June is our annual Good News Graduation issue . We congratulate all of our seniors, and this year our cover shot was once again taken by our master photographer Justus Martin. I'm sure our distinguished sen- iors will forever remember that after the staging and placement of light- ning and trial shots, we asked the seniors, "Take off your face masks, hold your breath and SMILE." The Good News had our first reader survey in our March issue, just before everything started closing down for the COVID-19 pandemic, and you gave us our REPORT CARD through your mail-in ballots and on- line survey. You like us; Praise the Lord. - Les PUBLISHER 4 JUNE 2020 www.goodnewsfl.org Good News • South Florida Edition South Florida Edition • Good News • June 2020 • Volume 22, Issue 3 - Leslie J. Feldman - On The Cover Outstanding graduates fromSouth Florida’s Christian schools are honored in this photo taken at Calvary ChristianAcademy in Fort Lauderdale. Pic- tured in the front row from left to right: Clara Ann Harms, Valedictorian , Westminster Academy; Christine Stepkin , Valedictorian , Boca Raton Christian School; and Kaitlyn Tully, Valedictorian , Calvary ChristianAcad- emy. Back Row from left to right: Dimitri Selimos , Salutatorian , Westmin- ster Academy; Evangelia Gavrilos , Salutatorian , Boca Raton Christian School; and Zachary Webb , Salutatorian , Calvary Christian Academy. Read the entire graduation special section on pages 23 – 29. Cover pho- tography by Justus Martin. www.justusmartinphoto.com PERSPECTIVE . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 Rat Race – by Stephan Tchividjian INSIGHT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 Thank You Ravi: A Tribute – by Rob Hoskins CHURCH UNITED . . . . . . . .10 AWhite, Conservative Christian Perspective on Ahmaud Arbery – by Danny Slavich VILLAGE HYMNS . . . . . . . . .12 One Thing Is Needed – by Bobby Bemis LIVE THE LIFE . . . . . . . . . . .14 Good Fight, Bad Fight, Dirty Fight – by Lisa May YOU ASKWHY? . . . . . . . . . .16 C.O.V.I.D. – by Tommy Boland PARENTING . . . . . . . . . . . . .18 We Need You Dads – by Dr. Bob Barnes & Torrey Roberts BUSINESS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20 When Good Leaders Lose Their Way – by Shelly Pond COVER STORY . . . . . . .23 –29 2020 Graduates Demonstrate Resilience And Optimism - by Shelly Pond GOOD NEWS WANTS TO KNOW . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34 - 36 What did you do during quarantine? CALENDAR . . . . . . . . .42 – 43 CLASSIFIEDS . . . . . . . . .44 – 47 Good News Readers Survey Responses Received Between March 5 and April 24, 2020 was an online survey as well as surveys mailed in to the Good News 1. How frequently do you read the Good News? Each Month 78% Most Months 16.4% Occasionally 5.4% 2. Do you read the Good News? Print edition 41.1% Digital on-line 15.1% Both, print andon-line 43.8% 3. Where do you see The Good News? In churches 36.99% At vendor locations 28.8% Both, churches and vendor locations 34.2% 4. Do you receive the Good News in the mail? Yes 38.4% No 61.6% 5. Does your church or your business display the Good News for you and others to pick-up a copy? Yes 69.9% No 30.1% 6. If your church or business does not display the Good News, would you like them tomake it available? Yes 75.7% No 24.3% 7. Do you feel you get a personal benefit from reading the Good News? Yes 98.6% No 1.4% 8. What monthly features do you read or enjoy? Perspective; Stephan Tchividjian 67.1% Insight; Rob Hoskins 39.7% Church United; Edwin Copeland 35.6% Village Hymns 41.1% Parenting; Dr. Bob Barnes, Torrey Roberts 56.2% Apologetics; Pastor Tommy Boland 41.1% Lifepoints; Dr. Gary Hewins 23.3% enGage; Dr. Warren Gage 45.2% Live The Life; Lisa May 45.2% Front Cover Feature Article 86.3% 9. What categories do you find helpful? "Out and About" “featuring charities and events” 72.6% GOOD NEWS WANTS TO KNOW; (75Community Leaders answer topical questions) 76.7% Local News 56.2% Movies; (Stanley Goldenberg reviews Christian films) 50.7% GN 4 Month Calendar of Events 57.6% GN Monthly Calendar of Events 49.3% Classifieds 46.6% 10. Do you like the GoodNews and find it enlightening? Yes 100.% No 0% 11. Would youmiss theGoodNews if it ceased toexist? Yes 100% No 0% 12. Would you or your business like to learn more about marketing opportunities within the Good News? Yes 20.5% No 51% 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 • June 2020 • Volume 22 Issue 3