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In this Aug. 3, 2021 photo retired California Highway Patrol officer Kevin Briggs poses below the Golden Gate Bridge near Sausalito, Calif. Briggs responded to many suicide attempts on the Golden Gate Bridge during his career. He met Kevin Berthia in 2005 when Berthia attempted suicide and now the two speak nationally about suicide prevention. Briggs joined the CHP in 1990 and began responding to emergencies on the bridge in 1994, where he would work with people in crisis four to six times a month. He retired in 2013. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)

Meet the “Guardian of the Golden Gate”

This image taken from Greenville Fire-Rescue's facebook page on Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024 shows fires in the Texas Panhandle. A fast-moving wildfire burning through the Texas Panhandle grew into the second-largest blaze in state history, forcing evacuations and triggering power outages as firefighters struggled to contain the widening flames. (Greenville Fire-Rescue via AP)

The Texas wildfires: What we know, what we don’t know (yet), and what to do with what we know

President Joe Biden delivers the State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress at the U.S. Capitol, Thursday March 7, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Joe Biden delivers “feisty” State of the Union address

FILE - President Joe Biden delivers the State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress at the U.S. Capitol, Feb. 7, 2023, in Washington, as Vice President Kamala Harris and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy of Calif., listen. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, Pool, File)

Is it true that “the State of the Union is strong”?

Republican presidential candidate and former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley arrives to speak at a campaign event in South Burlington, Vermont, Sunday, March 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)

Nikki Haley will exit Republican presidential race after Super Tuesday results: Politics, AI, and the path to our best future

Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks at his Mar-a-Lago estate, Monday, March 4, 2024, in Palm Beach, Fla. The Supreme Court unanimously restored Trump to 2024 presidential primary ballots, rejecting state attempts to ban him over the Capitol riot.(AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

Supreme Court ruling restores Donald Trump to presidential ballots

A flying drone flies toward the camera and shoots two missiles, an illustration of AI warfare. By Photocreo Bednarek/stock.adobe.com

“I have the power to manipulate, monitor, and destroy anything I want”: The threat of autonomous AI and the unique response of biblical faith

The country of India is centered on a wooden map. Religious persecution in India is rising. By Александра Замулина/stock.adobe.com

70 million Christians in India under increasing threat of religious persecution

A single glazed donut sits atop a Krispy Kreme bag, which lays across a wooden plate on top of a red tablecloth. By EWY Media/stock.adobe.com

How Krispy Kreme is honoring Leap Day birthdays

Paul McCartney performs at Glastonbury Festival in Worthy Farm, Somerset, England, Saturday, June 25, 2022. (Photo by Joel C Ryan/Invision/AP)

Paul McCartney reveals his “Yesterday” inspiration

FILE - Cars on a highway are seen as from the vantage point of a zoomed-in space satellite, with a square centering in on on specific vehicle. By Tomasz Zajda/stock.adobe.com

New satellites will take us “one step closer to a Big Brother-is-watching kind of world”

Israeli soldiers drive an tanks on the border with the Gaza Strip, in southern Israel, Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2024. The army is battling Palestinian militants across Gaza in the war ignited by Hamas' Oct. 7 attack into Israel. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

15: The War in Israel: February 2024 Update

A woman at work with a beaming smile looks to the side in front of an open laptop and a mug, an illustration of happy people. By Prostock-studio/stock.adobe.com

“A happy people are a productive people”: How to live optimistically in a pessimistic time

FILE - Russian opposition activist Alexei Navalny takes part in a march in memory of opposition leader Boris Nemtsov in Moscow, Russia on Feb. 29, 2020. Russia's prison agency says that imprisoned opposition leader Alexei Navalny has died. He was 47. The Federal Prison Service said in a statement that Navalny felt unwell after a walk on Friday Feb. 16, 2024 and lost consciousness. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin, File)

Alexei Navalny: “The fact is that I am a Christian”

A scientist in blue gloves opens a box of frozen embryos. By viktoriya/stock.adobe.com

Alabama Supreme Court rules that frozen embryos are “unborn children”: When does life begin? What does this decision mean for abortion and the sanctity of life?

Restaurant owner Tsutomu Shinoda, shows off a fugu or pufferfish at his restaurant in the center of Shimonoseki, a port town 830 kilometers (515 miles) southwest of Tokyo, Nov. 16, 2000. The pufferfish's ovaries, liver and intestines contain tetrodotoxin, a poison so potent the U.S. Food and Drug Administration says it can "produce rapid and violent death." (AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye)

Are Americans eating spiritual pufferfish?

Abraham Lincoln presenter Fritz Klein participates in The Civil War Medical Encampment at the Illinois historic Old State Capitol, Saturday, June 9, 2012, in Springfield, Ill. The event is part of the “History Comes Alive” programming in downtown Springfield for youth camps, families, and individuals to enjoy a Civil War history education experience. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman)

When Booth saved Lincoln’s life: Finding hope in the happenstance of our days

Russian President Vladimir Putin gestures while speaking to young scientists during his visit to the Rocket and Space Corporation (RSC) Energia in Korolev, outside Moscow, Russia, Thursday, Oct. 26, 2023. (Grigory Sysoev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Is Russia sending nukes to space? How to respond with faith when we’re right to be afraid

A hand holds a smartphone showing the Meta company logo in front of a screen showing the Facebook logo. Meta owns Facebook. By ink drop/stock.adobe.com

Meta announces it will label AI-generated content: How to have wisdom for the modern age

A stylized image of Jesus bending down and pouring water from a jar into a bowl in preparation to wash feet. The "He Gets Us" campaign, funded by Hobby Lobby's Green family, that aired during Super Bowl LVIII showed Christians washing others' feet. By Marina/stock.adobe.com

Hobby Lobby founders show Christians how to respond to cultural animosity

A woman in a red jacket hugs a man in a brown jacket. She's clutching a handful of flowers in celebration of Valentine's Day. By Sanja_85/stock.adobe.com

“Galentine’s” parties and “DUMPlings”: The status of romance in America and the surprising path to our best lives

In this combination of photos, President Joe Biden speaks on Aug. 10, 2023, in Salt Lake City, left, and former President Donald Trump speaks on June 13, 2023, in Bedminster, N.J. (AP Photo)

A majority of Americans say Biden and Trump are too old to serve second terms

Taylor Swift embraces Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce after the NFL Super Bowl 58 football game against the San Francisco 49ers, Sunday, Feb. 11, 2024, in Las Vegas. The Chiefs won 25-22 against the 49ers. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)

Millions watch Taylor Swift watch the Chiefs win the Super Bowl

In this composited image, San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy (13) kneels in prayer with teammates and Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Brandin Cooks (3) after an NFL football game in Santa Clara, Calif., Sunday, Oct. 8, 2023 (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez). And Kansas City Chiefs place kicker Harrison Butker celebrates a field goal against the Buffalo Bills during the second half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Dec. 10, 2023 in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Reed Hoffmann). Both men are Christians in Super Bowl LVIII.

Christians in Super Bowl LVIII: What Brock Purdy and Harrison Butker have in common

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