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Dying Boy is Granted Wish to Attend Church For Last Time
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Megan Bailey
A dying 10-year-old boy had one last wish after spending nearly 14-months in an Arkansas hospital. Before going home for hospice care, he wanted to attend a church service for one last time. Thanks to the support of the local community and the Make-A-Wish Foundation, Max Huseby’s wish was granted. “To come to One Refuge…
Three Students Disregard Their Safety During Colorado School Shooting, Save the Lives of Many
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Lesli White
Kendrick Castillo lost his life to save the lives of his classmates. When they spotted a classmate with a gun, three students at STEM School Highlands Ranch in Colorado felt a call to act. The teenagers jumped from their desks, not even thinking about the fact that they could lose their lives in the process.…
Muslim Supermodel Halima Aden Breaks Barriers in Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue
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Lesli White
Halima Aden recently made history as the first Muslim model to wear a hijab and burkini in Sports Illustrated magazine. Aden spoke with CNN following becoming the first contestant in Miss Minnesota USA to wear a hijab and burkini. She reached the pageant’s semi-finals. “There are so many Muslim women that feel like they don’t…
Teens Stranded in Ocean Pray For Help, Rescued By Boat Named ‘Amen’
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Megan Bailey
Two Flordia teens skipped school for the annual beach senior skip day, but their fun day off turned into an incredible nightmare. That was, until Jesus stepped in. Tyler Smith and Heather Brown, both 17 years old, have been friends since the fourth grade and attend Christ’s Church Academy together. They decided to go swimming…
‘Northern Lights’: New Book Shares a Powerful True Story About Football and Community
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Megan Bailey
Have you ever felt an overwhelming desire to help people you barely even knew? Cathy Parker has, and she’s sharing her inspirational story of offering aid to people 4,000 miles away from here in the new book, “Northern Lights”. Based on a true story and with the help of writer David Thomas, Parker’s story comes…
Hollywood Reacts to ‘Boyz n the Hood’ Director John Singleton’s Death
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Megan Bailey
Oscar-nominated writer and director John Singleton has died at the age of 51. The Singleton family told Fox News on Monday that he had “passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family and friends.” “We want to thank the amazing doctors at Cedars-Sinai Hospital for their expert care and kindness and we again want thank all…
‘The Lord Watched Over Us’: Man Rescued From Virginia Cave Gives All Glory to God
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Lesli White
A man who was trapped in a southwest Virginia cave for 47 hours praised God for his rescue. “The Lord watched over us,” the man told WCYB a CNN affiliate. Six men entered the Cyclops Cave together, according to the Virginia Department of Emergency Management’s search and rescue coordinator, Billy Chimes. Seven hours later, the…
Encounters with “God” Lead to Positive Mental Benefits, Study Finds
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Megan Bailey
People who claim they’ve seen God may not be crazy at all, and actually are better off mentally, a new study finds. The study by researchers at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, in conjunction UC San Diego and the Council on Spiritual Practices, found that those who have had divine encounter experiences reap lasting…
Chicago Becomes Largest US City to Have a Black Woman as Mayor
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Stephanie Hertzenberg
Chicago made history on Tuesday, April 2, 2019, when it elected Lori Lightfoot. The city is now the largest in the United States to elect an African American woman as mayor. Even if Lightfoot had lost, however, that would still be true. The woman Lightfoot faced in Tuesday’s runoff, Toni Preckwinkle, is also African American.…
Preschoolers Sing ‘Jesus Loves Me’ as Tornado Hits Church, All Miraculously Survive
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Megan Bailey
A group of 40 preschool children huddled in their classroom singing “Jesus Loves Me” as a tornado rampaged through their city, and ripped the roof of of their school. The only room at Mt. Zion Baptist Church and Day Care that was untouched by the tornado was the one where 40 preschool students and 10…
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