PUBLISHER 6 SEPTEMBER 2023 www.goodnewsfl.org Good News • South Florida Edition I read things every day and like most I ponder the meaning(s). The Bible and verse is like that. The relatability and the mystery, and if we’re fortunate, the actual interpretation from those much more scholarly. I read this and was struck by such profound simplicity. I like to share thoughts, wisdom and encouragement that are often not my own but every day we should and can journey down a path of wonderment and joy that new knowledge brings if we are wise enough to keep our eyes open and our mind engaged. So I offer…. The Valuable Time of Maturity I counted my years and discovered that I have less time to live going forward than I have lived until now. I have more past than future. I feel like the boy who received a bowl of candies. The first ones, he ate ungracious, but when he realized there were only a few left, he began to taste them deeply. I do not have time to deal with mediocrity. I do not want to be in meetings where parade inflamed egos. I am bothered by the envious, who seek to discredit the most able, to usurp their places, coveting their seats, talent, achievements and luck. I do not have time for endless conversations, useless to discuss about the lives of others who are not part of mine. I do not have time to manage sensitivities of people who despite their chronological age, are immature. I cannot stand the result that generates from those struggling for power. People do not discuss content, only the labels. My time has become scarce to discuss labels, I want the essence, my soul is in a hurry… Not many candies in the bowl… I want to live close to human people, very human, who laugh of their own stumbles, and away from those turned smug and overconfident with their triumphs, away from those filled with self-importance, Who does not run away from their responsibilities .. Who defends human dignity. And who only want to walk on the side of truth and honesty. The essential is what makes life worthwhile. I want to surround myself with people, who know how to touch the hearts of people … . People to whom the hard knocks of life, taught them to grow with softness in their soul. Yes …. I am in a hurry … to live with intensity, that only maturity can bring. I intend not to waste any part of the goodies I have left … I'm sure they will be more exquisite, than most of which so far I've eaten. My goal is to arrive to the end satisfied and in peace with my loved ones and my conscience. I hope that your goal is the same, because either way you will get there too .. " by Mário de Andrade (October 9, 1893 – February 25, 1945) South Florida Edition • Good News • September 2023 • Volume 25, Issue 6 Advertising: We reach over 110,000 readers each month. 80,000 in print and 30,000 via our online digital edition. 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Sr. Marketing Manager [email protected] Art Director: Milton McPherson [email protected] Associate Art Director: Joseph Sammaritano [email protected] Social Media Manager: Ariel Feldman [email protected] Editorial Assistant: Eric Solomon [email protected] Cover Photography: Justus Martin [email protected] Leslie J. Feldman PERSPECTIVE . . . . . . . . . .8 We're Gonna Need a Bigger Box - by Stephan N. Tchividjian YOU ASK WHY? . . . . . . 10 Your Work Matters to God – by Dr. Tommy Boland THE CODE . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 He is Our Shepherd – by Dr. O.S. Hawkins ENCOURAGEMENT . . .14 On The Run – by Omar Aleman FOSTER CARE . . . . . . . .16 Far From Home in a Shipping Container – by Kevin Enders COVER ARTICLE . .18 – 19 One Pastor, Two Churches – by Shelly Pond PARENTING . . . . . . . . . .20 We Have Lost Something Important – by Dr. Bob Barnes & Torrey Roberts CHRISTIAN COLLEGE GUIDE 2023 . . . . . . .21 – 37 Florida Christian College Fairs . . . . . .22 Directory of Christian Colleges 24 – 30 Educating the Whole Person . . . . . . . . 32 by Dr. Debra A. Schwinn Why Choose a Christian College? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 by Karen A. Wrobbel, EdD LEGAL Q&A . . . . . . . . . .38 Working Two Jobs? Stay on a Solid Footing with Your Employer(s) - by William “Bill” C. Davell and Jennifer Wahba GOOD NEWS WANTS TO KNOW . . . . . . . . . .40 - 42 What's the most unbelievable yet true excuse you have ever had for being late? WE GET LETTERS . . . . .44 NEWS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46 OUT AND ABOUT . . . .48 CALENDAR . . . . . .42 – 43 CLASSIFIEDS . . . . .44 – 47 I read this and it made me think; think that I should print it… On The Cover Pastor David Hughes appears in front of the two churches where he now serves as lead pastor. First Baptist Church Fort Lauderdale, located in the heart of downtown Fort Lauderdale, appears on the left. Church by the Glades, located near the Sawgrass Expressway in Parkland, appears on the right. We thank the wonderful creative staff at Church by the Glades for assistance in this beautiful front cover collage. CONTENTS Good News • September • Volume 25 Issue 6
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