Stoneman Douglas football coach Willis May resigns, citing 2018 school shooting as main motivation

A little more than a year after the Marjory Stoneman Douglas school shooting that left 17 people dead, including assistant football coach Aaron Feis and athletic director Chris Hixon, Eagles football coach Willis May has resigned, May told the Sun Sentinel on Wednesday. “It’s been hard to come to work with everything that’s went on,” May said. “I miss Aaron Feis every day, and I miss Chris Hixon every day. It’s been really hard, and I just needed a change. I needed a change for... Read More

Stoneman Douglas: It was like a country club before the shooting, guard claims

The sheriff’s deputy assigned to Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School was more prepared to fix a pipe than confront a killer, a security watchman suggested. Before the 17 murders last year, school resource officer Scot Peterson spent much of his days watching home-improvement videos, campus monitor Andrew Medina said in testimony. “He wasn’t the guy that was shining up his stuff and ready to go to do something. … To be honest with you, he would stay on his computer and watch YouTube... Read More

Do 47 Percent of Christian Millennials Think Evangelism Is Wrong?

Many young Christians clearly hold a negative view of evangelism. But why? There is something about a good statistic that can capture our attention and ignite debate. Seemingly more than an opinion or an anecdote, it tells us something concrete about the way our world is and how our experience of our world relates to broad trends outside of our narrow slice. So it’s not surprising that a new statistic is making the rounds on social media and in church board rooms across the United... Read More

Power and Pastors: Part 1

Recovering A Biblical Understanding of Power The Billy Graham Center recently hosted a conversation at the GC2 Summit about sexual assault and abuse, harassment, legal issues, consent, responses to abuse, the important role of governmental authorities, the rule of law, and additional topics vital and urgent to discuss in today's culture. Church leaders—women in particular—are gaining a prophetic platform to call out injustices and abuses, both inside and outside the... Read More

The Disturbing Temptations of Pastoring in Obscurity

Leaving the limelight didn’t heal my pride; it only disguised it. Gregory the Great, so tradition tells us, was a reluctant pope. Well-educated and from a wealthy family, Gregory experienced inner tension between his longing for the contemplative life and his sense of calling toward secular responsibilities. After converting to the monastic life and transforming his house into a monastery—the happiest years of his life—Gregory often was called into service of the church in... Read More

Sunday Bulletin Board for March 17

Stay up to date with this week’s local Bulletin Board listings for South Florida. Events are subject to change. Sunday Lucky Charm on the Farm for St. Patty’s: 10 a.m.-2 p.m., March 17. Pony rides, reptile show, bounce house and petting zoo; BBQ and green juice on the menu. Marando Farm & Ranch, 5151 SW 64th Ave., Davie. 954-945-5744. Free entry, free parking. Coral Springs Festival of the Arts: 10 a.m.-5 p.m., March 17. Artists and crafters, music, performing arts, The Walk on... Read More

Abducted 2-year-old may be in Florida, cops say

A man suspected of fatally shooting a 24-year-old woman in Wisconsin may be in Florida or heading here after abducting his two-year-old daughter, police said. A nationwide Amber Alert has been issued for Noelani Robinson who Dariaz Higgins, 33, was supposed to return to her mother on Monday. Instead, Sierra Robinson was found shot to death and another victim — a 28-year-old woman — was recovering in the hospital from a gunshot wound, Milwaukee police said. Higgins is believed to be... Read More

Florida voters oppose arming teachers and support police working with immigration authorities

Strong majorities of Florida voters in a poll released Wednesday support requiring local law enforcement in the state to work with federal immigration authorities and oppose allowing teachers, even with training, to carry guns in schools. The findings come from a Quinnipiac University poll that asked Florida voters for their views on a range of issues. Guns Allowing trained teachers and school officials to carry guns on school grounds is opposed by 57 percent of Florida voters and supported... Read More

Sanctuary city bill keeps making a comeback in Florida for one reason: Politics | Opinion

The chairman of Florida’s Republican Party, Sen. Joe Gruters of Sarasota, is the sponsor of a bill that bans “sanctuary policies” in the state and requires all local governments and … Click to Continue » ... Read More