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Fighting Feelings and the Past Come Head-to-Head in ‘Creed III’
By: Laura Bennett
Since the first Creed movie came out their links to the original Rocky franchise that inspired the spinoffs have started to thin, but there’s still something about an underdog’s fight to get to the top (and the training montages that come with it) that keeps us coming back to the story of Adonis Creed. Read more
Stressed? You Can Use it For Good, says Former Navy Officer Paul Taylor
By: Laura Bennett
When something’s hard, our culture tends to want to make it easier: tired of walking up stairs? Here’s an escalator. Don’t want to cook food? Here’s a takeaway or microwave-meal option. Read more
Empty Nest Syndrome: Who It Impacts and How to Survive
By: Ben McEachen
Janet Evans had heard about “empty nest syndrome“, where parents feel loss, grief and despair when adult children leave home and she did not think she was the sort of person this would happen to. Read more
Blood for a Bandage: Designer Camilla Franks’ New Mission
By: Mike Crooks
Beloved fashion designer Camilla Franks has teamed up with Lifeblood to encourage people to donate blood. Read more
Brendan Fraser’s ‘The Whale’ Challenges How Faith Relates to People in Pain
By: Laura Bennett
Against the backdrop of a culture fed up with “fat shaming” and one that pushes against the link between identity and body size, a story about a morbidly obese recluse could be a difficult sell. Read more
Leyla in Syria says Church Shines Light In Darkness of Earthquakes
By: Ben McEachen
In freezing temperatures, Leyla* sleeps in a church in Aleppo, Syria, alongside others forced from their homes due to earthquake damage. Read more
From Jail to Joy: Maverick City Music’s Grammy Success
By: Mike Crooks
After their debut win last year, American gospel group Maverick City Music scored four gongs at the 65th Grammy Awards on Sunday Night in Los Angeles.