Marking one year since the October 7th attack in Israel at David Posnack JCC | PHOTOS

The Jewish community of Broward County gathered at the David Posnack Jewish Community Center on Sunday, October 6, 2024 to commemorate one year since the attacks on Israel. The event, titled “An Afternoon of Remembrance, Resilience and Hope,” paid tribute to the Israeli hostages, both those who survived and those who tragically lost their lives. The gathering honored the courage of those affected by the attacks and reinforced the bonds within the Broward community. Originally... Read More

Turf war? Florida in apparent clash with feds over Trump golf gunman investigation

Now that a federal grand jury has handed up an indictment charging an alleged gunman with the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump, a question remains about whether the state of Florida is being sidelined in its own investigation by a dispute with U.S. authorities over access to evidence. In a Sept. 23 letter to FBI Director Christopher Wray and U.S. Attorney Markenzy Lapointe of the Southern District of Florida, state Attorney General Ashley Moody requested that both... Read More

Gaza War Strains Bible Scholars’ Model of Christian Conversation

When Jesus told the 12 disciples to shake the dust off their feet in protest of any town that did not receive them, it is easy to forget their mission was among fellow believers in Yahweh. Jews were speaking to Jews, and the message was simple: The kingdom of God is near. But Jesus foresaw even greater opposition than rejection, according to Matthew 10. His disciples would be dragged before councils, flogged in the synagogues, and betrayed to death by their own brothers, he warned. “I am... Read More

Gordon Students Count Cells, Hoping to Unlock Cancer Mysteries

A lab at a small evangelical college in New England might not be the most obvious place for advanced cancer research, but Craig Story isn’t letting that stop him. This fall, Story is teaching research students how to conduct immunofluorescence microscopy. Using stains, pieces of tumors taken from lab mice, and an extremely powerful (and pricey) microscope, Story and a team of undergraduate students at Gordon College are working to unravel the mysteries of why some people get cancer when... Read More

Chinese Christians Push to Adopt Children with Disabilities

Xiaofei Wang, a pastor’s wife at a house church in the Chinese port city of Xiamen, had long heard of families overseas who would adopt children with special needs from China. Some of these adoptive parents had limited finances and other children to care for, yet they were eager to bring another child into their home. She began to wonder, “Why aren’t there families in China willing to adopt these children?” In 2014, Wang began volunteering with a Christian nonprofit that cares for... Read More

Global Methodist Bishops to Dance

Questions of bishops stirred controversy in Costa Rica. Amid the joy of the convening General Conference of the Global Methodist Church as the new denomination ratified and modified the provisional decisions of its transitional leadership, the episcopacy emerged as the one issue that could rouse serious disagreement.  Who would be in charge of the new church? How many bishops would there be? How would they be elected, and how long would they serve? What would they do, specifically? How... Read More

Daily Horoscope for October 07, 2024

General Daily Insight for October 07, 2024 Self-care is a must. With today’s only aspect as the sensitive Moon squaring critical Saturn at 10:50 pm EDT, trying to make things happen could be frustrating. We might worry that we’re running in place while attempting to get somewhere, and connections with others may feel fruitless. It would be dangerously easy to let criticism, loneliness, or silence create hurt feelings, making it extra important to be kind when everyone’s feeling the... Read More