Blogs are a great way to engage in vibrant dialog about hot-button issues with Christians who have different points of view than your own. Below we have highlighted several popular blogs written by evangelically minded Christians who are exploring the intersection of faith and contemporary culture and even questioning some evangelical assumptions. While you probably will not agree with these bloggers about everything, you are sure to find their posts engaging and challenging. So, grab a cup of coffee. Read, comment and join the conversation! The Simple Way Shane Claiborne is a leader in the new monasticism movement, a movement […]

Justice feels so good, for a moment. And it’s so easy. It’s the closing of a chapter. The end of a discussion. A time to move on. There are seemingly clear instances in our culture where there is consensus on who should be “brought to justice.” The Christian community often leads the way in calling for swift action in the capture and punishment of notorious figures like Osama bin Laden or Ted Bundy. We raise high the banner of the death penalty, and we put magnetic ribbons on our cars in support of war. But we’ve forgotten to ask a […]

There is always a flurry of activity surrounding Matt & Lisa Hickman. With four boys ages eight, seven, four, and two, life rarely slows down for this family. However, the Good News got them to slow down long enough to share a little bit about the triumphs and challenges of their journey through fostering and adopting their now seven-year-old son, Shawn. Good News (GN): What made you open to fostering in the first place?  Lisa Hickman (LH): We always talked about one day adopting but we never knew when or how God would direct us. One Sunday, one of the […]

There is old Sammy again, digging through the dumpster outside a local market in hopes of finding who-knows-what. Perhaps he scrounges for some small morsel of food for the day. Another’s trash becomes his treasure. As customers walk in and out of the establishment, they pretend not to notice the ragged and haggard homeless man. He thinks to himself, “Being hungry is bad, but being lonely is so much worse. Please, don’t just ignore me! Why do they all just pass by as if I do not exist? If just one person would stop and talk to me for five […]

Many people find themselves working on their computer, watching TV, reading a book or studying for a test when out of nowhere the munchies hit. A typical household will normally have a bag of something salty or a box of something sweet waiting seductively on top of a refrigerator or behind a cabinet door. The temptation to consume all of the contents of the brightly colored salt saturated or sugar coated treat is almost too much to bear. What is the remedy you may ask? The following are some rather dandy recipes for delicious (and healthy) snacks to keep on […]

GN: What is 4KIDS of South Florida?   TL: 4KIDS of South Florida is a non-profit organization that exists to rescue the modern day orphan from the depths of despair and lead them to a path of hope. We do this through a paradigm of: Prevention, Protection, Provision, and Permanent Solutions. GN: When you say “modern day orphan”, what do you mean by that? What does a modern-day orphan look like?   TL: A modern-day orphan looks like your son or daughter. They are innocent victims of abuse, neglect, or abandonment at the hands of their own parents. They look […]

Are parents training children to handle business transactions – or are most children left to be eaten alive by the sharks of sales? We must prepare the next generation how to speak up and negotiate proper business deals. If not, our offspring will become sitting ducks for the shysters and schemers who are lying in wait for business illiterates. Much of the book of Proverbs is the wisdom of a father being passed down to his son. In reality, Proverbs is one of the first parenting books. Much of Proverbs offers advice about money and how to handle business. That […]

Are you a single parent? If so, you may have struggled to find positive role models for your kids, those that can help bridge the gap left by the absent parent. With society and the media offering little to no help in this area, what’s a single mom or dad to do to help provide the godly influence, affirmation, and investment that’s lacking with one parent out of the picture? The following are resources that the Good News hopes will help provide the missing link in your child’s life. Children’s/Youth Ministry Your church is a great place to start your […]

Frank Ramos The saxophone’s crying wakes me.  It’s inconsolable, and its melancholy is contagious.  It induces me to hold vigil for painful memories I buried long ago.  I don’t know the piece my 13 year old son is playing in his room, but I do know it’s causing a lump in my throat.  And I know God’s given him the gift of music.  He plays other instruments and wants to learn to play several more.  Even though he is in middle school, he already talks about attending college and majoring in music.  One day, he will have to choose which […]