Inspiration Report

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ESPN football broadcaster Kirk Herbstreit was in Montana at Fresh Life Church with pastor Levi Lusko for Super Bowl Sunday. As a child, the last thing Herbstreit wanted to do was be in front of a camera. He recalled of his childhood self, “I was always really, really quiet.” As he moved from school to…

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When Teo Jordan, a teenager working at Kroger in Kentucky, overheard a cashier telling an older man to put back the items he couldn’t afford, the young man instantly stepped in, and the simple act of kindness has so many praising the helpful teen. Teo Jordan is an 18-year-old high school senior from Covington, Kentucky,…

Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker responded to social media requests to help the family of Super Bowl parade shooting victim Lisa Lopez-Galvan. Lopez-Galvan was wearing a Butker jersey at the Super Bowl celebration when she was shot and killed in a shooting rampage that left more than a dozen others wounded. Her family was…

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Oscar-winning actor Christian Bale, who played Batman in the “Dark Knight” movie trilogy, is involved in a new project building houses and a community center as part of an initiative to protect foster siblings from being separated from each other. The 50-year-old actor met with local officials in Palmdale, California, in honor of the new…

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Hundreds of Penn State students have raised more than $16.9 million for pediatric cancer patients in the annual 46-hour dance marathon known as Thon. The total of $16,955,683.63 was announced at the conclusion of the Penn State Interfraternity Council/Panhellenic Dance Marathon, billed as the world’s largest student-run philanthropy. It topped last year’s total of $15,006,132.46. Money raised benefits…

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Arguably, one of the most remarkable women’s college basketball players of all time has cemented her legacy. Iowa superstar Caitlin Clark became the NCAA women’s all-time leading scorer against Michigan. She needed only eight points to break the record, and they were probably the easiest eight points of her life. She did so by knocking…

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When Ashleigh Rodriguez Paez gave birth to her daughter on February 1st, she decided to surprise her husband with their week-old baby after his boot camp training kept him hundreds of miles away. Ashleigh gave birth to their daughter, Lyla Hadassah, in Pensacola, Florida, but her husband Roger Rodriguez Paez was going through Navy boot…

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It took Zach Williams traveling to Europe, riding in a van, and hearing Big Daddy Weave to realize things needed to change. Williams reflected during a recent appearance on CBN’s “Faith vs. Culture,” where he talked about his forthcoming memoir, “Rescue Story: Faith, Freedom, and Finding My Way Home,” releasing Feb. 27, “It’s a pretty…

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A Tennessee church that was forced to cancel Sunday services due to widespread vandalism is responding with grace, offering kindness, prayers, and love to those responsible. Elders with Luna Lane Church of Christ told WKRN-TV they believe extensive damage to the church unfolded on a Thursday or Friday, with pews tipped over, TVs ripped off walls, shattered…

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A Delco neighborhood in Broomall has been lit up in blue lights for several days as many homes and business have gone “Blue for Benny” to mourn the death of 2 -year-old Benny and support his young family. Even Lincoln Financial Field will be turning blue later this week in support of Benny and his…

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