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Mark Consuelos reveals painful truth he’s never said aloud following father’s death

Mark Consuelos reveals painful truth he’s never said aloud following father’s death

Published by Daniella Wilson

Mark Consuelos got candid about how he has been dealing with a sea of grief following the death of his beloved father, Saul Consuelos, in March.  The Live with Kelly and Mark host revealed that the 87-year-old’s health battle was a “brutal five-month saga leading up to him passing,” and that his family “knew” Saul wouldn’t recover.  Mark shared on the I’ve Never Said This Before With Tommy DiDario podcast that he prayed for a “merciful exit” for his father, and that his death came “quickly and painlessly”.  © ABCThe TV host opened up about grieving his late father He added that Saul was his rock, who informed his own character and values throughout his life. “My father’s a mythical character to me,” Mark explained. “He’s the best man I’ve ever met. Everything good that I’ve kind of glommed onto of how I carry myself comes from him.” “We just had a memorial for him this past Monday, where the family all got together,” he continued. “And the reality of him being gone hit – of him actually being gone.” Mark admitted …

Here’s why the Bible passage Trump read aloud is so potent and polarizing

Here’s why the Bible passage Trump read aloud is so potent and polarizing

Published by Sam Flores

The scriptural passage that President Donald Trump read Tuesday evening in a livestreamed Bible-reading marathon dates back to the depiction of an ancient event — but it’s one that carries a highly charged significance in the current religious and political climate. It has long been quoted and promoted by those who believe America was founded as a Christian nation and should be one. It’s from the seventh chapter of 2 Chronicles, a book in the Hebrew (Old Testament) portion of the Bible. The 14th verse — the one most often quoted — says: “If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.” Trump is among hundreds who are taking turns reading the entire Bible aloud over the course of a week. Most of the readings are taking place at the Museum of the Bible in Washington, though Trump’s is coming by video from the …

Evangelical Christian stars line up to read Bible aloud to wake up ‘apathetic church’

Evangelical Christian stars line up to read Bible aloud to wake up ‘apathetic church’

Published by Sam Flores

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (RNS) — Bunni Pounds, a political fundraiser-turned-activist who lost a 2018 bid for U.S. Congress from Texas, was visiting the Museum of the Bible in Washington when she says God spoke to her.  At the time, Pounds told attendees at a recent National Religious Broadcasters convention in Nashville, she’d been thinking about Ezra, the biblical prophet who read the law of Moses aloud to the Israelites as they returned to Jerusalem from exile in Babylon and began rebuilding the city’s walls.  “I had an encounter with the Lord about Ezra, and it has never left me,” she said. What’s more, Pounds said, the United States needs the same kind of spiritual rebuilding as the ancient Israelites. That idea led her to organize a week of public Bible reading in the nation’s capital. “Wouldn’t it be awesome if our national leaders from all spheres of influence, demographics and denominations would humble themselves in front of the American people and tell them that their dependence is in the Bible,” she said. “And then call the …