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Huntsville Hospital Health
With only days left to live, 74-year-old Jeannie Guffey had one final wish: She wanted to be baptized. But Guffey was confined to an intensive care unit at Huntsville Hospital in Alabama, surrounded by IV poles, monitors and other medical equipment. A traditional baptism seemed nearly impossible. Three nurses refused to let that stop them.…

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A mother’s split-second decision to save a teenager’s life has inspired an outpouring of support — including a $50,000 donation from Taylor Swift. Ashley Taunton, a 42-year-old certified nursing assistant, was driving on I-95 in Rhode Island during a torrential rainstorm in July when she saw a vehicle hydroplane off the road. “When I see…

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A couple headed to Las Vegas for a private elopement received a wedding experience they never could have planned — complete with a toilet-paper dress, a coffee-stirrer bouquet and 178 unexpected guests. Sara Arroyo Montalvo and her partner were flying to Las Vegas on Aug. 13 when Southwest Airlines flight attendants learned why they were…

Miss USA
This year’s Miss Georgia contestant had never participated in a single pageant until the Miss USA competition that aired on August 27. When it came to winning the title of Miss Georgia, Jade Kircus never had to compete. The process involved open casting through Miss Georgia’s website. “I decided to apply, and I was like,…

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Dolly Parton built a career on unforgettable songs, a larger-than-life personality and a voice recognized around the world. But away from the stage, the country music legend spent decades building another legacy — one measured in books given to children, families helped after disasters and millions of dollars donated to medical research. Parton, who died…

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Nearly three decades after an injury cut short his college football career, a 47-year-old California pastor, husband and father of three is getting an unexpected second chance to chase the dream he thought was long gone. Justin Buzzard recently earned a spot on the San Jose City College Jaguars, returning to the field as a…

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A Georgia teacher and father of four is being remembered as a hero after giving his life to save a young girl he had never met from a dangerous rip current off Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Derrick Moore, 47, saw the girl struggling in the ocean near 10th Avenue South shortly before 8 p.m. Friday.…

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How many Americans have experienced miraculous answers to prayer? A new survey from the American Bible Society (ABS) reveals the results of this thought-provoking question. Dr. John Plake, editor-in-chief of the State of the Bible series and chief innovation officer at ABS, told CBN News that 48% of Americans believe that they have received a…

Jason Jardine
A father’s promise to walk his daughter down the aisle nearly slipped away when he suffered a heart attack just days before her wedding. But thanks to a compassionate medical team, that father-daughter moment still happened—just not where anyone expected. Just days before his daughter Rachel’s June 6 wedding, Rick Nelson began experiencing chest pains…

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As hundreds of families across the Spokane, Washington, area begin the painful process of rebuilding after one of the region’s most destructive wildfire disasters, one survivor says losing everything only strengthened his faith in Christ. Christopher Guyton, whose home was destroyed in the fires that swept through eastern Washington over the weekend, says the tragedy…
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