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Parenting: Control the Controllable During COVID
Risen Magazine: Parents are overwhelmed, especially now with the current state of the world from pandemic, to homeschooling, black lives matter to wildfires, hurricanes and mental health… what do parents need to know? Cynthia Yanof: There’s so much going on that we can hyper focus on any one thing. But what we’ve been trying to…
Read MoreSuicide Prevention Week: Anxiety, Mental Health & Biblical Insight
Writer: Jim Denison Anxiety is escalating in our culture. According to recent surveys, more Americans than ever before are stressed, depressed, and anxiety-ridden. Nearly forty million people in the US (18 percent) experience an anxiety disorder in any given year. Anxiety disorders are the most common and pervasive mental disorders in America. And numerous studies have related anxiety…
Read MoreFaith, Social Justice, and the NBA Bubble: Coaches & Players Speak Up
Writer: Charlie Lapastora Phoenix Suns’ Head Coach Monty Williams With the COVID-19 pandemic shutting operations down across the world, impacting people’s jobs, health, well-being — it also included professional sports in the United States. Leagues like the NBA came to a sudden halt, as they were the first of the four major sports leagues in…
Read MoreFrom the Track & Field to the Television: Meet Two-Time Olympians Jamie and Shevon Nieto
They may both be extremely talented, athletic and two-time Olympians but ironically it wasn’t Track & Field that brought Jamie and Shevon Nieto together. Jamie, a high jumper, represented the United State at the Athens 2004 and London 2012 Games, while Shevon competed on the track for her native Jamaica in 2004 and also Beijing…
Read MoreWorldwide Debut of “Queen Esther” LIVE!
The spectacular brand-new stage production QUEEN ESTHER was set to premiere in Lancaster, PA this past Spring. Just as the premiere was taking place, the world came to a screeching halt and like many others, Sight & Sound Theatres went dark. Esther’s timely story will come to life like never before for ONE NIGHT ONLY! The brand-new…
Read MoreStressed? You’re Not Alone Finding Peace in a Pandemic with First15 Craig Denison
It’s been quite the year to say the least. No one could’ve predicted what has become 2020 and many are in situations they never thought they would find themselves in. From quarantine to remote working, social distance learning to homeschooling, connecting through technology, and the list continues… stressed and overwhelmed just scratch the surface. Plus…
Read MoreDC FanDome: Free Global Fan Event for 24-Hours
No lines, no badges and it’s completely free! DC Comics Super Fans… mark your calendars for Saturday, August 22 for an unprecedented, immersive, and totally free 24-hour-only virtual experience that is DC FanDome. It boasts the most epic lineup! From Gal Gadot to Margot Robbie, Idris Elba to Zachary Levi. more than 300 stars, cast members, creators…
Read MoreDarryl Strawberry: Mentorship and His Ministry
Baseball season has kicked off and we talked to 4x World Series champion and 8x all-star Darryl Strawberry about mentorship, advice from his mom, and how he spends his days helping people find their way with Strawberry Ministries.
Read MoreMostra: Faith, Favor and Finding the Farmers with the Best Beans
Part 2 For husband and wife team, Sam and Beverly Magtanong, and best friend Jelynn Malone, deciding to found Mostra coffee to sustain farmers in the Philippines was the easy part. Yes, it was a big vision, but they felt called to do it. The hard part was identifying, how? Through faith, favor and a…
Read MoreMostra: More Than Specialty Coffee How the Vision of Four Friends is Changing Lives
What happens when an opera singer, an actress, a culinary expert and a former Army Infantry Officer have a shared vision? The open a coffee shop. Not just any coffee shop, a specialty coffee shop sustaining farmers in the Philippines that just happened to be named 2020 Micro-Roaster of the Year! Meet Beverly, Jelynn, Mike…
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