 2019
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One of the greatest influences on a teenager is another teenager. “As adults we look back on our lives and recognize pretty much every dumb thing I did when I was a teenager was because a friend said, ‘Hey, let’s go do this!’ You did it because people had influence over you. First Priority is taking that from a negative to a positive, saying use your influence on your friends for Christ and here’s how you can do it,” explained Chris Lane, executive director of Frist Priority of South Florida. Now in its twentieth year, First Priority helps students establish […]

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Revealing the Dark Truth About Human Trafficking in South Florida, Local Women Advocate for Victims and Fight Back

Shelly Pond
22 Jan 2019
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There is a battle hidden in plain sight for the lives of vulnerable women and youth caught in the web of human trafficking. This modern-day slavery involves the use of force, fraud or coercion to obtain some type of labor or commercial sex act. Florida is ranked third in the nation for human trafficking and South Florida is one of the state’s top regions for this horrific crime.  However, there is a team of women and men, working hard to take this dark subject out of the shadows and bring it into the light. Working in a variety of organizations, […]

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We’re Gonna Need A Bigger Box

Stephan Tchividjian
10 Jan 2019
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Box of Mystery Years ago, when our children were younger, we used to schedule “mystery family vacations.” The idea was a brilliant one, I might add. The concept was simple. Lisa and I would devise a fun family vacation but keep it a secret. We would simply share with our children the date of departure, the date of return and provide them a packing list, inserted with a few decoys to throw them off. The first year our children complained that we were terrible parents trying our best to ruin their lives, (jury is still out on that one) but […]

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Banyan Air’s Don Campion Defined His Mission at Lifework Leadership

Shelly Pond
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Corporate Planes flying into Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport are welcomed to the beautiful Key West style Banyan Air Terminal where friendliness is the norm and pilots can expect top-notch service. Behind it all is Don Campion, a South Floridian who was raised in Nigeria by missionary parents. A family man with a heart for community, Campion has built a company culture second to none. He recently completed a lofty effort to restore the missionary hospital in the African bush of Egbe, Nigeria, where his parents once served. Don Campion is a Lifework Leadership alum and a major sponsor of the […]

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Church United: Fourth Year of Collaboration

Edwin Copeland
3 Jan 2019
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As a new year begins, the Church United story enters into year four of our mission to unite churches of our region for the purpose of seeing God’s kingdom descend upon South Florida. For the last three years pastors and ministry leaders have been connecting and collaborating together in their common desire to share faith, give hope and extend love. If 2018 taught us anything, it proved that we really are stronger together. As one local pastor put it at last year’s Love South Florida night of worship and celebration, “Church United is moving deeper into our hearts.” Looking towards […]

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January is Parental Half-Time

Dr. Bob Barnes and Torrey Roberts
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If you are a parent, January isn’t really the beginning of your child’s year, its half time. Your family year begins in August as the children start school and all their other activities. The question is, what do you do with half-time? What do coaches do with half-time? Do they take the players into the locker room and celebrate that they are almost over with the game? Do they just relax before going back on the field?  No! Leaders of the team make adjustments, and that’s exactly what the first weeks in January are for: making the necessary evaluations and […]

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Resolve to Forgive

Lisa May
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The days following Christmas many will reflect and ponder the past year and the New Year. In 2017, 53 percent of respondents from a survey said saving money was their primary resolution followed by losing weight. Only 15 percent resolved to find love. With loneliness on the rise globally, I was surprised to read that only 15 percent wanted to find love. I wondered if it was really a lack of interest or a lack of hope. Are we shackled by past hurts and disappointments in relationships to the point that we insulate and isolate ourselves from attempting to emotionally […]

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