We Get Letters Dear Editor, I wrote concerning all the backlash against Ravi Zacharias, after his death, which means he has no way to offer a response or defense against his accusers. Even worse, it brings to light our bad Evangelical habit of 'Killing and Eating our own.' It seems Evangelicals insist that their leaders be com- pletely free from any and all sins. A standard that not one single Bible Hero ever upheld, outside of Jesus Himself. Last year, the target was James MacDonald, a gifted preacher of strong biblical truth, who apparently did something wrong, and now he is written off as a worthless sinner. Amidst the scandal and malicious talk, let’s not forget that Ravi Zacharias was one heck of an Apologist, who reasoned, debated, and proclaimed the Truth of the Gospel to skeptical crowds all over the world. Whether or not he is guilty of these allegations, should not cancel out all of the good he did. Consider the great heroes of the Bible. Almost all of them had some serious sin in their lives. * King David, an adulterer AND murderer, who also had multiple wives and concubines. Yet was STILL the Man after Gods own heart. *Solomon, the most wise and blessed King ever, whose beloved Proverbs we often quote and seek to live by, was also the world's most notorious womanizer, with hundreds of wives and concubines. (SEX SLAVES) * Abraham, who TWICE sold out his wife Sara to be raped, abused, etc...just to save his own hide. Yet he was still the Father of all who follow Christ, and the one whom God called 'His Friend'. * Moses murdered a man before being called to lead Israel out of Egypt * The Apostle Paul persecuted and murdered Christians before his conversion. Then he became the most influential Apostle of all. * Rahab was a career prostitute, but she trusted God and protected the spies, and is one of the few listed in the Hebrews 11 'Faith Hall of Fame.' So if we let these accusations cancel out all the good that RZ did, then we must be con- sistent and condemn David, Solomon, Paul, Abraham, and the rest of those 'Faith Heroes' we read about in Hebrews 11. Which means, we need to throw out most of the Bible, except for the passages spoken directly by Jesus. Because virtually every other word in Scripture, including the Torah, penned by Moses, was received by the Holy Spirit, and written by sinners like Ravi. Kurt Kelley Boynton Beach, FL PUBLISHER 4 FEBRUARY 2021 www.goodnewsfl.org Good News • South Florida Edition South Florida Edition • Good News • February 2021 • Volume 22, Issue 11 - Leslie J. Feldman - Advertising: We reach over 110,000 readers each month. 80,000 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 distribution point for the newspaper, please contact Shelly. The Good News is published by Good News Media Group, LLC, Reproduc- tion in whole or part strictly forbidden without the consent of the publisher. Copyright 2021. All rights reserved. Good News Media Group, LLC. PO Box 670368, Coral Springs, FL 33067 954-564-5378 • www.goodnewsfl.org Publisher: Leslie J. Feldman
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[email protected] To Les Feldman, Your October 2020 Good News is the absolute best edi- tion you’ve ever put together! YOU are truly amazing, Les. When things are difficult you are at your best. Bravo! Hope to see you again when things are better. Love you much, Edna H. Buchanan Former Miami Herald Crime Reporter, Pulitzer Prize Winning Author Enjoy this month’s cover feature subject and article Rebuilding To- gether Broward County. It’s cool to see and spend some time with all of our affiliated charities when we do our Annual Good News “Leading Charities And Foundations" spe- cial supplement every Thanksgiving in the November edition, but when we can sit and learn even more about organizations like RTBC, and leaders like Executive Director Robin Martin , it warms our heart to bring their story to our readers, so, please read Shelly Pond's interview feature on pages 18-19. This month we bring you some interesting “We get Letters” below. we are humbled to read along with you what interests our readers and how they feel about our stories, subjects and opinions. Enjoy and ❤ Happy Valentines to all ! - Les On The Cover Robin Martin, Executive Director of Rebuilding Together Broward County, and Traci Miller, Board Chair of Rebuilding Together Broward County and SVP Business Development/Shareholder of Miller Construction Company, are pictured in the beautiful new state-of-the-art offices of Miller Construction Company on Powerline Road in Fort Lauderdale. Read the cover story on pages 18-19. Photo by Justus Martin www.JustusMartinPhoto.com PERSPECTIVE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Lonely Gates - by StephanN. Tchividjian INSIGHT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 God Said Turn Right – by RobHoskins ENCOURAGEMENT . . . . . . .10 Doing LifeWhile Doing Time – by Omar Aleman CHURCHUNITED . . . . . . . . .12 Backstage - by Edwin Copeland PARENTING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Dealing with Relationship Cancer: Anger – by Dr. Bob Barnes &Torrey Roberts LIVE THE LIFE . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Forgiveness Is Required – by LisaMay COVER STORY . . . . . . . . 18 – 19 YOUASKWHY? . . . . . . . . . . . 20 ABiblical “BEMINE” – by Tommy Boland GOODNEWS WANTS TOKNOW . . .22 – 25 What's themost memorable charity event you've attended in the last number of years? HEARTAND SOUL . . . . . . . .26 VeteranMissionary Explains the Prayerful Struggle toHear God’s Direction – by Dr. Debra A. Schwinn MARKEDBYTHEWORD . .28 The Frail Strength of Humility – by Dr. Warren A. Gage THERE&BACKAGAIN . . . . .30 Violence in the Land – by Dr. Gene L. Green CALENDAR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34-35 CLASSIFIEDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 – 39 CONTENTS Good News • February 2021 • Volume 22 Issue 11