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Father racing around park with disabled son in wheelchair. By Jaren Wicklund/stock.adobe.com

A review of “Miracle in Progress” by Chip Waggoner

Ben Griffin plays a shot from a bunker on the 11th hole during the second round of the BMW Championship golf tournament, Friday, Aug. 15, 2025, in Owings Mills, Md. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

Pro golfer Ben Griffin rebounds after “creatine overdose”

Brad Pitt, left, and Tom Cruise pose for photographers upon arrival at the premiere of the film 'F1 The Movie' on Monday, June 23, 2025, in London. (Photo by Scott A Garfitt/Invision/AP)

“F1,” “Top Gun: Maverick,” and the gospel of second chances

Umpire Jen Pawol smiles as she takes part in the lineup card exchange before the start of a spring training baseball game between the Washington Nationals and the Houston Astros Saturday, Feb. 24, 2024, in West Palm Beach, Fla. Pawol took a big step toward breaking the gender barrier for Major League Baseball umpires when she became the first woman in 17 years to work a big league spring training game Saturday night. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

Major League Baseball’s first female umpire set to debut

Man using online sports betting services on phone and laptop By Kaspars Grinvalds/stock.adobe.com

The dangerous rise of sports gambling

Colorado head coach Deion Sanders speaks during the Big 12 NCAA college football media day in Frisco, Texas, Wednesday, July 9, 2025. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

Deion Sanders’ most recent struggle transcends football

Flanked by New York Mayor Eric Adams, right, and NYPD Chief of Department John Chell, left, New York Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch speaks during a news conference at New York Presbyterian Weil Cornell Medical Center where a police officer was brought after being shot at a Manhattan office building, Monday, July 28, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Angelina Katsanis)

New York City gunman was targeting the NFL

A view of atmosphere is seen at the premiere of "The Fantastic Four: First Steps" on Monday, July 21, 2025, at Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)

A proper revival for “The Fantastic Four”

a young man and woman smile at each while holding coffee mugs

In “Talking Back to Purity Culture,” Rachel Joy Welcher takes the purity movement to task for missing the point of biblical sexuality

Seattle Mariners' Cal Raleigh celebrates after winning the MLB baseball All-Star Home Run Derby, Monday, July 14, 2025, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)

What do Cal Raleigh and Superman have in common?

Michael Madsen arrives at the Hollywood Film Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Sunday, Nov. 1, 2015, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)

Why Michael Madsen’s death gave me pause

FILE - Sean Combs arrives at the Pre-Grammy Gala And Salute To Industry Icons at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Jan. 25, 2020, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Mark Von Holden/Invision/AP, File)

Sean “Diddy” Combs verdict is in

Brother is a song by American Christian rock band Needtobreathe. The song is a single from Rivers in the Wasteland album. Blue vinyl record, partial album cover. Taken in Miami, FL on July 15, 2022. By Blue/stock.adobe.com

Feud between NEEDTOBREATHE co-founders escalates

woman showing a note with the text me too By yavdat/stock.adobe.com

Harvey Weinstein, disgraced “MeToo” mogul, has a retrial

Pastor with hands on pulpit to represent the idea that pastors should be pillars in their communities rather than celebrities with a platform. By Chris/stock.adobe.com

A review of Mark Sayers’ “Platforms to Pillars”

National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Coopertown, New York By wolterke/stock.adobe.com

Pete Rose now eligible for the Hall of Fame. Will he get in?

Thunderbolts* ©Disney

“Thunderbolts*”: An entertaining guide to dealing with guilt

Antwerp, Belguim - Fresco of Temptation of Jesus in Joriskerk or St. George Church. By Renáta Sedmáková/stock.adobe.com

A review of Michael Heiser’s “The Unseen Realm” 

The Age of the Corporate Church: An excerpt from “What If Jesus was Serious About the Church?” by Skye Jethani

Laptop computer displaying logo of Time By monticellllo/stock.adobe.com

Yet again, I’m not on Time’s “most influential people” list

Rory McIlroy, of Northern Ireland, hugs caddie Harry Diamond, right, after winning in a playoff against Justin Rose, of England, after the final round the Masters golf tournament, Sunday, April 13, 2025, in Augusta, Ga. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

Rory McIlroy’s Masters win and a transforming life principle

Who Am I? What the Bible Says About Identity and Why it Matters by Dr. Mark Turman and Dr. Ryan Denison

A book review of Mark Turman and Ryan Denison’s “Who Am I?” 

Male friends gather to watch football competition on big screen, sofa experts By motortion/stock.adobe.com

What watching sports says about our souls

Friends having a serious conversation, sitting together on a couch. By fizkes/stock.adobe.com

A book review of Jefferson Fisher’s “The Next Conversation”

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