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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…

What can be more joyous than the sound of a laughing baby? And what better reminder of how smart dogs really are than to watch this daschund pretending to try to grab the infant’s bath toys? The baby is delighted. And the pup? She’s just having a great time entertaining her little master.  

He paints in front of audiences — enthusiastically emblazing his message on the canvas to their delight and applause. He’s former southern California graffiti artist David Garibaldi. A high school dropout, he was living day-by-day — until he found a reason to paint. He says he discovered music-driven-art … and in some ways it discovered him,…

Once upon a time, a rather average American sat in the hold of a British prison ship in Baltimore harbor. The War of 1812 wasn’t going all that well for our young nation. Francis Scott Key fretted through the long night — had the English bombardment forced Fort McHenry to surrender? Had they hauled down…

Here is a sweet quartet of kids singing the classic “Go Tell It on the Mountain” with ability far beyond their ages — which appear to range from perhaps four to ten. And the somber little guy in the NBA t-shirt! He can sing just as remarkably as the other three. But it’s the final seconds…

Here is the ultimate Halloween costume for anyone who ever loved playing with a Slinky, that great kids’ toy spring from the same innocent era that brought us the Hula Hoop, Silly Putty and the Frisbee. Now you can become a human Slinky! For only $1 million! That’s the price that was being asked on eBay.…

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When the retired couple saw no reason to evacuate their rural Texas home — despite raging wildfires all around them — they looked out the window and were astonished. Their farm had become an oasis for refugee hummingbirds. First dozens, then hundreds swarmed hungrily around Don and Pat Coker’s sugar-water hummingbird feeder. The frenetic little birds took turns, says…

When Dad got a job rejection letter, all it took was 8-month-old Micah to boost Papa’s spirits. The job interview had gone great. But then the bad news came in the mail. Was Micah worried? Let’s rip that letter to pieces, Dad! Rip it up! Show those bozos what we think! They sure missed out! Go…

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