Three things American Christians can glean from our brothers and sisters on international missions. A former Anglican bishop tells the story of when he served as the chaplain of Worcester College, Oxford. It was his duty and privilege to greet every incoming freshman, welcoming them to the university and offering them his guidance. He recalls that the vast majority of students replied in basically the same way: “You won’t be seeing much of me,” they’d say. “I... Read More
Screens Are Changing the Way We Read Scripture
As digital reading habits rewire our brains, how will we process the Bible differently? Christianity is a religion of the Word. Christians are a “People of the Book.” These distinctives have defined the Christian faith from the beginning, even before the age of print that brought us books. As we enter what many are calling a post-literate age, pastors can help remind people that the essence of the Christian faith centers on the Word (and words). From the carving of the Ten... Read More
Katz’s with catches: Famed pastrami coming to South Florida
On the bright side, it’s a pretty good deal. For $18.95 (plus UberEats’ delivery fee), customers will get a Katz’s “make-a-pastrami” sandwich kit AND a La Carreta Cuban sandwich (with ham, roasted pork, cheese, pickles and mustard). The Katz’s kit includes roughly three-quarters of a pound of pastrami (hand-sliced in a plastic pouch that should be steamed or quickly boiled to loosen), rye bread and a small jar of spicy deli mustard. That’s cheaper than what a standard... Read More
In Christ, Alone: Most Believers Say They Don’t Need Others for Discipleship
US Christians are growing in their faith, but many do it on their own, according to LifeWay Research. Over the past decade, more believers are heeding the scriptural call to “grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior”—but they’re often doing discipleship on their own. A wide-ranging survey by LifeWay Research found that while US Christians had made improvements in areas like reading their Bibles daily, prioritizing obedience to Christ, and avoiding... Read More
‘Scathing’ report: School guards got shoddy training
“What’s to me most appalling is that the school district paid $3,000 per person for this inadequate, inferior training that was, it looks like, just done to check a box and get people through,” said Gualtieri, who is sheriff of Pinellas County and chairman of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Public Safety Commission. “If the school district put these unqualified people into schools to protect kids, people who couldn’t even qualify on the firearms under the standards that... Read More
Florida joins 29-state compact to clean up voter rolls and reach out to non-registered residents
And, he said, the controversial law “is actually more liberal than what the actual amendment , because the amendment did not have any accommodation for people who were indigent. The Legislature provided that, and so if you owe $500 in restitution, you can actually go to the court and say, ‘I just can’t pay it, but I’d like to do that.’ And the court can give you relief. The amendment provided no pathway for that.” ... Read More
The right call: Florida finally joins voter protection effort in time for 2020 | Editorial
As a mega-state with massive in- and out-migration, Florida has lots of voters who are simultaneously registered in other states. That’s not voter fraud, but voting twice is a crime. Even if one in 10 unregistered voters signs up, that’s more than 400,000 new eligible voters. The real work, obviously, is making sure they vote. ... Read More
Have Archaeologists Found the Lost City of the Apostles?
Recent discoveries have placed the biblical city of Bethsaida closer to shore where Peter and Andrew left their nets to follow Christ. After recent headlines announced that archaeologists in Israel had uncovered the Church of the Apostles, questions followed. What church is this? And what do these findings tell us about the days of Jesus and his earliest followers? The world’s attention has turned to a small excavation on the northern shore of the Sea of Galilee, a project I have been... Read More
Miami Dolphins break ground on new $135 million state-of-the-art training complex
“Buildings don’t win championships, but cultures and environments do, to some degree. Coaches and players certainly do,” said Garfinkel, who will lead the franchise’s third major building project in Miami Gardens. “If we can support the coaches and players with a better environment to work in, a more efficient environment to work in, one with more resources around them, it can only be a good thing.” ... Read More
7 Florida boat tours: The classic way to see the scenery
By 2013, however, Silver Springs’ success as a tourist attraction had faded. The state took it over and opened the new Silver Springs State Park. Fortunately, the traditional glass-bottom boat tours continue. While the spring no longer pumps enough water to be first in the world, it is still a stunning sight. You can still see the bottom through 20 or 30 feet of water the color of a swimming pool. Visitors often see wildlife — alligators, turtles, anhingas, herons plus large fish in and... Read More