Evangelical faith is no longer characterized by its initial passion. The longing to know and love God, to bask in his presence, is core to evangelical life and faith as I understand it. The famous Bebbington quadrilateral describes evangelicals as those who emphasize the authority of Scripture, Christ’s death on the cross, the need for conversion, and a life of service, in both word and deed. That is good as far as it goes, but it does not go deep enough, in my view. There is something... Read More
Phone call to parents confirms the death of high school employee and mother of two
The woman found in a Miami Gardens canal Saturday has been confirmed as Miami Norland Senior High School test administrator Kameela Russell, according to an automated phone call from the … Click to Continue » ... Read More
The ‘Marks’ of Our Churches: Keeping from Mission Drift
What are the things that undergird the church itself? The idea of being a part of a ‘driven church’ is something we hear about a lot right now. It seems like there should be a certain purpose or set of purposes that should be motivating churches in the work that they’re doing. Many may hear the words ‘purpose’ and ‘church’ and immediately think about Pastor Rick Warren’s book The Purpose Driven Church. In the book, Rick lists some of the... Read More
Why Foursquare’s Female Leaders Have It Harder Today
The Pentecostal denomination was founded by a woman nearly a century ago, but it has failed to elect another female president since. On Tuesday, the Foursquare Church elected Oregon pastor Randy Remington its next president over general superintendent Tammy Dunahoo, who would have been the first female president since the denomination’s founder, Aimee Semple McPherson. After the race brought in double the votes of any other Foursquare election, Dunahoo’s defeat underscores the... Read More
Rise of the robots: Bank deploys ‘Pepper’ to assist customers
SoftBank has deployed more than 15,000 Peppers across the globe since 2014, mostly to Asia — where they can be found in retail stores, restaurants, schools and banks — and Europe, where, among other functions, they greet visitors at museums, libraries and auto dealerships, Dawson said. ... Read More
School staffer, missing for weeks, believed to have been found in Miami Gardens canal
One mystery surrounding the unexplained disappearance two weeks ago of a Miami Norland Senior High test administrator, which sparked concern among her colleagues and rumors in the surrounding community of … Click to Continue » ... Read More
Sweetwater residents have spoken. The incumbent mayor will keep his seat.
Sweetwater voters went to the polls Tuesday and decided incumbent mayor Orlando Lopez would lead the city. The mayoral runoff saw about 2,499 residents cast ballots out of the 10,096 … Click to Continue » ... Read More
A teen said she was constipated. Turns out she was pregnant and the father is 70, cops say.
A 13-year-old girl showed up at a hospital last week complaining of constipation. Turns out she was 14 weeks pregnant and she told an investigator the father is a 70-year-old … Click to Continue » ... Read More
Sinkhole traps car that crashed into fire hydrant; Deerfield Beach road now reopened
A sinkhole swallowed the lower half of a car after the vehicle hit a fire hydrant, causing the ground to open up — and closing a stretch of a busy Deerfield Beach road for hours on Tuesday. The road, east of Interstate 95, reopened in the evening. The crash happened between 7:30 and 8 a.m. on the… ... Read More
Prosecutors want Parkland school shooter’s medical records on mental health, broken arm
Legal squabbles surrounding the confessed Parkland school shooter continued Tuesday afternoon as defense attorneys and prosecutors debated whether medical records about his broken arm at the time of the shooting … Click to Continue » ... Read More