New Testament Baptist Church (NTBC) partnered with local church, World Deliverance Church (WDC), on November 23 for its city project in Brownsville. Brownsville is a small town located in the Metropolitan Miami area with a population of over 15,000 residents and 42 percent poverty rate. Birthed out of a desire to reach people in that community, Abraham Metellus (NTBC) and Solomon Blatch (WDC) got together to see how both of our...

  Miami Lakes Baptist Church, located at 6250 Miami Lakes Drive East, has scheduled special services and events free for the community for the holiday season. The church is holding its Christmas Party on Sunday, December 8, at 6 p.m., the Kid City Christmas Show on Sunday, December 15, at 6 p.m., and  special Christmas services on Sunday, December 22, at 9:30 a.m., 11 a.m., and 12:30 p.m. A special New Years Family Fest is...

  Boys and girls sports teams from Our Lady of the Lakes Catholic Church are enjoying successful starts to the fall season. The JV flag football team is currently 4-0. Most recently, the Cheetahs defeated St. Kevin 34-6 on November 14. At a prior game versus St. Brendan, the team demonstrated outstanding defense and an explosive offense that began with a 65-yard pass from Justin Quintana to running back Michael Sanchez, his first...

It's okay if you don't get everything done. With the season of Advent upon us and with the buzz and excitement of Christmas around the corner, many of us, no doubt, are already too busy and stressing over deadlines. How does the holiday season work for you? Do you tend to get overcommitted, with too much on your plate? Does the season end up being more stress-filled than you would like? Much of our problem with the holidays is the level of...

Representative Manny Diaz Jr. (R-Hialeah) recently used Apple’s Facetime application to visit Bob Graham Education Center during an Education Committee meeting to answer questions about the legislative process.The 7th grade Law Studies class watched the Education Committee live on the Florida House website and Diaz stepped out of committee to address the class. The students in Ingy Cruz’s class are working on a public policy...