MLK Day 2016 Parade Miami: Hundreds of Students Protest Gun Violence

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day 2016 Parade in Miami: Hundreds Attending Miami Parade In Honor Of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. According to CBS Miami News, about 200 students, from 10 area schools, carried signs urging an end to all the shootings in which several kids and teens have died recently.  They carried baby caskets and rolled adult caskets in the parade.

Music Executive & Rapper Luther Campbell Speaks at Martin Luther King. Jr. Day 2016 Parade in Miami

Luther Campbell said, “It’s very, very inspiring and this day is very important. It’s a beautiful thing to see all of South Florida come together and march down the street and enjoy themselves and embrace the moment.”

The MLK Day 2016 parade featured high school marching bands, floats, cars and fire trucks, and for a Caribbean Miami twist, Carnival dancers. Law enforcement officers played a big role in the safety of the parade and behind the scenes.


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Wheaton College Places Professor Larycia Hawkins on Leave for Wearing Hijab Head Covering

Wheaton College students and faculty often brag that they are the “Harvard of evangelicalism.” Now the school must decide to what extent that is true.

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Dr. Larycia Hawkins, an Episcopalian, decided to wear a hijab, a traditional Muslim head-covering, in solidarity with Muslims during the Advent season. The political science professor publicly claimed that Muslims and Christians “worship the same God.” Wheaton must now decide what kind of evangelical college they wish to be. See on Scoop.it - Elevate Christian Network News


New York Daily News Video: Wheaton College professor put on leave after wearing hijab to show muslim support.

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Demonstrators March for Justice Over Chicago Police Shooting

Chicago Police Shooting of Laquan McDonald: During this week, protesters have rallied to express anger over the video of the shooting. The Chicago Police department has been criticized for its year-long effort to prevent the video from being released and the state's attorney's office for taking this long to file charges against Officer Jason Van Dyke, despite having footage of the incident. Continue reading... Elevate Christian Network

Demonstrators March in Chicago Over Police Shooting (Video)

Demonstrators marched in Chicago for a second straight night, protesting the fatal police shooting of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald last year. Officer Jason Van Dyke is charged with first-degree murder.


  
'Black Friday' protest of police shooting shuts main Chicago shopping street About 2,000 protesters, some holding signs reading "Stop Police Terror" gathered in a cold drizzle for the march on Chicago's "Magnificent Mile," which closed the major city street of Michigan Avenue to traffic on the traditional "Black Friday ...  


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NFL Player Jason Witten Reaches Out to Families Affected by Domestic Abuse

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Jason Witten Testimony on CBN 700 Club: He is a decorated NFL tight end with the Dallas Cowboys: a 10-time Pro-Bowl player who is ranked among the game’s greats. He has become a cornerstone for the NFL franchise. His toughness stems from a childhood filled with domestic abuse.

Cee Harmon's insight:

Dallas Cowboys Jason Witten's Score Foundation continues to work in the battle against domestic violence.  They place trained mentors to demonstrate positive male behavior to the children living in these shelters in an effort to break the cycle of violence that plagues families and children affected by abuse.

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Mission of Jason Witten Score Foundation (Video)
Jason Witten's SCORE Foundation is the official charity of Dallas Cowboys All-Pro Jason Witten. Since 2007, SCORE has operated numerous programs in Texas and Tennessee to help individuals and families in need. These include programs focusing on fighting domestic violence and childhood obesity, as well as educational initiatives.  Visit them online at:  http://www.jasonwitten82.com/ssp/foundation

Reverend C.E. Stowers: How to Curb Loneliness - Alone in a Crowded World

How to Curb Loneliness:  Reverend C.E. Stowers says that life is a series of transitions. Any significant change in your life can cause isolation. Why? Because every time you experience change, be it good or bad, you are placed in an unfamiliar environment. With every change, you’re letting go something, and that can cause loneliness. Any new experience can cause loneliness.

 Loneliness is so painful that we’ll try anything to get rid of it. People try to cure their loneliness with workaholism, materialism, alcoholism, or may even succumb to pornography. When you go through a season of loneliness you need to... Read full story at:  http://pastors.com/alone-in-a-crowded-world/

Pastor Clarence E. Stowers, Jr. - What To Do When You're Snowed In (Video)

Reverend Stowers: "Cold. Yep. Snowing...you bet. Instead of complaining, I decided to use my creativity & do something. You know you're a bad preacher when you can preach about the weather. Since I'm snowed in & caught up on all my work, check out my short message on What To Do When You're Snowed In. LOL!"

Rev. Clarence E. Stowers, Jr. has more than 20 years of leadership experience, mostly as an executive director of a Christian school, and has been in full-time ministry for 20 years.  He is a pastor at Mars Hill Baptist Church of Chicago.  He is passionate about helping people connect life’s dots so they can live abundantly.  To learn more, visit him online at:  http://www.cestowers.com

Bay Area Rescue Mission -- Providing Emergency Food, Shelter and Life Skills Training

Elevate Christian Network :: Global Humanitarians -- Bay Area Rescue Mission - Stories of Lives Changed (Video): KTLN-TV San Francisco interview with Rev. John M. Anderson.

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The Bay Area Rescue Mission presents the means and opportunity for real and lasting change to the homeless and needy through: Emergency food and shelter, Life Skills Training, and Spiritual Programs and Counseling. See on Scoop.it - Elevate Christian Network News


Bay Area Rescue Mission: News Coverage Thanksgiving Meals & Food Bag Giveaway

KTVU Fox News - San Francisco (Video):  Rev. John Anderson, Director of Bay Area Rescue Mission, shares about the the need in the community for a little extra help to make ends meet.


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Why Does the Power to Forgive Defy Human Understanding?

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"One must first be shown mercy (and accept it), before he can be merciful to someone else."  When someone wrongs us, our first and most natural reaction is typically to desire for them to be punished. If it is within our power to do so, we often take delight in punishing them ourselves.

Cee Harmon's insight:

According to James Hoskins, only a person whose soul is truly free can forgive horrible injustice committed against them.  He says that one must first be shown mercy (and accept it), before he can be merciful to someone else.

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Forgiveness Explained - Joseph Prince Ministries (Video)

Pastor Joseph Prince:  "There is a Heaven to gain and a Hell to shun."



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