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A college football legend is walking away from the sport. Although Nick Saban’s coaching reign has come to an end, his dominance over college football will linger forever. Saban, who won seven national championships,  more than any major college football coach, and turned Alabama back into a national powerhouse that shattered an AP poll record…

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The faith-based movie and surprise hit “Sound of Freedom” edged out the much-anticipated “Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour” to secure a spot in the top 10 highest-grossing movies of 2023, a year where multiple faith-oriented movies caught on with moviegoers. According to data from the Internet Movie Database’s Box Office Mojo, “Sound of Freedom” had…

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An Olympic athlete hopes to encourage her fans to reject perfectionism and asserts that “the only perfect one is Christ.” Hurdler and gold medalist Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone, who’s well-known for thanking God after breaking world records during trials leading up to the 2021 Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo, as well as during the competition itself, recently…

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Thirteen-year-old Willis Green has made history as the first documented person to officially beat Tetris. The user, who goes by the name “Blue Scuti,” posted his historic game to YouTube on Tuesday. In the video, he reached the game’s “kill screen,” something that was previously only achieved by an AI bot. The “kill screen” is…

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Newsboys frontman Michael Tait has spent years in the music industry, finding success and doling out inspiration along the way. His most recent project, “I Believe in Christmas,” is a collection of Christmas songs aimed at encouraging the masses. He recently sat down with CBD Digital to talk about the project, his music career, and…

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Country singer and cultural icon Dolly Parton is still going strong in her career at the age of 77. Speaking to “The Today Show” to promote her first ever children’s album “I Believe in You,” host Matt Lauer discussed how children seem drawn to the singer. “I have that high-pitched voice … I look like…

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Hollywood actor Christian Oliver and his two daughters tragically passed away in a plane crash in the Caribbean after the aircraft they were travelling in “plummeted into the ocean” moments after takeoff from an island in St. Vincent and the Grenadines, officials and reports say. According to The Royal St. Vincent and the Grenadines Police…

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Hollywood actor Shia LaBeouf recently formally converted to Catholicism. According to the Catholic News Agency, the 37-year-old officially joined the Catholic Church when he took the sacrament of confirmation at the Old Mission Santa Inés Parish in Solvang, California. The Capuchin Franciscans-Western American Province said in a statement shared on their Facebook page, “His decision to fully…

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The 2024 Golden Globe took place Sunday night at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California where films such as Oppenheimer, Barbie and Anatomy of a Fall took home multiple awards. Jo Koy hosted the show, which aired live on CBS and streamed on Paramount+. Barbie and Succession led the ceremony with nine nominations a…

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Christian actress Candace Cameron Bure recently decried cancel culture as she shared her experiences with it in an episode of her podcast. In an episode with co-host Bianca Juarez Olthoff, the TV star told listeners that she’s taken her share of “punches” in the entertainment industry for being vocal about her faith. Bure, who grew…

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