One-on-One with John Johnson on Global Leadership

“Listening to global voices is important. However, listening to the divine voice is the most important factor in developing a healthy approach to leadership.” Ed: Why another book on leadership? John: Books on the topic of leadership tend to voice a perspective that is WEIRD: Western, Educated, Industrial, Rich, Democratic. In doing so, they often ignore the voices of those in Majority World. In this book, I work to develop a truly global approach to leadership for the twenty-first... Read More

$1 billion convention center keeps getting more expensive

Cohen said a large portion of the increased cost is due to higher prices for building materials caused by inflation and higher tariffs. Upgrades also have been added to the project, including additional protections from storms and floods. The hotel, for instance, would be able to operate from the second floor if the ground level was inundated, Cohen said. ... Read More

Delray ditches plan for West Atlantic, and 20 years of searching for an identity continue

But on Tuesday, residents and city officials said there was confusion about its boundaries, residents’ support of the plan and who was in charge of its future. The Community Redevelopment Agency, which includes all five members of the City Commission and two additional members, decided to consider a different name and marketing plan in the future. ... Read More

When will Nick’s Bar on Hollywood beach finally reopen? Not by July 4, disappointed owner says

Every day, he keeps a watchful eye as contractors and workers scurry and toil. The plumbing is done and awaits final inspection. The wiring and electrical systems are almost done. Floors need to be finished and leveled, walls and ceilings need to be closed off and kitchen equipment needs to be installed. Roll-down, hurricane-proof windows have yet to make an appearance around the bar. ... Read More

The Risk of Happiness

An experiment with joy. ‘I don’t trust happiness,” said Mack (played by Robert Duvall) in Tender Mercies after losing his young daughter. These four words rang sadly true, and they lodged in my soul. In 1983, when I was 27, it seemed right to me. I had not known the nadir of unhappiness. But my father had been killed in a plane crash in 1968. Since that grave loss, I thought that serious people, thinkers, ought not to risk happiness. It was, after all, a fallen world;... Read More

Broward teacher accused of giving inappropriate hugs

Kebreau, who has worked for the district since 2004, has never been suspended before but has received a number of warnings about various workplace issues. In 2008, he was advised not to have students in his classroom unsupervised. In 2011, he received a letter of reprimand for unspecified “inappropriate conduct.” In 2012 and 2015, he was warned about making inappropriate comments to students, according to a district report. ... Read More

Six candidates are running for Coral Springs Commission Seat 2. Attorney Khurrum Wahid is the best choice. | Editorial

At a joint candidate meeting with the Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Cerra, 47, said his experience as the former principal of J.P. Taravella High School, one of Broward’s largest schools, makes him an ideal fit for commissioner. He said he worked closely with the city’s police and fire departments, the business community and local government during his tenure at Taravella (2002-2016). If elected, he would seek to improve public and school safety, fix aging infrastructure and create a... Read More

‘Corpse flower,’ which literally smells like death, in bloom at Palm Beach nursery

Nicknamed “Pepé Le Pew” by Tropical Bamboo staff, the corpse flower is a rare sight in North America. The plant, one of a small handful around the world outside its native Indonesia, takes a decade or longer to bloom, as the temperamental flower is better accustomed to the hot and sweltering jungles of Sumatra. ... Read More

8 Simple (but not easy) Rules for Movement: Part 5 – Prime the Pump

What is the most important step in becoming a multiplying church? The first step. Conversations about church planting often begin with a simple question: “Where do we start?” For many years, it seemed that the majority of churches within North America had few kingdom instincts toward multiplication. Addition seemed to be the only language in which we had native fluency. But recently, many churches are re-embracing their missionary calling found in Scripture and are sensing a... Read More