Inspiration Report

Hollywood stars and evangelical leaders rarely manage to agree on much. They have, however, united behind Jussie Smollett after the “Empire” star was hospitalized on Tuesday, January 29, 2019. According to police reports, two unidentified attackers shouted homophobic and racial slurs at the actor, physically attacked him, put a rope around his neck and poured…

Marie Jean Pierre, a devout Christian woman, is celebrating after winning a $21.5 million verdict, ending a complaint she and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed against her employer, Conrad Miami Hotel. The complaint was originally filed when she was “fired for not showing up for her six Sunday shifts.” Marie Jean Pierre worked as…

Rosie the Riveter is still alive and well in the modern world. The iconic poster and theme, “We can do it!” is alive and well in Vermont. There, the organization called Rosie’s Girls works to help girls develop and interest in areas that are normally dominated by men. According to their website, “Rosie’s Girls® is…

The shutdown of the federal government continues, but Americans are making sure that the furloughed government employees do not suffer in the meantime. Companies and individuals have all contributed to make sure that no one is left without the ability to meet their needs due to fighting politicians. Here are some of the top ways…

Andy Murray became a professional tennis player in 2005 when he became the youngest Briton to play in the Davis Cup. A month later, he was given a wild card entry to a clay-court tournament in Barcelona, the Open SEAT. Shortly thereafter, Murray reached the semi-finals of the boys’ French Open but lost in straight…

When it comes to what appears in most media, the bad news dominates. Scandals and disasters sell, so most news media focuses on the unhappy and depressing. The worse the catastrophe, the better. This can give people the impression that nothing good ever happens in the world, but that is not true. Despite the impression…

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A British skier who “died” for twenty minutes after being trapped in an avalanche revealed today how she “saw a peaceful forest” while experiencing the “afterlife”. The 29-year-old, Rhianna Shaw, had been skiing with friends at the St Anton ski resort in Austria when she collided into another skier in February 2012. As both of…

Roxli Doss was diagnosed with diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma, an inoperable brain tumor that has no cure according to KVUE. It is the type of cancer that starts in the brain stem and spreads. “[The type of cancer] is very rare, but when we see it, it is a devastating disease,” her doctor, Virginia Harrod…

Rene Martinez spent the majority of his life in and out of jail, breaking into homes, stealing guns, dealing drugs, and getting into fights. He had no guidance or purpose. Now, he’s preaching about God all around the world. Martinez was exposed to Satanism at a young age. Raised in a single-parent home in Leisure…

“God kept us safe, God kept us alive,” Kenneth Bryant told Fox 8 in Cleveland. Bryant was one of two men who were nearly killed in an abandoned roadside vehicle. Both men believe the voice of God told them to jump out just moments before they were hit. Bryant and the second passenger, Jordan Cole…

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