Inspiration Report

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It was lost, but now it’s been found. That’s the story regarding a Georgia man’s beloved Bible, which had gone missing for months before a good Samaritan’s persistence changed everything. In January, William Bailey lost his Bible when it fell off his car before he went to church. He told The Courier Herald he prepared…

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The son of Dr. Tony Evans recently delivered a message, telling the congregation at Oak Cliff Bible Fellowship that his father didn’t share the nature of his unnamed sin any more than he did with the entire church. Johnathan, who’s helped his father in ministry, is a former NFL fullback and a graduate of Dallas…

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Jamie Acord had a startling experience while she and her husband, Patrick Acord, were walking on the water’s edge of a New England beach. While visiting the Popham Beach State Park in Phippsburg, Jamie and Patrick were walking side by side at the water’s edge when she dropped 2.5 feet into what they later found…

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After fighting for her life twice, 20-year-old Megan Stuart is using a personal victory as a springboard for giving back to the hospital that saved her. The Minneapolis woman has already faced her share of challenges. Stuart and her twin brother were born eight weeks early. Then, at only 4 months old, she was diagnosed…

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Good Samaritans recently came to the rescue of a father and two kids who likely would’ve drowned in a Utah river had they not shown up to help. Some might call the rescue a prime example of a chance encounter — a “right place at the right time” scenario. However, Eric Odenthal, one of the…

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An 85-year-old Georgia woman recently graduated from high school, 67 years after her original would-be graduation date, in front of her family and the community she steadily serves. Shirley Smith of Americus was surprised to find out on her 85tth birthday that she would soon receive an honorary high school diploma thanks to Eric Finch,…

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In her now-viral graduation speech, valedictorian Lydia Owens of Woodmont High School in South Carolina reminded her fellow graduates to find their worth in Jesus. Owens has many things to be proud of. As a valedictorian, she holds the highest grades in her class, and she has worked hard throughout her life to achieve academic…

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Truck driver Randall D’Addezio’s day was going normally until it wasn’t. He was reportedly behind the wheel in Grand Chute, Wisconsin, when he saw a dangerous crash involving two semi-trucks. He told WBAY-TV, “I put on my four ways because I honestly thought the truck was going to come over and slam into me, came…

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A runner recently finished 36 marathons in 36 days despite being told she wouldn’t live past 16 years old. 32-year-old fitness coach Sophie Holmes set a record when she finished the Edinburgh Marathon. Holmes, who has cystic fibroids, has now raised £25,000 from the challenge, which started with the London Marathon. She’s the first person…

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Jeremy Renner is a “walking” miracle. The “Hawkeye” star recently sprinted up his driveway for a Brooks running shoe campaign after almost losing his life last year in a snowplow accident. In an interview with People, Renner explained, “I was barely walking, so I didn’t know what these shoes were going to do for me.”…

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