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Perry Noble, senior pastor of Second Chance Church in Anderson, South Carolina, recently used a bench press to show the importance of reaching out to fellow Christians for help when life’s worries grow overwhelming. Noble, who made a 135-lb barbell on stage by fixing two 45-lb plates on each side, said, “This represents the weight…

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Ty Pennington recently gave fans a health update after his near-death experience involving an abscess on his throat. He told Entertainment Tonight nearly eight months after his hospitalization, “I’m great. You know what’s great is if you almost die, you get so much attention. It feels so nice to be that loved.” He joked, “I’m…

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Former NFL and Michigan wide receiver Braylon Edwards saved an 80-year-old man from an attack in Farmington Hills, Michigan and was interviewed by a local TV station about his heroics. After a workout at a YMCA location, Edwards said he heard some commotion in the locker room over how loudly some music was playing. Initially,…

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The big hearts of these Long Island high schoolers are helping athletes with disabilities play the sport by taking up funds to support inclusive initiatives. “Lacrosse My Heart,” a nonprofit spearheaded by six student lacrosse players from Roslyn High School in New York, most recently raised enough funds to support a wheelchair lacrosse team, the…

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Jason Kelce might not consider himself a runner, but he hit the road recently to raise money for a good cause. The veteran Philadelphia Eagles center participated in the 16th annual Mike’s Seafood 5K Run/Walk for Autism in Sea Isle City, New Jersey, to raise money for autism. He finished the race shortly after the…

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ESPN football broadcaster Kirk Herbstreit was in Montana at Fresh Life Church with pastor Levi Lusko for Super Bowl Sunday. As a child, the last thing Herbstreit wanted to do was be in front of a camera. He recalled of his childhood self, “I was always really, really quiet.” As he moved from school to…

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When Teo Jordan, a teenager working at Kroger in Kentucky, overheard a cashier telling an older man to put back the items he couldn’t afford, the young man instantly stepped in, and the simple act of kindness has so many praising the helpful teen. Teo Jordan is an 18-year-old high school senior from Covington, Kentucky,…

Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker responded to social media requests to help the family of Super Bowl parade shooting victim Lisa Lopez-Galvan. Lopez-Galvan was wearing a Butker jersey at the Super Bowl celebration when she was shot and killed in a shooting rampage that left more than a dozen others wounded. Her family was…

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Oscar-winning actor Christian Bale, who played Batman in the “Dark Knight” movie trilogy, is involved in a new project building houses and a community center as part of an initiative to protect foster siblings from being separated from each other. The 50-year-old actor met with local officials in Palmdale, California, in honor of the new…

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Hundreds of Penn State students have raised more than $16.9 million for pediatric cancer patients in the annual 46-hour dance marathon known as Thon. The total of $16,955,683.63 was announced at the conclusion of the Penn State Interfraternity Council/Panhellenic Dance Marathon, billed as the world’s largest student-run philanthropy. It topped last year’s total of $15,006,132.46. Money raised benefits…
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