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Comedian and actor Russell Brand recently announced that he’s going to be baptized, the culmination of his months-long public wrestling with the principles of Christianity. Brand said in a video he posted to X, “This Sunday, I’m taking the plunge. I’m getting baptized.” Brand said he’s heard baptism explained to him as “an opportunity to…

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Kansas City Chiefs star kicker Harrison Butker is dedicated to his game. The seven-year veteran holds the record for all-time field goals in a Super Bowl with nine, four of which came in the Chiefs’ thrilling overtime victory over the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl LVIII in February, a game that included his record-setting 57-yarder. However, practice and dedication…

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“He was a man of great faith – great, great faith.” That’s how actor Gary Sinise describes his 33-year-old son Mac, who died in January after a torturesome battle with Chordoma, a rare and persistent cancer that starts in the spine. The “Forrest Gump” star told CBN News that his son “loved his Catholic faith”…

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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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