“The issue that always made Jesus mad was when humans got in the way of God’s love.” Ed: People may not know about you and your church, so please tell us a little about it. Tim: Parkview was a 40-year-old church when I got here 29 years ago. We are located in the south suburbs of Chicago. We had to go through a relatively long season of transition to get to the point where we were focusing on the goal of reaching those outside the kingdom, which is where we are, and the point of this... Read More
Holograms Buddy Holly, Roy Orbison bringing ‘Rock ‘N’ Roll Dream’ to Fort Lauderdale
The concert will depict a colorized version of Holly from 1957, two years before he died at age 22 in a plane crash following a concert in Clear Lake, Iowa. (His death on Feb. 3, 1959, is immortalized in Don McLean’s opus “American Pie” as “the day the music died.”) Hologram Holly will “croon” signature hits “That’ll Be the Day” and “Peggy Sue Got Married,” both anthems of young love. ... Read More
Bring on the early-bird dinners. Floridians are getting older
The rise in Florida’s median age affects everything from health care demands to housing costs and dining trends. While caregiver needs and medical costs are real, Richard Prudom, secretary for the Florida Department of Elder Affairs, says the aging population benefits the the state. ... Read More
Iguanas are worse than ever and we’re spending big bucks to get rid of them
“Education, hazing and habitat modification is what we suggest,” says Carol Lyn Parrish, an FWC public information coordinator. They love to eat all flowering plants, especially bougainvillea, hibiscus and orchids. “Make them unwelcome. They don’t like waxy leaves or thick leaves. Plant crotons. Squirt them with a hose or install motion activated sprinklers. They don’t like that.” ... Read More
AD Mominey Named to 2019-20 D2 ADA Board of Directors
Story Links Michael Mominey Complete Bio ORLANDO, Fla. – Adding a further boost for an already highly-successful year in Sharks Athletics, 18th-year Nova Southeastern Director of Athletics Michael Mominey has been selected to serve on the Division 2 Athletics Directors Association (D2 ADA) Board of Directors in the 2019-20 year, officials from the organization announced this week. As the representative of the Sunshine State Conference (SSC) on the Board, Mominey joins 23 other athletic... Read More
Flagler Village growth | PHOTOS
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood expansion | PHOTOS Construction is almost completed at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood and is scheduled to open on October 24th. The $1.5 billion expansion project adds hotel rooms, gaming space, dining and nightlife outlets, a full service spa, three distinct pool experiences, a new retail promenade, a 6,500-seat Hard Rock Live entertainment venue and meeting and convention space to the existing property footprint. It is... Read More
18-year-olds can now serve as prison guards in Florida
The average salary for a certified corrections officer is about $33,500 a year, according to the Florida Department of Corrections. Officers in Broward, Palm Beach, Miami-Dade and Monroe counties are eligible for a $2,500-a-year boost because of the increased cost of living. ... Read More
Citizenship question would hit Florida’s power and pocketbook | Editorial
Trump threatened, on the eve of his campaign kickoff in Orlando, to hunt down and deport “millions” of undocumented immigrants beginning next week. He made ICE’s job that much harder, of course, by tipping off the targets. And the agency had to admit that it isn’t equipped or budgeted for such a massive purge. ... Read More
The Global Refugee Crisis Hit a Record High. The US Welcome for the Persecuted Is at a Record Low.
America is on track to admit 82 percent fewer religious minorities from the countries where they face the most danger. In just a few years, the United States has gone from a world leader in refugee resettlement to only admitting a fraction as many as it once did—a shift that has allowed fewer persecuted Christians and other religious minorities into the country. On Thursday, World Refugee Day, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees declared a record-high 70.8 million people... Read More
Major Shift: Liberty Lays Off a Dozen Divinity School Faculty
Officials say undergrad enrollment in the program is dropping as students take a more holistic approach to ministry. Thanks to its pioneering online education platform, Liberty University offers the largest theological studies program in the country—by far. Its Rawlings School of Divinity enrolls several times as many students as longstanding seminaries, which have only recently begun to transition their degree programs online. And Liberty’s divinity school, housed in a tower... Read More