People who claim they’ve seen God may not be crazy at all, and actually are better off mentally, a new study finds. The study by researchers at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, in conjunction UC San Diego and the Council on Spiritual Practices, found that those who have had divine encounter experiences reap lasting…

Tennessee State linebacker Christion Abercrombie is known for his smile and upbeat attitude, but his fans thought that they would never see those again after a horrific accident on the field threatened his life. On September 29, 2018, Tennesse was playing their local rival, Vanderbilt. During the game, Abercrombie began to complain of a massive…

Natural disasters are almost guaranteed to bring out the best and the worst of people. News reports will be filled with either morbidly gleeful statistics about the damage or tales of heroes and heroines who managed to help save others. Most stories about survival and hope focus on humans or occasionally animals. One miraculous survival…

I will never forget how I first glimpsed the presence of Jesus in my life. I did not experience a dramatic healing or a voice booming down from heaven. But it shook me up and left me unsettled just the same. If you saw me in high school, you would probably say that it did…

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