Hercules, a massive St. Bernard, was only hours away from being “put down” by the local dog pound. He had been found by hikers on Halloween. He was bloody, dehydrated and malnourished. He had been attacked by coyotes and was in such bad shape that the hikers initially didn’t think he was alive. For economic reasons — and…

 “Mom, if you love us and you hear us, move your eyes,” whispered 8-year-old Megan Smith. She’d been brought to Bethesda North Hospital in Cincinnati, Ohio, to say goodbye to her mother, Lori Smith, who the doctors said had suffered irreversible brain damage and would never awaken from a coma. With a heavy heart, dad Michael…

Ohio fifth grader Jeffrey Radcliffe says a heavenly voice told him what to do when he was trapped in his burning home. Facing a wall of flames and a collapsed stairs, he had to jump out of his second-story window. That’s exactly what he did, injuring three vertebrae in his back. In severe pain, he…

This good pup knows to wait until the food has been blessed — no matter how good those kibbles may smell! And what a sweet prayer from the pooch’s young master!   So, did you hear about the couple that notices a sign in the mall pet shop advertising “Christian Puppies?” Their interest piqued, they go…

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