After months of planning and meetings, I'm reminded of the once pop- ular television program, the A-Team , and that familiar smile at the end of each episode: "I love it when a plan comes together." “And let us consider how to stir up one another to love and good works, not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but en- couraging one another, and all the more as you see the Day drawing near” (Hebrews 10:24-25 ESV). For a first 2020 Christian Business Expo hosted at Calvary Chapel Fort Lauderdale, Saturday, January 11th, it was simply amazing for a first time effort. My thanks and admiration to Chad Richard for his indefatigable high energy and outstanding abilities, vision and leadership for pulling this together! We set a high bar with a capacity for 80 vendor booths and closed at 87 (we found more space). The Christian-owned businesses who exhibited were thrilled with GOD’S favor and all had glowing remarks at Expo's end. With the awesome size of the crowd, over a thousand at- tendees were engaging the vendors and almost to a person, they said, "Let's do this again and soon!" The Speakers were all outstanding and hosted in presentation by Stephan Tchividjian , kicked off with Bob Doll as the Keynote Speaker, followed by Ken McKenzie and joined in panel style by Ginger Martin and Roy Moore . It takes a Village. Many thanks for the Amazing Calvary staff for their enthusiasm and ex- pertise in every area; Executive Pastor Paul Walker , Pastor Tony Davis, Denise Trio, Deanna Cruz, Romina Cherven, Rod Pearcy, Katy Mills, Gerard Bross, Doug Rasku and Owen Cisco . The LeaderShare Team: Suzanne Breistol, David Byrd, Roy Moore, Tim DiPietropolo and Les Feldman . And the Good News Team of Shelly Pond, Al Lehman, Buddy Hellend and Robyn Wilk . Please look for companion pictures of the event on pages 26 and 27. Until next month. I am grateful. Les PUBLISHER 4 FEBRUARY 2020 www.goodnewsfl.org Good News • South Florida Edition South Florida Edition • Good News • February 2020 • Volume 21, Issue 11 2020 Christian Business Conference & Expo - Leslie J. Feldman - PERSPECTIVE . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Stay Close – by Stephan Tchividjian INSIGHT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Thoughts From Recovery – by Rob Hoskins CHURCH UNITED . . . . . . . 10 South Florida’s Faith Is Your Problem Too – by Edwin Copeland VILLAGE HYMNS . . . . . . . . 12 An Awakening – by Jessica Busboom PARENTING . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Training Your Child How To Love – by Dr. Bob Barnes and Torrey Roberts LIVE THE LIFE . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Stop, Look And Listen = You Matter – by Lisa May YOU ASKWHY? . . . . . . . . . 18 Execution – Was Jesus executed? – by Tommy Boland LIFEPOINTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Mr. Rogers Beat Me Up – by Dr. Gary Hewins GOOD NEWS WANTS TOKNOW . . 21 - 23 What act of kindness have you witnessed recently that stopped you in your tracks? COVER STORY . . . . . . . . 24-25 Calvary House Restores Men Struggling With Addiction – by Shelly Pond CALENDAR . . . . . . . . . 40 - 41 CLASSIFIEDS . . . . . . . . 46 - 47 We Get Letters… Hi Buddy, Hope you had a great weekend. I just wanted to reach out and say thank you so much for making us a part of this weekend’s amazing [2020 Christian Business Conference & Expo] event. It was truly in- credible for us. We had an overwhelming amount of positive response, new customers and even po- tential franchisees. We are blessed to be a part of the Good News, and just wanted to say thank you again from my entire family! Kaitlyn Mathews Aroma Joe’s One The Cover Appearing at BrandStar Studio’s state of the art facility, Calvary House staff pictured from left to right includes Antony Tchividjian, Director Dan Laliberte, Tim Sims and Ed Weigand. Photography by Justus Martin www.justusmartinphoto.com 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] SpecialAssignmentsEditor: RobynWilk
[email protected] Editorial Assistant: Eric Solomon
[email protected] Cover Photography: JustusMartin
[email protected] Advertising: We reach over 120,000 readers each month. 90,000 in print and 30,000 via our online digital edition. Placing an ad in our publication is affordable and effective to help grow your business. Call us today! Distribution: Available in more than 800 locations throughout South Florida. To become a free distribu- tion point for the newspaper, please contact Shelly. The Good News is published by Good News Media Group, LLC, Re- production in whole or part strictly forbidden without the consent of the publisher. Copyright 2020. 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 2020 • Volume 21 Issue 11