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A Blessed Bunch of Believers
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…
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Breaking Denominations for Holy Week
Traditional. Contemporary. Mega-church. Organic church. Orthodox. Emergent. Pentecostal. Charismatic. Seeker-friendly. Denominational. Non-denominational. This Easter, churches will unite around one core belief - the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus.
Churches spend up to 40 days celebrating the Easter season starting with Lent and cumulating in Easter Sunday. Because Easter Sunday services are the most well attended church services of…
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Is God Angry With Me?
There I was – sitting by myself on my back patio with my head in my hands after having blown it again. I wondered, “What does God think of me? Is He angry with me? What punishment could now be in store for me?” As Christians, a right understanding of how God views us, especially after moments of failure,…
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Raise Your Weapon
What is your weapon of choice? You know, the “weapon” you use when you get into an argument with someone who really upsets you. Do you quickly pull out the “verbal weapons” and spat out hurtful words in hopes to belittle this person? Do you resort back to the “resentment weapon “and throw in their face the things that…
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The Intentional Family
The 1950’s left much to be desired; from poodle skirts and pearls, to rolled pants and perfectly coifed hair. All seemed innocent in the world as Mom served the nightly meal, while Dad relaxed with a paper and pipe.
Some 60 years later, most families infrequently gather around the nightly table, unless a major holiday schedules the event… -
How to Pray Effectively
Have you ever wondered why God was not answering your prayers, or at least not as quickly as you would like or not in the way you expected? I have on many occasions.
There are several things to consider when praying.
1.God answers prayers in ways we do not expect.
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Scandalous Love
The message this month is about a love so scandalous that it was willing to leave the court of heaven and the throne of grace, take on human flesh, dwell among us, live a perfect life, be ridiculed, slandered, falsely accused, betrayed, abandoned, condemned to death, beaten, nailed to cross beams, and forsaken by His Father in heaven. In…
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Love And Marriage
Love is not something you feel. It’s something you do. ~David Wilkerson
In a day and age when marriage seems to be losing both its popularity and appeal, as Christians, we need to guard our relationships. Whether it’s at work or even within our circle of friends, someone at some point will make a derogatory comment about their…
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Letter to Editor
Dear Ms. Oliva,
Greetings to you. I will personally say that I have found “MANY” stories that I have read in The Good News as some very solid informational stories from a Christian perspective. I have not seen such an in-depth article written on sex trafficking as you did a couple of months ago in any of the… -
Happiness is a Choice
There are times in every marriage when “wedded bliss” seems to have flown out of the proverbial window. Events take place that can change the course of your very life: losing a job or house, coping with illness, having children, etc. Living with your spouse over a span of time will expose every flaw that you and they have.…
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The List
Every day we are faced with choices – what food to eat, what clothes to wear, what trends to follow, etc. Living in America has given us the opportunity to have a plethora of ideas, thoughts, lists and opinions. We are known as the nation that gets what we want when we want it and how we want it.
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Greatest Love Letter
I love getting personal letters. Nowadays, just about all of the personal correspondence I get is either via e-mail or Facebook and is rarely on paper. And though the medium of personal communication has changed dramatically for most of us, hearing from someone you care about is always a joy.
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Jesus Send Me
Inspired by the phrase “quartet of the vulnerable”, coined in Tim Keller’s latest book Generous Justice, (defined as the character of God being lived out in our lives to positively affect the powerless), the outreach department at Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church (CRPC) in Fort Lauderdale, has taken the well known author’s idea and begun to run a passionate race…
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Letters to Editor
Dear Nicole,
Thank you for addressing the issue of Human Trafficking. As Co-Chairman, with my husband, of the Human Trafficking Committee at St. Paul of the Cross Church, Singer Island, I was happy to see the extensive coverage given to this important issue in The Good News. Shedding light on the scourge of Human Trafficking is vital so… -
Ordinary People Doing Extraordinary Things
For her 40th birthday, Lucy McCann wanted nothing more than to take a vacation to her native homeland of Cartagena, Colombia with her husband Oliver. Amidst the historical charm that lures many tourists to the balmy South American port, the couple took notice of a young girl in the distance. Dark skinned, dirty and clad only in torn underwear,…
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ROB BELL: Does Love Really Win In The End?
Is Rob Bell a Universalist? Is the recent cyber maelstrom ignited before the publication of his latest book, Love Wins: A Book About Heaven, Hell and the Fate of Every Person Who Ever Lived, an indication of the resonance this topic inspires or of the dangers of reviewing a book you haven’t read? Can a loving God condemn billions…
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Fighting For A Second Chance
Adversities can affect us at any age. As adults, most of us are prepared to handle difficulties that may come our way, but facing traumas and adversities as a young child can be extremely difficult, especially when there is no parent around to direct the child through a painful season.Traumas in childhood are known to upset the orderly course…
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Grace Card
Do you let God teach you lessons that you don’t want to learn? Has God ever put a difficult person in your path? Have the wounds inflicted through trauma in your life become the weapons used against those you love the most? These questions are posed in the movie The Grace Card. Released in theatres February 2011, the film…
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What Kind Of God Do They Think You Serve?
Henry Drummond once remarked, “How many prodigals are kept out of the kingdom of God by the unlovely characters of those who profess to be inside!”
To be sure, the statement is not theologically precise, but the point rings out loud and clear. The way we live our lives, our behaviors, our language, our kindness, our patience, our…
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A marriage redeemed - One woman’s story of redemption
Deborah Ross has a story to share - a journey that weaves together almost losing everything and joining it to an ending that is filled with redemption and faith. Coming from a divorced family, Deborah promised herself that she would never go through a divorce. When her marriage began to crumble, she admits that the thought did cross her…
