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Almost five years after his 3-year-old son River died in a tragic drowning accident, Granger Smith is sure of one thing: suffering has a way of drawing people closer to God. The 44-year-old “Backroad Song” singer told The Christian Post, “For reasons that we don’t fully know, God’s plan will always involve suffering in this…

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In a new interview with Porter, Dakota Fanning opened up about her love for acting and how she looks forward to being a mother one day. “Being an actor is a huge part of my identity. I don’t really know who I am without it,” Fanning, 30, told Porter. “But I also have a desire…

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University of South Carolina women’s basketball coach Dawn Staley didn’t waste time praising God after the Gamecocks won the national championship, days after a secular legal group called for the university to take action over comments on her faith. During a post-game interview with ESPN’s Holly Rowe after South Carolina defeated the Iowa Hawkeyes, led…

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During one of the most painful moments of her life, Roma Downey turned to God. As a child, the former “Touched By an Angel” star’s mother died of a heart attack. She told Fox News Digital, “My mother died when I was just a little girl. I was only 10. And I can honestly say…

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