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“What is this?” I asked Chris Girgis, a deacon at Archangel Michael Coptic Orthodox Church in Melbourne. He had just handed me a Ziploc bag containing something very fragrant following the conclusion of the Easter Processional service. It was nearly 1 a.m. on the morning of Sunday, April 12th.
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“This is what we do it for. His generation is expecting us to prepare for them what was prepared for us, and beyond.” Those words, spoken by Clayton Turner during a keynote at Space Congress in Orlando this past week while he held up an image of his grandson to
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The word on the Space Coast is workforce development, but the people using the phrase are not talking about the same thing. I’ve taken an interest in the economic state of the Space Coast while working with Christians of Brevard. I speak with local pastors and ministry leaders up
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I participated in the 10 Day Gratitude Challenge created by LiveWell Behavioral Health leading up to Thanksgiving. It offered a great 10–15 minute reflection each day along with actionable challenges to help put gratitude into practice. Some days the challenges were reflective, and other days they were relational, like
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Florida public schools are now approved to create their own volunteer chaplain programs following last year’s legislative session. HB 931 was signed into law in April of 2024. In a signing press release, then–Commissioner of Education Manny Diaz Jr. wrote, “Volunteer chaplains offer faith-based support and are uniquely
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In the past month, the Hindu celebration of Diwali was raised to national prominence as President Trump hosted a ceremony commemorating the festival at the White House. The occasion signals a growing influence of Indian-Americans in the administration, including FBI Director Kash Patel and AI policy advisor Sriram Krishnan, who
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The Governor’s Faith & Community Initiative’s September Zoom call on the 17th featured an update from Joe Knittig, CEO of CarePortal. The discussion centered on the progress Florida has made in serving vulnerable children and families through the faith-driven platform. CarePortal, a ministry of the Global Orphan Project,
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On Tuesday, August 12, I joined a Zoom call hosted by the Governor’s Faith & Community Initiative with Florida Commissioner of Education, Stasi Kamoutsas. It was a great call about recent policy wins in Florida’s education sector, as well as the governor’s strategy moving forward. Pastor Andrew
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Today marks the 1700th anniversary of the Council of Nicaea, which produced the Nicene Creed. This ancient “statement of faith” was, and is, an expression of unity among believers who hold to a common faith. Unity is an essential aspect of what it means to be the Church, and it’
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The Cathedral Church of Saint Luke in Orlando is a stunning Gothic Revival church with a rich cultural heritage in pioneering Florida.