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Pastor Michael Todd of Transformation Church in Tulsa, Oklahoma, is getting personal about his own struggles. Speaking to The Christian Post about his new book, Damaged but not Destroyed, Todd shared that God doesn’t look for perfect people to do His will. “When I search Scripture, there is nobody that God uses that was not damaged. [We]…

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All-American, Heisman Trophy contender and Doak Walker Award finalist are excellent superlatives for any college football player. However, Michigan running back Blake Corum takes more pride in his recent accolade. Corum was among the 22 college football players selected for the AFCA Allstate Good Works team for his giving back to the community. The Wolverines…

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A teenage farmer in Maine faced a hard summer after dealing with a lack of sunshine, flooding rains, invasive animals and a devastating break-in, but remains steadfast in his focus on community and business as pumpkin harvest season begins. Brayden Nadeau, a 13-year-old resident of Poland, Maine, told Fox News Digital, “It takes hard work.…

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When a 17-year-old brain cancer patient was saddened about missing her senior homecoming, her caregivers decided to bring the dance to her. In May, Megan Krafty, a Huron, Ohio resident, was diagnosed with a brain tumor after suffering seizures. Once she had surgery to remove part of the tumor, Krafty came to the Cleveland Clinic…

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Nine months after he went into cardiac arrest on the field, Buffalo Bills player Damar Hamlin played in his first NFL game. Hamlin played on special teams after an injury sidelined safety Jordan Poyer, having been cleared by his doctors. Hamlin played for 18 snaps during the game. He was the last player to come…

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A World War II vet who worked as a community servant and machine operator, then traveled the world recently turned 105 and says the key to a fulfilling life is faith, family, and to “try everything.” Susan “Susie” Rossetti of Watervliet, New York, told Fox News Digital, “Everything and anything. I never said ‘no’ to…

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José Hernández’s story is believed to be among the most incredible in modern history. A migrant farmworker, he felt God calling him to become a NASA astronaut when he was 10 years old. Unfortunately, NASA rejected him from its program 11 times before choosing him for its astronaut class in 2004. In 2009, Hernández made…

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A new biopic based on the story of a one-armed all-star softball player, Katelyn Pavey, recently hit theaters, and the athlete hopes her story will help others realize they can do anything with Christ. According to a description of the movie, the film follows Pavey’s incredible journey of “triumph with plenty of ‘I Can’ perseverance,…

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Gospel star Kirk Franklin has released a mini-documentary to go along with his new album, “Father’s Day,” and has revealed that he has finally found his birth father at 53 years old. In the documentary, he also shared details about his difficult childhood. Franklin was born to a teen mom who was unable to care…

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Three-time Super Bowl champion Marcus Cannon recently joined the Sports Spectrum Podcast to discuss his battle to overcome cancer and faith. Cannon played for Texas Christian University (TCU). Although he grew up in church, Cannon was drifting away from God when he started at TCU. After an outstanding junior and senior year, he started preparing…

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