Inspiration Report

Kahlil Greene, a rising junior at Yale, made history this past month when he became the first black student to be elected student body president. The Maryland native campaigned on a four-part policy plan, which included, fostering a safer, healthier and more equitable campus culture. He said he felt compelled to run to “amplify the…

Former President Jimmy Carter didn’t let his recent hip surgery stop him from returning to Sunday School. The 94-year-old broke his hip when he fell when leaving to go turkey hunting. He hoped he could have returned to teaching much sooner. In fact, he was eager to go back to teaching just a week after…

President Donald Trump will award the Medal of Honor to former Army Staff Sgt. David Bellavia later this month, the White House announced Monday. This will make Bellavia the first living Iraq War veteran to receive the nation’s highest military decoration. The five previous Medals of Honor in the Iraq War were handed out posthumously.…

Ruth Hilliard of Northampton County, NC recently celebrated her 106th birthday, WTVD reports. She credits her longevity to her faith in God. While her vision isn’t what it used to be, she still takes time to recite Christian Scripture as much as she can. Her favorite Scripture is Psalm 91:15-16: “He will call on me,…

“You knew from the start that he would lay down his life for anybody. And that’s exactly what he did…” Survivors of the mass shooting at a public works building in Virginia Beach are saying Ryan “Keith” Cox gave his life to save theirs and others. While a dozen people were killed, survivors also say…

Alex Trebek, the beloved longtime host of “Jeopardy!”, was diagosed in March with stage four pancreatic cancer. He pledged to beat the “low survival rate statistics for this disease.” With the help of his fans, he has done just that. Trebek asked fans to pray for him and “keep the faith” while he entered into…

Have you ever felt a sense of oneness with the universe? Where you felt connected with others and something greater than yourself? This type of experience is called “oneness”. Oneness is the idea that all people and parts of the world and universe are connected in some way. Despite if you are religious or not,…

Change begins with one person, one step at a time. This is a principle Tarek Mounib takes to heart. Seeking to build a bridge of mutual understanding and friendship, Mounib – a Canadian-Egyptian entrepreneur of Muslim faith – travels across the U.S. to find Americans concerned about an Islamic threat and makes them an intriguing…

This past Sunday, 17-year-old Braxton Moral graduated from high school in Ulysses, Kansas. At the end of this month, he’s also graduating from Harvard. Moral’s parents enrolled him at the world-renowned institution when he was just 11, he told CNN. “My parents noticed I was bored in school and needed something to inspire growth, so…

A Virginia Beach resident was recently given the city’s “Lifesaving Award” for his heroic deed that saved a man’s life, Fox News reports. Collin Dozier, a four-time state wrestling champion and coach identified a parked car on the side of the Lesner bridge. He saw a man leaning over the water. He immediately realized that the man…

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