Good News - February 2019

The Good News It doesn't take much to remind me that we are The Good News when I think about what is happening around us each day, when we read about New York’s 'legalized late term abortion law' and the horrifying thought of legalizing and potentially aborting birth even one day before delivery?Well, we are bombarded with disturbing news like that daily and precisely in what the standard doom-and-gloom news media delivers with mystifying glee. Yes, I am easily reminded on a daily basis how blessed and privileged we are to be here in South Florida with suchmagnificent faith leaders that sharpen our focus on our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, who protects, encourages and challenges us to present Good News to our readers, lifting our spirits to follow the path of goodness. "Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the Lord your God goes with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you.'' -Deuteronomy 31:6 (NIV) We are proud to shine a light on First Priority of South Florida as our front cover feature and the godly work they do; as they exist to organize and connect the Church to form Christian clubs on public middle and high school campuses. We salute the ever smiling Chris Lane , Ex- ecutive Director, and Fred Revell , Associate Director, and amazing staff for their faithful service to spiritually lift up the children, our children, HIS children and in celebrating their twenty glorious years in South Florida. - Les PUBLISHER 4 FEBRUARY 2019 Good News • South Florida Edition South Florida Edition • Good News • February 2019 • Volume 20, Issue 11 - Leslie J. Feldman - First Priority staff, pictured from left to right, include Jeff Stanford, Re- gional Director, Palm Beach and Treasure Coast; Dave Geyer, Sys- tems Manager; Nicole Narine, Office Manager; Chris Lane, Executive Director; Fred Revell, Associate Director; and Julia Gackenbach, De- velopment Director. Photography by Justus Martin (www.justusmartinphoto.com ). On the Cover We Get Letters… Hi Shelly, Thank you for placing the issue of human trafficking in the light. The article captures the key elements and will break downmyths for the reader. We are sooooo excited! We had a mother contact us who read the article and is inter- ested in sexual abuse prevention training for her and her two teenage daughters. Praise God! Char Talmadge Director Rescue Upstream www.rescueupstream.com LargestChristianNewspaper inAmerica •South FloridaEdition •GoodNews • January 2019 •Volume 20, Issue 10 PERSPECTIVE 6 Freaking Out – by Stephan Tchividjian INSIGHT 8 All the Good News – by Rob Hoskins CHURCH UNITED 10 Faith Compels Us To Value Every Human Life – by Edwin Copeland YOU ASK, WHY? 12 And The Greatest Of These Apologetics . . . Is Love – by Tommy Boland LIFEWORK LEADERSHIP14 Brent Coble Connects with Community Thru Lifework Leadership – by Shelly Pond THE POWER OF US 16 Put A Ring On It – by Lisa May LIFEPOINTS 18 Why Are We So Slow to Fast? – by Dr. Gary Hewins PARENTING 20 Fathers Teach Marriage… for Better or Worse – by Dr. Bob Barnes and Torrey Roberts GOOD NEWS WANTS TO KNOW 21 - 23 Why does February only have 28 days? COVER STORY 37 - 38 First Priority Marks 20 Years Equipping Students to Reach the Campus for Christ – by Shelly Pond CALENDAR OF EVENTS 40 - 41 CLASSIFIEDS 46 - 47 Publisher: Leslie J. Feldman [email protected] Editor: Shelly Pond [email protected] Art Director: Milton McPherson [email protected] Advertising & Marketing: Al Lehman Sr. Marketing Director [email protected] Robert “Buddy” Helland Jr. Sr. Marketing Manager [email protected] Editorial Assistant: Eric Solomon [email protected] Advertising: We reach over 120,000 readers each month. Placing an ad in our publication is affordable and effective to help grow your business Call us today! Distribution: To become a free distribution point for the news- paper, please contact Shelly. Circulation: In South Florida total 40,000/month. Distribution starts the first week of each month. The Good News is published by Good News Media Group, LLC, Reproduction in whole or part strictly forbidden without the consent of the publisher. Copyright 2019. All rights reserved. Good News Media Group, LLC. PO Box 670368 Coral Springs, FL 33067 954-564-5378 www.goodnewsfl.org CONTENTS Good News • February 2019 • Volume 20 Issue 11