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The night Derrick Harmon achieved his NFL dream turned bittersweet when tragedy struck. Shortly after Harmon was selected 21st overall by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 2025 NFL Draft, his mother, Tiffany Saine, passed away in a Michigan hospital. Saine, who suffered a debilitating stroke in 2022 that left her paralyzed on her left side,…

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Pop superstar Justin Bieber is getting candid again—this time with a spiritual message that’s stirring hearts and raising eyebrows. In a series of raw and reflective Instagram Stories, the Grammy-winning singer made a bold declaration: reading the Bible and attending church aren’t enough to relieve the weight of guilt. True healing, he says, comes only…

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Brothers Donnie and Johnny Van Zant made names for themselves as frontmen for popular bands. Donnie founded the band .38 Special, while Johnny is the lead singer for the band Lynyrd Skynyrd. However, the brothers have now teamed up to make a name for someone beside themselves: Jesus Christ. In November the brothers released their…

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Andor Season 2 is in full blast on Disney + and a recent episode is dividing Star Wars fans on the nature of the Star Wars universe and including realism in a galaxy far, far away. In one scene, Rebel fugitive, Bix Caleen, played by Adria Arjona, is hiding from Imperial soldiers who are rounding…

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Patrick Warburton, best known for playing the hilariously deadpan David Puddy on “Seinfeld” and voicing Joe Swanson on “Family Guy,” says not everyone was a fan of his success, particularly his “very religious” parents, who disapproved of his roles and called some of his work “blasphemy.” In a candid interview with Fox News Digital, the…

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Football fans remember Jim Kelly as the tough-as-nails Hall of Fame quarterback who led the Buffalo Bills to four straight Super Bowls. But behind the gridiron glory was a man silently enduring some of life’s harshest trials—until he decided to surrender it all to God. In a recent appearance on the Grit and Grace podcast,…

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Carrie Underwood is proving to everyone that you don’t have to bare it all to turn heads. The beloved singer and newly minted American Idol judge is earning praise from fans, not just for her vocal talents, but for her modesty and heart for God. Underwood recently shared photos from Hawaii, where American Idol is…

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NBA coaching legend Phil Jackson is calling out the league he once helped dominate, accusing the NBA of showing disregard for Christian religious holidays like Easter and Christmas. In a rare social media post on Easter Sunday, the 11-time championship coach and two-time NBA champion as a player expressed his disappointment with the league’s scheduling…

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Hip-hop icon Snoop Dogg is preparing to drop his second gospel album, Altar Call, a deeply personal project honoring his late mother and the Christian faith she passed on to him. The album is set for release on April 27—what would have been his mother Beverly Tate’s birthday. “You heard it first. A gospel album,”…

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On Easter Sunday, American Idol turned primetime into praise time as the show aired its first-ever extended “Songs of Faith” episode — and faith wasn’t just in the lyrics; it was at the heart of every performance. The three-hour live special, which aired April 20 on ABC, brought an unmistakable spirit of worship to the…
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