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“Everybody Loves Raymond” star Patricia Heaton shared a heartbreaking message on social media this week, reflecting on the death of her brother, Michael. “I’m still processing the fact that I will never see or speak to my brother again in this lifetime,” Heaton wrote. Michael Heaton, 66, was a reporter, features writer, and columnist for…

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  A private Christian school in North Carolina has issued an apology letter to parents who were disappointed they were not notified of their children being baptized during a school holiness week event. The controversy started over a week ago when over 100 middle school and high school students of Northwood Temple Academy were baptized.…

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God is magical, and He occasionally allows us to witness His magic. One such video of a rare rainbow pileus (or ‘scarf’) cloud captured in China’s Haikou City is going viral on social media. Several users on Twitter have shared it. The video shows a mesmerizing view of rainbow colored scarf cloud over the city.…

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A Missouri pastor has apologized after a video clip in which he threw a spiritualized tantrum from the pulpit and called his congregation “broke, busted and disgusted” and “cheap sons and daughters” for not “honoring” him with a watch from the luxury brand Movado went viral. The pastor, Carlton Funderburke of Church at the Well Kansas City, confirmed in a video posted…

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Christian Comedian Tim Hawkins recently sat down with The Christian Post to discuss comedy and his upcoming tour, which begins in North Carolina August 20. Known for his parodies of popular songs, such as a parody of the song “Hey There Delilah” done through the point of view of the Biblical Samson, the 30-year comedy…

Pope Francis has been on a week-long tour in Canada since Monday, apologizing for the Catholic Church’s role in the “deplorable evil” of Canada’s residential schools. “I am deeply sorry,” the Pope said to a crowd of indigenous observers on Monday. More than 150,000 indigenous children were enrolled in Christian schools in Canada from the…

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Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) spoke at the Victory Dinner in Hollywood, Florida for Florida’s Sunshine Summit this past Saturday. During the dinner, where media access was invite only, DeSantis invoked Ephesians 6:10-18 as he encouraged Republicans to retake the House and Senate after this November’s midterm elections. “You got to be ready for battle,…

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University of Michigan football coach Jim Harbaugh didn’t mince words this past weekend when he made his stance against abortion clear. “I believe in having the courage to let the unborn be born,” he said during his keynote address at a “Right to Life” event in Plymouth on Sunday, according to the Detroit Catholic. “I love…

“The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork,” says Psalm 19:1. Those words rang particularly true as NASA revealed the first images from its newest space telescope on Monday. A Tweet from NASA read, “Better together. International collaboration gave us the most powerful space telescope ever made, and the deepest…

Mr. T, born Laurence Tureaud, shared a patriotic message for his Twitter followers this past Independence Day. “Happy Birthday America and Happy Independence Day!” the Tweet started. “I am so very grateful to be a citizen of the United States of America, Thank God,” he added in a follow-up Tweet. His final Tweet admonished his…

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