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How to Change a Life
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…
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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… -
Who Do Your Kids Look Up To?
Who do your kids look up to? Who are their heroes? Is it even important to think about who our children look up to? Only to the extent that we as parents realize that our children will want to emulate their heroes.
You tend to want to be like the person or people you look up to. If…
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Generation Why?
What about this generation, typically referred to as Gen-Y, post baby boomers, the millennial generation, roughly born between the mid-70’s-90. Where do you stand? Oh I’m sure if you’re a boomer like me, your head has spun a few times at the sight of a Gen Y-er. I mean c’mon, what’s with the tattoos, nose rings, triple ear piercings…
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Giving Thanks
I have so many things to be thankful for this year. However, sometimes I find myself in a state of self pity rather than a state of gratitude. And rightfully so; I have had to deal with so much. Actually, when I think about it, I don’t have much to complain about. When I get the focus off myself,…
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We’ve Lost Something Important
Today’s family has lost something and it’s a huge loss. Not to worry though; it can be found. The members of today’s typical family have lost their connection to each other. They have little in common other than the same address. Unfortunately today’s family members have unplugged from each other.
To meet a natural need to be plugged…
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Provide For Your Family and be Content
“But the worries of this age, the seduction of wealth, and the desires for other things enter in and choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.” (Mark 4:19) Will we ever have enough? Will it continue to be enough? How much is enough? And how will we know when we get there?
These common questions are on the…
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Core Solutions - At the Core of the Problem
This year, Florida has already recorded 90,000 divorces and leads the nation for children in single parent homes. While the depressed economy has parents working two and three jobs just to survive, kids and teenagers feel abandoned and alone as they desperately search for significance and acceptance. Churches throughout our community recognize the need to reach out, but struggle…
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Motivating Your Child to Try
More times than I can count I have heard a frustrated parent say, “I know my child can do better, but he just doesn’t seem to try!” Parents want to know the answer to the same question: How do you motivate a child to do their best?
There are a few questions parents need to answer before they…
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Miles and Months Between Hugs and Home
I had always told myself that I was not one for long a long distance relationship. Initially, in my mind I had always thought of the concept within the mentality of romance. Never would I have thought I would be
confronted with the idea in relationship to my family.
This past August, I moved from… -
Starting off 2011 with forgiveness
Ah ... 2011! Here we go again into another new year. When I think of all I have done and learned in 2010, I am excited to think of what an amazing opportunity I have before me to do it all bigger and better next year. Hopefully this time with more wisdom, grace, forgiveness, and understanding of who God…
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Fatherless Generation; Redeeming the Story
By Bryon Mondok
The Good News
My family is under attack. So is yours. It’s a concentrated spiritual effort designed to undermine our civilization’s reliance, dependence, and turning to God. That’s the conclusion you come to when you read Fatherless Generation, by Dr. John Sowers. “No longer do we have to travel abroad to make… -
Turn your family time back on!
Recently, while waiting for a traffic light to turn green, I glanced over at the car next to me and noticed an incredibly sad scene. A mom was driving with three kids. It had the potential to be a great family outing, except for one thing. Each person in the van was engaged in his or her own electronic…
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In Profile: Pastor David Hughes of Church by the Glades
Pastor David Hughes
Birthplace: Born in Charleston, West Virginia; lived in South Florida since the age of 3
Job Title: Lead Pastor at Church by the Glades
How and when did you come to know the Lord?
I came to know Christ at the age of nine, at an RA Camp – similar… -
Local Veterinarian Changes the Face of Homeless
By Anitra Parmele
The Good NewsA Simple Beginning
It was Thanksgiving in tent city where the homeless gathered to be fed. Fred Scarbrough remembers catching sight of a young woman as her boyfriend ferried plates of the turkey, mashed potatoes, and stuffing to her where she sat holding her six month old baby. “All of…
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Karl Mecklenburg - All pro advice for families
A former Denver Broncos captain and All-Pro, Karl Mecklenburg rose from being a college walk-on and 12th round NFL draft pick to a pro career that included six Pro Bowls and three Super Bowl appearances. Considered the NFL’s most versatile player, Karl played all seven defensive front positions.
Since retiring from pro football in 1995, Karl, a devout… -
Year of the Father
This past election year we heard the word “leadership” repeated many times – not just concerning elected officials. We were looking for financial leadership, corporate leadership and even energy leadership. Every day, we heard about a change in the type of leadership America needs.
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A Naples family calls Chick-fil-A “home”
By Arlene Colcombe
The Good NewsYoung Pedro Jason (“PJ”) Rodriguez had no idea when he took his first job as a teenager that he was making a decision that would impact the rest of his life.
It almost didn’t happen.
Alex Rodriguez, operator of a local Chick-fil-A restaurant, probably wouldn’t have hired young…
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Year of the Father
This past election year we heard the word “leadership” repeated many times – not just concerning elected officials. We were looking for financial leadership, corporate leadership and even energy leadership. Every day, we heard about a change in the type of leadership America needs.
It all boiled down to the obvious. People don’t get elected or promoted into…
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Traditional memories
We are heading into a season of great opportunity.
For some families, Thanksgiving and Christmas help define who they are. For others, these holidays are little more than eating and an expense. We are heading into a season of great opportunity.
For some families, Thanksgiving and Christmas help define who they are. For others, these holidays are…
