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With food prices on the rise and a global pandemic leading to job losses, many households across the country are struggling to feed their families.

Danny Plett hopes his latest single will serve as a reminder that God is not challenging us, rather he is strengthening us.

Plett says the new single, 'As Diamond cuts Diamond', released on February 1, 2022, was inspired by the current pandemic and having gone through a really hard time nine years ago. 

Jane Jenkins Herlong hopes her new book will help spread joy and encouragement to those who need it.

She believes that now more than ever, we need to learn to laugh at ourselves.

"Especially during the times in which we live in, I think people need levity and encouragement and hope, and I think the best way to handle things that go awry in our lives, I think a good sense of humour is paramount," Jane explains.

Love & The Outcome's Jodi King and Chris Rademaker hope their latest single will help people understand the real meaning of what it is to be blessed. 

"Our hope and our prayer is that everyone that hears it goes, 'I am blessed', like the real meaning of blessing. I am living in blessing," says Jodi King.

The new single, 'I’m not lucky, I’m blessed' was released on January 14, 2022, and took on a whole new meaning after the couple’s Nashville home flooded.

Imagine finding a treasure trove of documents that reveal the forgotten history of your family.

In 2009, Daniel Schwab discovered his grandfather’s collection of letters written between himself and family members, describing the beginning of the holocaust and the fallout from losing 12 family members.

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"I discovered my grandfather's letter collection on a trip back to South Africa," said Schwab. "We had known about it for years but were too afraid to open it."

What do you think of when you hear the words estate planning?

For many of us, we think of the financial side of things. Merv Peters of Fresh Ground Financial says in reality, we need to start seeing it as a way to pass along wisdom and values to our children.

Bosco Poon, a.k.a. B.O.Z (Born Of Zion), was an aspiring recording artist who ended up in a Canadian federal prison. In his most hopeless moment, Jesus appeared before him, and his life was completely changed.

For as long as she can remember, music has always been a part of Katy Weirich's life. 

"Singing and playing the piano was something that I kinda started pretty intensely at around twelve. I always was singing as a little kid, but I remember around twelve, that was when I started to figure out chords on the piano and started to sing and accompany myself for the first time," said Katy.

When Travis and Adelle Graham met, it was love at first sight and within a year, they were married.

They enjoyed the honeymoon phase of their marriage before things quickly took a nosedive.

New York Times bestselling author Francine Rivers has published numerous novels—all bestsellers—and she has continued to win both industry acclaim and reader loyalty around the globe.

Most recently, her novel Redeeming Love, has been turned into a film that will be released in theatres Friday, January 21, 2022.