Posts by Alicia Lindberg
World Down Syndrome Day: American Heart Association Ambassador and Model Ariel Hernandez Spreads Awareness
By Alicia Lindberg Did you know it’s World Down Syndrome Day (WDSD) on March 21? This third month signifies the triplication or trisomy of the 21st chromosome that causes Down syndrome. To spread awareness for WDSD, Risen caught up with Kristal Hernandez — the mother of Ariel Hernandez, model and ambassador for the American Heart…
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Though Sofia Sanchez was abandoned at birth, she had a gleam in her smile and spark in her eyes that lit even the darkest corners of her orphanage in Ukraine. Her light captured the hearts of the Sanchez family as they scrolled through pictures of orphans provided by Reece’s Rainbow, an adoption ministry that “Serves…
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Famed Child Singing Sensation Gayla Peevey On the Comeback of Her Classic, I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas If you walk into a Hallmark store during Christmastime, chances are you’ll hear a certain hippo song from Christmas past echoing in the aisles. Back by popular demand, Hallmark’s “I want a Hippopotamus for Christmas” ornament plays this…
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Surviving The Mountain with olympian and former pro hockey player Eric LeMarque Like many children growing up, Eric LeMarque had hopes of becoming a professional athlete. With the support of his Golden Glove boxer grandfather and his step-dad, combined with his natural athletic ability, he was able to make his dreams a reality and became a professional…
Read MoreDavid Green
From picking cotton and starting a business in his garage to running a billion-dollar company, all with a passion for God, David Green has experienced first-hand the secret the Apostle Paul refers to in Philippians 4:12-13, “I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I…
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Putting Eternal Value Above Billions of Dollars Meet Founder and CEO of Hobby Lobby David Green
Read MoreMichelle Phung-Tambaoan
For Michelle Phung-Tambaoan the 1980s was a time of fleeing communist rule in Viet Nam and starting again in America with nothing but the clothes on her back.
Read MoreCaptain Katie Higgins
Risen caught up with this U.S. Naval Academy grad to find out more about her journey to becoming a Marine and the first female Blue Angels pilot.
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Emulating the Heart of Jesus Rodrigo Santoro Steps into Christ’s Sandals in Ben-Hur Biblical stories used to be tentpole movies for major studios, with Paramount’s The Ten Commandments and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer’s Ben-Hur ranking amongst the top and both starring Academy Award-winning actor Charlton Heston. In 1959, the epic historical drama Ben-Hur won an unprecedented 11 Oscars…
Read MoreFated Family
The Incredible Story that Brought Lisa Fenn, Dartanyon Crockett, and Leroy Sutton Together
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