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A former OnlyFans model from Illinois has left the adult entertainment industry after a profound spiritual awakening, which culminated in her baptism and recommitment to her Christian faith. Previously recognized as a top performer on the platform, Nala Ray has publicly renounced her past and is now advocating for a life beyond the influences that…

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A Tennessee megachurch has baptized 93 people across four worship services in a single day, with the people professing their faith having reportedly not planned to do so in advance. First Baptist Church of Hendersonville, which has an average weekly worship attendance of around 3,600 people, baptized 93 people, the largest single-day number of baptisms…

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Oklahoma Pastor Michael Todd of Transformation Church got his hair cut and his beard shaved by a barber onstage during his sermon to show his congregation how submitting themselves to being shaped by God leads to the bearing of godly fruit in their lives. Todd said in his sermon as his longtime barber cut his…

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Romans 5:1-2 says, “Brothers and sisters: Since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have gained access by faith to this grace in which we stand, and we boast in the hope of the glory of God.” These verses come from St. Paul’s letter to the Romans,…

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A new poll found that a near-record low of Americans are “very satisfied” with their lives, with merely 47 percent of adults expressing high fulfillment and contentedness. This is only the third time in the past two decades that Gallup has seen the proportion dip below 50 percent, with a three percentage point decrease in…

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