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When gospel singer Bobbi Storm got baptized at the height of the pandemic in October 2020 at Emmanuel Christian Center Inc. in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, she declared that “God is about to use me in ways like never before.” She said in an Instagram post with a picture showing her dressed in white baptismal garb, “Today…

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Pro-surfer Bethany Hamilton recently visited the place where a shark attacked her and took her left arm 20 years ago. She captioned the three photos on Instagram, “20 years later, this was the location of my shark incident as a 13-year-old girl.” Her story was portrayed in the film “Soul Surfer.” In the first, 13-year-old…

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Actor Matt Damon recently joined the fight to save a historic 12-member church on the Upper West Side of Manhattan in New York City from being sold to developers who want to destroy it to make way for a $30 million luxury condominium. Damon’s effort to save the West Park Presbyterian Church, located at 165…

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Kyndra Smith was preparing to board her flight when she got a phone call delivering heartbreaking news. As she broke down in the middle of the airport, God sent two strangers to comfort her. Social media is typically a place where kindness, civility, and common courtesy go out of the window. Not only that, but…

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