Arthur's journey to the Wy'East Resort is marked by a desperate plea to God, where he offers his most important possession in exchange for Sarah's safety. He reflects on the nature of sacrifice, questioning whether such bargains yield any true benefits.
"There's a huge influx in younger people," said Brian Phelan. Specifically, guys in their 20s and 30s, who are taking a leap of faith and coming to church, like Carson Schmidt. "I feel like I've seen more of my friends be more curious about faith, and that's cool," Schmidt said.
The surgery was long and grueling - almost 12 hours - and my recovery was tough. I couldn't lift my baby for weeks. My husband served as a caregiver for both me and our son, while my mom and sisters rotated shifts to help. I hated feeling like a visitor in my own life, but slowly my strength began to return. It took me about a year to fully recover and start to feel like myself again.
A film about faith and other leaps, Mona Fastvold's remarkable The Testament of Ann Lee does not ask us to endorse or embrace the tenets of the 18th-century English sect called United Society of Believers in Christ's Second Coming, aka Shaking Quakers, aka the Shakers. Given that an important principle of co-founder Ann Lee (Amanda Seyfried) was celibacy, many viewers would find that a bridge too far.
When my D1 college football career ended, I didn't just lose the game. I lost my identity. Football had structured my entire life: my schedule, my body, my purpose. When that structure disappeared, I didn't know who I was anymore. I had been living what I now recognize as a lukewarm lifestyle, doing just enough to get by, but not anchored in anything solid. Without football, there was nothing left to lean on.
Because, let's face it, creative work does require some form of faith. It is a tumultuous thing to launch an idea into a vast nothingness and hope that it makes a light bright enough to be found by others. Luckily, these luminaries were my light, and I hope they may become yours as well, and - more so - that these snippets lead you to more of their work.
I look at it as in like, legit, since I was born, because I was born with the brain disease, from football, to wrestling, to karate, to trotting track, to drinking, to partying, to any sort of relationships I've had - anytime my blood pressure goes up, that's another opportunity where I could risk having a stroke. I could risk having a seizure.
Kayla Renee Corrigan, our beloved daughter, died tragically on December 24, 2025, in a house fire that shook the town of Needham, Massachusetts. She was 21 years old. In the midst of this enormous loss, the force of her powerful personality gives us strength in moments of despair. Kayla was born on April 30, 2004, in Oconomowoc, Wisconsin, to Christa and Jim Corrigan, and moved with her family to Needham in 2007.
"It was 11 months, 11 months of doubting yourself," he said. "My first thoughts were like, why? You always keep questioning why and the reason why. It wasn't an easy season for me last season and then, at the moment I stepped in and started to play, started to score goals and play good, this happened."
Some of the funniest bits are about her raising her son. When she's ashamed of yelling at him: "It's like bitch-slapping E.T." When another mother in her son's class makes a passive-aggressive comment: "I thought such awful thoughts that I cannot even say them out loud because they would make Jesus want to drink gin straight out of the cat dish."
A national championship, a meteoric rise in fantasy rankings, and now, a proposal. Patriots dynamic rookie running back TreVeyon Henderson announced on Instagram Tuesday that he had gotten engaged, posting a photo with his brand new fiancée, complete with an apparent "Marry Me" sign and rose petals. "'Charm is deceitful and beauty is passing, But a woman who fears the Lord, she shall be praised.' Proverbs 31:30," he captioned the pic.
A Boston Leather District condo broker, hearing of a distant land with a single, magnificent pearl, left his prosperous real estate office and journeyed for years to find it. He endured hardship, faced dangers, and spent his fortune. Finally locating the fabled shore. There, to his dismay, he found the pearl was not an object, but the land itself-a place of peace and beauty discovered only by those who embraced true spiritual wealth through their faith.
"We've Come This Far by Faith." The service included choir selections, skits about the church's past, scripture readings, a praise dance, and remarks by leaders.
"At first it's the fear. Am I going to live? Then it's the emotional reaction of 'OK I made it,' said Pellegrino. "When the nurses tell you that you lose, I lost, a liter-and-a-half of blood. It's a miracle that I'm here now."
Schottenheimer stated, "It's something permanent. It's something that's important to you. For me, it's a way of checking in when times are good, when times are bad, if you need to humble yourself, if you need to build yourself back up."},{
Richard Brennan's actions have devastated his family. His sisters expressed that he prioritized his reputation and twisted desires over their well-being, leading to immense disappointment with his jail sentence.
'We prayed and prayed along with several others. When we followed up with a specialist, it was gone,' Foster shared on Facebook. 'I have been so thankful that I've begun to pray before every appointment.'
