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Isaiah 56:1 says, “Thus says the Lord: ‘Keep justice and do righteousness, for My salvation is about to come, and My righteousness to be revealed.” This verse comes from the 56th chapter of the book of Isaiah, one of the latter prophets in the Old Testament. Isaiah, whose name means “the Lord saves,” is sometimes…

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The son of a fallen Utah police officer was escorted to his first day of kindergarten by his mother and a group of what the South Salt Lake Police Department calls “fill-in ‘Dads'” who stood in for his father. Jackson Romrell was pictured holding his mother’s hand as they walked with a group of uniformed…

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Women’s college basketball player star Hailey Van Lith recently posted photos on her Instagram story sharing her baptism. She wrote, “Best day of my life” on the first photo, and “My greatest success in life is to offer my life to serve Jesus” on the last. Her Instagram bio includes 1 Peter 5:6, which says,…

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Talk about spreading the love! One of the most famous drummers of the modern era took some time to share that love with a nine-year-old blind drummer by visiting his lemonade stand. Grayson Roberts recently went viral when social media Charlie Rocket shared his story on Instagram, including the fact that Roberts had no customers…

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Regarding Black history trailblazers, the names Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King Jr., and Maya Angelou are usually mentioned, but they’re only the tip of the iceberg. There’s a vast number of Black stories that have been swept under the rug for years. Now, actor Morgan Freeman is spotlighting the 761st Tank Battalion, the first all-Black…

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Is it an idolatrous representation of Jesus or the answer to our prayers? That’s the unavoidable question faced by those who, depending on one’s theology, either stumble upon or are called to a new AI chatbot, which one theologian says is a new representation of Jesus Christ. Twitch channel Ask Jesus is an experimental AI-generated…

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A Houston woman recently celebrated her 115th birthday, making her the oldest living person in the United States. Elizabeth Francis is part of an elite group of “supercentenarians,” or people who have lived over 100 years. More than 97,000 people in the United States are classified as centenarians, but there are far fewer supercentenarians, according…

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Firefighters recently rescued grandparents whose car rolled over, delivering a significant dose of kindness to the couple and their grandchild. The couple were reportedly on their way to move their granddaughter into school housing at San Francisco State University when the scary accident happened. Photos show their red car overturned, with boxes, presumably their grandaughter’s…

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Actor Mark Wahlberg recently took some time out of his busy schedule to speak with the Bergen Catholic football team in New Jersey. Wahlberg shared his knowledge and spoke about the importance of hard work and the value of supporting each other. “You guys are so blessed and so fortunate,” he told the team. “I…

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Super Bowl champion Michale Oher, whose life inspired the 2009 hit film, “The Blind Side,” recently shared the key to his success in his new “playbook” on football, fame, and facing adversity. While appearing on Fox’s “The Bottom Line,” Oher said, “It’s a playbook on life. A lot of its principles have led me here…

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