Pastor and motivational speaker Joel Osteen recently spoke about the inspiring faith journey of Ben Tankard to his 50,000 member Lakewood Church congregation and a TV/streaming audience of over 20 million. Tankard, a good friend of Osteen, grew up in poverty and in a drug infested slum. He was a gift basketball player, however, and…

Since leaving rehab last year, Selena Gomez has a newfound faith in the Lord. The singer entered rehab in August of 2016 after suffering from anxiety, depression and panic attacks as a result of her lupus diagnosis. Gomez leaned on religion when she checked into rehab, signing up for a Christian-based track program. Now, Selena…

Popular television host and personality Steve Harvey loves to give God credit. As a matter of fact, he makes it a priority since he exited poverty. The comedian, who recently won two Daytime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Game Show Host and Outstanding Informative Talk Show Host, said God has been good to him and he…

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