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Former college football coach Mark Richt took to Twitter to ask for his followers’ prayers as he begins a new treatment for Parkinson’s. “I am asking for your prayers this morning,” Richt wrote. “I am taking the levodopa drug that is designed to help Parkinson’s for the first time. Please pray for good results and…

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“A hoary [gray] head is a crown of glory,” says Proverbs 16:31. According to a study, it may also be a crown of lowered stress. The study, released by Penn State, seems to indicate that a person’s daily stressors, and their responses to stressors, appear to lessen as they age. Led by David Almeida, a professor…

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After a series of online statements and quiet public appearances over recent months, Will Smith took further steps back into the spotlight Monday evening, appearing for an interview on “The Daily Show With Trevor Noah.” Promoting his new historical drama “Emancipation,” Smith’s conversation with the late-night host naturally dug into his Oscars night controversy, in which he…

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JJ McCarthy, quarterback of the undefeated Michigan Wolverines, has been bringing a lot of attention to his practice of meditating before every game. He spoke about his method after the team defeated UConn 59-0, saying, “I meditate every day, twice a day. Before the game, it’s about getting into the present moment and finding that flow.…

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Dr. Josh Packard, Executive Director of the Springtide Research Institute sat down with CBN Faithwire and discussed some encouraging findings about the link between mental health and religion. The Institute focuses on 13-25 year-olds and Packard has spent many years researching the connections between faith and mental health. In sitting down with Faithwire, he insisted…

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