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Fulfilling God's calling can be challenging for many. In most cases, this means taking some huge leaps in life.

Bible teacher, podcaster and author, Rachel G. Scott wants to help you take that next step. 

Scott recently released a book called Taking the 5 Leaps: Experiencing God's Faithfulness as You Respond to His Call. In this book, she discusses the five types of leaps we need to take to propel ourselves into fulfilling God's destiny for us.

Christian artist Matthew West is praising God that he's alive after he experienced a scary accident on the highway in Tennessee. 

"I had a scary morning," says Matthew West in a video on his social media. "I had a morning radio interview in Nashville. I get in my car to head straight to the studio because I had a busy day, and it was pouring rain."

West posted the video late in the evening of May 8 to his Facebook. 

Haiti’s transitional presidential council has taken one step forward, then two steps back.

On April 30, the newly formed, nine-member council nominated Fritz Belizaire as prime minister. However, the council took back that decision days later, saying it would revert to a previous plan to elect a prime minister from a group of candidates. 

The Christian rock band STRYPER has been releasing heavy music for decades but their newest acoustic album shows a lighter side of the band. 

To Hell with the Amps will be available on May 10, 2024, and have 11 paired-down acoustic songs on it. 

In anticipation of this album, STRYPER released a single off the album, their version of 'Amazing Grace' on May 7. 

A family in Abilene, Texas, is grateful that everyone is alive after a tornado ripped through their neighbourhood, destroying their house. 

On May 3, Wes and Kasey Lambert, along with their daughter Allie and son Lane, heard the tornado warning and sought shelter in a closet in their house. 

"We could hear the nails coming out of the boards and metal being ripped, but that’s all we could hear," Kasey told the local news station. 

One 10-year-old boy is using his video games differently than expected. 

Courtney Nash posted a video of her son playing his Oculus online and praying with others. "I can pray for you guys," the boy said in the TikTok video. "Your mom got in a bad accident right? I want you to know that people are here for you."

Brandon Lake is getting set to release a children's book. 

Lake and his wife, Brittany, wrote Little Lion Lungs to help more families worship together. 

"We just want to leave a legacy with our children and give other people an opportunity to teach their kids about worship through a beautiful story," said Brandon in a post on Facebook. "There's nothing more important to us than having a family that worships together, and this book is more than just a story. It's an invitation for you to worship as a family."

Colt Ford is thanking God that he's alive after he says he died twice last month following a heart attack.

The country rap musician, whose real name is Jason Farris Brown, says he suffered a heart attack on April 5 after performing in Gilbert, Arizona. The 53-year-old revealed in an April 23 interview on the Big D & Bubba that although he essentially died twice, he was brought back to life in the intensive care unit at the Banner Desert Medical Centre in Mesa, Arizona.

Lakewood Music has released the first song off their forthcoming album set to be released this fall. 

The single, 'Outnumbered,' recorded live at Lakewood Church, features Grammy-nominated artist and worship leader Tauren Wells.

Written in collaboration with Steven Furtick, Joel Osteen, Chris Brown and Mitch Wong, the band hopes this song will serve as a reminder that when the Lord is on our side, the enemy is always outnumbered.

A small retail store in Scottsboro, Alabama, is reaching far beyond its four walls. 

Unclaimed Baggage takes orphaned suitcases and gives them a second life. 

After purchasing items left unclaimed, staff bring them to the store, where they either sell or donate them to various charities worldwide.

Whether partnering with Love Luggage to provide bags for foster children or restoring wheelchairs for Wheels for the World, Unclaimed Baggage’s model reflects God who is making things new.