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When Joseph Kennedy began kneeling on the football field after games to pray, he probably had no idea the decision would land him in the Supreme Court. The former Bremerton, Washington high school assistant football coach had started the practice in 2008. Initially, he went by himself, but eventually, other students, including some on the…

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Things looked bleak for Texas A&M’s pitcher Nathan Dettmer on June 17th, after a tough 13-8 loss to the Oklahoma University Sooners. A college sophomore, Dettmer had started the game and given up 7 runs, getting himself pulled from the game in the second inning. Depressed and in tears, Dettmer found himself in a very…

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Most U.S. adults believe in God, but the 81 percent who do so is down six percentage points from 2017 and is the lowest in Gallup’s trend. Between 1944 and 2011, more than 90 percent of Americans believed in God. Gallup’s May 2-22 Values and Beliefs poll finds 17 percent of Americans saying they do…

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A church in Texas was burned to the ground, but when the rubble cleared, a cross stood tall. Pastor Sonny Smith of the Balsora Baptist Church says the standing cross was a “sign from God.” “To me, that was a sign from God, saying, ‘Don’t worry, I’m still here, and I’m going to lead you…

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Earlier this year, a powerful scene unfolded: a North Carolina trooper pulled a driver over for speeding. Instead of giving them a ticket, the officer prayed with a man fighting cancer. A photo of the encounter has since gone viral, showing North Carolina State Highway Patrol Trooper Jaret Doty leaning into a car as he…

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The strawberry supermoon, which will be visible on June 29th this year, has some people wondering if it might be a sign of the end times. What is a supermoon? A supermoon is a full moon that will be much larger than a typical full moon as it’s much closer to the earth. Supermoons usually…

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Witchcraft almost consumed Sarah Anne Sumpolec as a teenager until a chance encounter with Jesus changed everything. Now, as a devout Christian, Sarah hopes to inspire others to see how Jesus should be more integral to every part of our lives, and He can save you from the darkest parts. Sarah didn’t grow up with…

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Pastor Tony Evans says America is under divine judgment from God because Christians are failing to represent His Kingdom and are more ‘cultural,’ not ‘biblical.’ “We’ve been more cultural Christians than biblical Christians,” Evans said during his sit-down interview with The Christian Post. “Our identity is to be rooted in the Imago Dei, in the…

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Police say someone broke into the altar at a New York City church, stole a $2 million gold relic, and took the head from a statue of an angel at some point late last week. The incident happened between 6:30 p.m. on May 26th and 4 p.m. on May 28th at St. Augustine’s Roman Catholic…

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Josh Duggar’s sister and brother-in-law recently reacted to Josh’s prison sentence for child pornography, calling it God’s vengeance. Jill and Derick Dillard posted, “The Bible clearly states that God effects justice and vengeance through the governing authorities. Though some believe Josh should have received a greater sentence and still fewer believe he should have received a lighter sentence,…

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