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A new study is revealing that a surprising number of American adults are struggling with developing friendships. The survey, conducted by Talker Research for CheapCaribbean Vacations, interviewed 2,000 US adults who had ever traveled with a friend in the past. The study found that respondents put a strong value on friendship, with 8 in 10…

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Allen Jackson is on a prayer-filled mission to help Christians navigate the complexities of an ever-contentious election cycle, offering advice on how to respond if one’s chosen candidate loses. Jackson, pastor of World Outreach Church in Nashville, Tennessee, saw his church organize a 48-hour prayer event over the weekend, encouraging believers to lift America up…

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There’s a growing move among Americans to go “no contact” with their parents, and that could have unforeseen consequences. Professor Karl Pillemer, author of Fault Lines: Fractured Families and How to Mend Them, found that 27 percent of Americans were cut off from a family member, with 10 percent being cut off from either a…

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A tragic incident has shaken the Mobile, Alabama, community, where beloved pastor Robert Matthews of Joy Tabernacle Full Gospel Church was fatally shot by his daughter on October 20. His wife, Twinetta Matthews, was also shot during the attack but is expected to survive. Charity Aleis Matthews, 36, the couple’s daughter, was arrested and charged…

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