Sunny Side of The Stream: Group of High School Football Players Rescue Woman Trapped in Car

By Aliya Kuykendall Published on August 20, 2022

Happy weekend! Here’s our weekly roundup of bright stories and funny memes.

A group of high school football players driving to school came to the aid of a 50-year-old woman who was trapped in her wrecked car and screaming for help, according to an educator at Rome City Schools in Rome, Georgia.

“We used all our muscles,” Treyvon Adams, 16, told CNN. “We’re pretty big people, we’re strong. We play football, so we lift weights a lot, but (the door) was just extremely bent and broke.”

A post on the team’s Twitter account read, “PROUD of our MEN!”

“China’s Taylor Swift” Singer G.E.M. Releases “Gloria” Song About Her Christian Faith

Christianity Today called Deng Ziqi’s song “courageous” in an op-ed on Thursday. The music video and lyrics feature Christian themes. CT’s Sean Cheng explains:

One day, overwhelmed by sadness, she was crying and praying in the bathroom. When she began humming a melody unconsciously in the shower, she began to feel it bringing her peace, transcending her circumstances. The inspiration for an album emerged: She wanted to use her new song to speak of her struggles, heartbreaks, and prayers, and to remember how God answered prayers to redeem and bless her.

Kris Wang, elder at Lansing Chinese Church in Michigan, told CT, β€œIt is very rare to see in the Chinese pop music industry that a singer would disclose her faith in songs and to generate ideas from the Bible for the entire album. There are examples in the United States that songwriters integrate their faith into pop music, like Kanye West, Justin Bieber, and DMX have done. But in atheism-dominated China, doing so is innovative and creative.”

What does it mean to discuss one’s faith publicly in China? When connected to politically incorrect statements, the government will not be happy. CT reports, “Chinese censorship officials placed her on a list of ‘strictly controlled’ persons because she prayed for Hong Kong ‘in bitter tears’ during the Occupy Central movement in 2014.”

May God bless Deng Ziqi, whose English name is Gloria, just like her song.

A Pro-Life Win in Entertainment

Seth Dillon, CEO of the Babylon Bee, defended the pro-life position excellently on Joe Rogan’s show, leaving Rogan saying “I see what you’re saying” and “life is valuable” near the end of the clip.

Time for the Funny Stuff

This dog is overflowing with enthusiasm and energy.

https://twitter.com/theworldofdog/status/1559969902400008192

Here’s another dog that loves her owner.

This seal is exemplifying some healthy weekend behavior: resting and getting vitamin D.

Not the cleverest bear, but very cute:

Cute children and cute animals together … just so much cuteness.

Hope this article gave you a few smiles and that you enjoy peace and rest in God this weekend!

 

Aliya Kuykendall is a staff writer and proofreader for The Stream. You can follow Aliya on Twitter @AliyaKuykendall and follow The Stream @Streamdotorg.

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