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When gospel singer Bobbi Storm got baptized at the height of the pandemic in October 2020 at Emmanuel Christian Center Inc. in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, she declared that “God is about to use me in ways like never before.” She said in an Instagram post with a picture showing her dressed in white baptismal garb, “Today…

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Pro-surfer Bethany Hamilton recently visited the place where a shark attacked her and took her left arm 20 years ago. She captioned the three photos on Instagram, “20 years later, this was the location of my shark incident as a 13-year-old girl.” Her story was portrayed in the film “Soul Surfer.” In the first, 13-year-old…

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Kyndra Smith was preparing to board her flight when she got a phone call delivering heartbreaking news. As she broke down in the middle of the airport, God sent two strangers to comfort her. Social media is typically a place where kindness, civility, and common courtesy go out of the window. Not only that, but…

Dramatic bodycam footage showing a New York Police Department officer pleading with a man not to commit suicide displays the emotional toll officers typically face in the field. NYPD Officer Carl Fayette’s body camera captured his attempts with fellow Officer Eleodoro Mata to talk a man off the ledge literally. NYPD 26tth Precinct wrote in…

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