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In his first sermon since his daughter was killed in a mass shooting at a Christian school, Chad Scruggs, the senior pastor at Covenant Presbyterian Church, discussed the complicated nature of grief while thanking the church for supporting his family during their pain. Scruggs told his Nashville-based church in a message titled “Loss and Gain,”…

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A military helicopter crash in Kentucky took the lives of nine service members, including the 25-year-old son of a North Carolina pastor. Pastor Tim Gore, the grieving father, told the media, “He is my hero, and I am proud that God let him call me dad.” WKRN reported that Caleb Gore, Pastor Gore’s son, was…

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Melissa Joan Hart, known for playing “Sabrina the Teenage Witch,” was going to a parent-teacher conference when news of the shooting at The Covenant School broke out in Nashville, Tennessee. Hart and her husband, Mark Wilkerson, were in their car when they saw a group of kindergarteners running out of the woods near the private…

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A shooting on the Michigan State University campus left three dead and five others in critical condition. Notable Spartans alum Magic Johnson shared his condolences on social media to those affected. He tweeted, “Cookie & I are devastated to hear about the news of a shooting on Michigan State’s campus. We are praying for the…

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