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STOCK PHOTO: A man stands in front of an infrared light system similar to what Bryan Johnson uses as part of his "Blueprint" system to attempt to live forever. By Shawn M. Pridgen/stock.adobe.com.

Meet the man who thinks he can live forever

An outstretched arm holds a bouquet of sunflowers against an off-white background. By Floral Deco/stock.adobe.com.

Man holds signs and hands out flowers to remind people they are loved

The college campus of Auburn University, where hundreds of students were recently baptized following a worship service. By Mohammad/stock.adobe.com

Hundreds of students baptized after worship service on Auburn college campus

An elderly woman beams with a smile. By Hunor Kristo/stock.adobe.com

The No. 1 personal trait for a long life may surprise you

In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, left, and Russian President Vladimir Putin shake hands before their talk at the Vostochny cosmodrome outside the city of Tsiolkovsky, about 200 kilometers (125 miles) from the city of Blagoveshchensk in the far eastern Amur region, Russia, Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2023. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)

As Putin and Kim Jong Un meet, Russian pastor Yuri Sipko is wanted by Russia for opposing the war in Ukraine

Residents wade through a street flooded by rains brought on by Hurricane Idalia, in Batabano, Cuba, Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2023. Idalia strengthened into a hurricane Tuesday and barreled toward Florida's Gulf Coast. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

Eight devastating floods and Apple’s product-launch event: A reflection on the pathway to triumphant faith

A man walks through wildfire wreckage Friday, Aug. 11, 2023, in Lahaina, Hawaii. Hawaii emergency management records show no indication that warning sirens sounded before people ran for their lives from wildfires on Maui that wiped out a historic town. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

Did a secret “weather weapon” cause the wildfires on Maui? A reflection on “speaking the truth in love”

FILE - President Joe Biden speaks in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, June 30, 2023, in Washington, as his administration is moving forward on a new student debt relief plan after the Supreme Court struck down his original initiative. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona listens at left. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

The current state of Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan: How our finances can lead to intimacy with God

New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers (8) is sacked by Buffalo Bills defensive end Leonard Floyd (56) during the first quarter of an NFL football game, Monday, Sept. 11, 2023, in East Rutherford, N.J. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Why are Aaron Rodgers and Steven Tyler in the news? A post-9/11 reflection on America’s future

Tribute in Light, two vertical columns of light representing the fallen towers of the World Trade Center shine against the lower Manhattan skyline on the 19th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terror attacks, seen from Jersey City, N.J., Friday, Sept. 11, 2020. (AP Photo/Stefan Jeremiah). Two new 9/11 victims were recently identified.

Two new 9/11 victims identified: Reflections on divine empathy, reason, and hope

Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott throws before a preseason NFL football game against the Seattle Seahawks, Saturday, Aug. 19, 2023, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson). Prescott is one of 57 NFL QBs taking part in QB United, an effort to prevent suicides as part of World Suicide Prevention Day on Sept. 10.

57 NFL QBs to team up for suicide prevention

Stock photo: A boy in a blue-checkered shirt and orange bow tie stands behind his lemonade stand smiling as he points to the glass of lemonade he's holding up in his right hand. By Jim/stock.adobe.com. The photo represents Edison Juel's "Lemonade for Lahaina" lemonade stand.

5-year-old raises over $17,000 with “Lemonade for Lahaina”

Two young women simle while enjoying coffee at a coffeeshop. By Jacob Lund/stock.adobe.com. What is the secret to happiness?

Harvard’s Arthur C. Brooks on the secret to happiness

A man and woman, both dressed in white summer clothes, hold hands as they walk barefoot on a sandy dune. By LIGHTFIELD STUDIOS/stock.adobe.com. An illustration of the origin of why you can't white after Labor Day

Why you can’t wear white after Labor Day: Reflections on America’s post-Christian future

Jimmy Buffett performs at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, on Sunday, May 8, 2022, in New Orleans. (Photo by Amy Harris/Invision/AP). Jimmy Buffett's cause of death was revealed to be Merkel cell skin cancer.

Jimmy Buffett’s cause of death revealed: A Labor Day reflection on mortality and transcendent joy

A child sits next to his fallen bike, grabbing at his scraped knee, a depiction of innocent suffering. Ermolaev Alexandr/stock.adobe.com

Why a good God must allow suffering—even innocent suffering—to exist

A pickup truck with an American flag tied to sits halfway into a canal in Horseshoe Beach, Fla., after the passage of Hurricane Idalia, Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2023. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

Florida residents riding out Hurricane Idalia had to “swim out of their windows”: Personal reflections on innocent suffering

Adam Henderson, owner of Harbour Master Suites, prepares his business ahead of the expected arrival of Hurricane Idalia, Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2023, in Cedar Key, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

“No one has seen this”: Hurricane Idalia could be an “unprecedented event”

In this Monday, Aug. 28, 2023, 9:41 am ET satellite image provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Tropical Storm Idalia moves between Mexico's Yucatan peninsula, left, and Cuba, right. Idalia intensified early Monday and was expected to become a major hurricane before it reaches Florida's Gulf coast, according to the National Hurricane Center. (NOAA via AP)

Idalia set to strike Florida tomorrow as Category 3 hurricane

FILE - Martin Luther King Jr., head of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, addresses marchers during his "I Have a Dream," speech at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, Aug. 28, 1963. (AP Photo/File)

Dr. King’s “Dream” speech commemorated in Washington as “racially motivated” shooter kills three in Florida

Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Clayton Kershaw (22) throws during the first inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels in Anaheim, Calif., Tuesday, June 20, 2023. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis). Kershaw took part in the Dodgers recent Christian Faith and Family Day.

MLB’s Faith and Family events can expand our view of evangelism

An empty podium with mics on both sides stands in front of an American flag, illustrating the recent presidential debates. © By niyazz/stock.adobe.com

GOP rivals debated last night, Donald Trump surrenders today

Against a clear blue sky, two white commercial planes appear headed toward each other, an illustration of the increasing number of airline close calls reported over the last month. © By berkut_34/stock.adobe.com

Airline close calls are more frequent than you may know

A general view shows the aftermath of a wildfire in Lahaina, Hawaii, Monday, Aug. 21, 2023. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

What started the Maui wildfires? A reflection on the future of our democracy

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