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  Brother Andrew, the Dutch missionary who made it his life’s work to smuggle Bibles into communist countries, died last week at 94. Born in 1928 by the name Anne van der Bijl in the Netherlands, Brother Andrew spent his formative years under the threat of Nazi rule after the Nazis invaded during World War…

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  On October 9, 1977, the Philadelphia Eagles were playing against the New York Giants when the quarterback called for a “Toss 48.” The handoff went to tailback Herb Lusk II, who’d had a scoreless first season the year before. Lusk ran the football 70 yards for a touchdown that day and, for the first…

Queen Elizabeth II died Thursday, September 8, 2022, at her estate in Scotland. The British monarch was 96 years old. Members of the Royal family had traveled to be at her bedside after doctors announced Thursday they were “concerned” for her health. Queen Elizabeth was born in London at the Mayfair home of her maternal…

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In a 2016 interview with the Los Angeles Daily News, legendary sportscaster Vin Scully talked candidly about the role faith had had in his 67 season career. He spoke openly of his prayers during the 1988 World Series and his plans to attend a Catholic mass right before his final broadcast that year. A devout…

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