Inspiration Report

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After 17 years of heartache at Augusta National, Rory McIlroy finally captured the elusive green jacket—and delivered a message that echoed far beyond the fairways: “Never give up on your dreams.” The 89th Masters Tournament ended in dramatic fashion as McIlroy sank a birdie putt in a sudden-death playoff against Justin Rose, collapsing to his…

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A 2-year-old who wandered away from his Arizona home is safe thanks to a loyal ranch dog who guided him to safety, officials said. The rancher who owns the dog said he was leaving his property to go into town when he spotted his dog sitting by the entrance — “and the little kid’s standing…

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Crafton Hills College in Yucaipa, CA is celebrating a 10-year-old student who will be graduating with not one but two degrees this May. Alisa Perales will just have turned 11 when she accepts the diplomas for her associates degrees in multiple sciences and another in mathematics. She will also be graduating with a near-perfect 4.0…

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A New Jersey student has a tough decision to make by April 30 as he weighs which of the 7 Ivy League schools he will attend this coming fall. 17-year-old Angel Ortiz, a student at Arts High School in Newark received an early acceptance letter to Princeton in December and then received acceptances from Yale,…

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“She wasn’t breathing [and] didn’t have a pulse.” That’s how singer Colton Dixon recalls the 2020 birth of his daughter, Ava, telling CBN News how he and his wife, Annie, reacted as doctors rushed to save their child. “Not the way you want to meet your daughter for the first time,” Dixon said. “What’s so…

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In an industry often marked by ego and ambition, actor Beau Bridges is carrying on a legacy rooted in humility, kindness, and above all, respect. The veteran actor recently shared that the most important advice he ever received came from his father, iconic actor Lloyd Bridges: “Just to respect people.” That simple principle has guided…

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In 2023, Elise Stevens of Union, Oregon “vocally heard” God telling her to make sourdough bread. “Within a couple of weeks, I had loaves of sourdough bread coming out of my ears. I made my own starter. I did it all on my own. I was handing sourdough bread out to everybody in my town,…

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True friendship stands the test of time — and sometimes even sets a world record. Pat DeReamer and Mary Wheaton-Kroger, lifelong best friends from Louisville, Kentucky, have captured hearts around the world after exchanging the same birthday card back and forth for an astonishing 81 years. Their incredible tradition recently earned them a Guinness World…

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Boston Red Sox outfielder Jarren Duran is using his platform to shine a light on mental health — and the powerful role he believes God played in saving his life. In the new Netflix docuseries The Clubhouse: A Year With the Red Sox, Duran opens up about the darkest chapter of his life, revealing that…

Bill and Meg Longhenry
In August of 2023, Bill and Meg Longhenry of Florida received news that no parent wants to hear regarding their newly born second child, Millie. “We found out that she has a rare brain malformation where part of her brain didn’t develop, and the other part didn’t develop correctly. So there’s no division between the…

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