Positive News For You

10/12/2025

🍕 Prayer & Pizza

A pastor’s simple act of kindness—praying for a pizza delivery driver—sparked a viral fundraiser and a wave of generosity. It’s a powerful example of how small gestures can lead to big blessings.

Pastor Neal Seiwert of Castle Rock, Colorado, responded with prayer when pizza delivery driver Suzanna brought the wrong order, creating a viral moment.

10/12/2025

🌐 Protecting What Matters

California is empowering residents to take control of their online privacy. Just as pastors protect and guide their flocks, this move reminds us of the importance of safeguarding what’s sacred.

If you live in the Golden State, you're going to like this.

10/12/2025

🏀 Lessons in Grace

An Oklahoma City girls’ basketball team showed resilience and grace after learning they hadn’t won their championship game. Their sportsmanship is a testament to the values our pastors instill in us—humility, perseverance, and love.

Brendan King, head coach of the Academy of Classical Christian Studies high school girls basketball team, recounted every basket of the title game and discovered his team had actually lost.

10/12/2025

🎶 Pharrell’s Homecoming of Hope

Pharrell Williams returns to Virginia Beach to celebrate community and creativity. His visit echoes the joy and unity pastors bring to their congregations every day.

Virginia Beach native and music mogul Pharrell Williams is visiting his hometown for a special event, the "Atlantic Park Weekend Celebration," from October 10 to 11.

10/12/2025

🙌 Let’s Celebrate Our Pastors!
This Pastor Appreciation Day, take a moment to say thank you. Send a note, offer a prayer, or share a story of how your pastor has impacted your life. Their work often goes unseen, but its effects are eternal.

📬 Call to Action:

Write a note of gratitude to your pastor today. Share it in person, post it on social media, or send it in an email. Let them know how much they mean to you and your community. 💌

💖 Closing Blessing
To every pastor who has ever stood in the gap, lifted a weary soul, or spoken truth in love—thank you. Your faithfulness is a beacon in our lives. May you be refreshed, honored, and deeply blessed today and always.
Happy Pastor Appreciation Day! 🎉🙏

10/12/2025

🦋 Wings of Grace

A monarch butterfly with a torn wing was given a second chance at life thanks to a delicate transplant at a Long Island nature preserve. It’s a beautiful reminder of how healing and restoration—much like the prayers of a pastor—can lift us to new heights.

Workers at the Sweetbriar Nature Center in Smithtown recently performed a wing transplant on the injured monarch butterfly.

10/12/2025

🌟 Shepherds of Hope: Celebrating Pastor Appreciation Day! 🌟

Guiding hearts, inspiring lives, and leading with love.

💌 A Message from the Heart
Today, we pause to honor the incredible men and women who serve as spiritual shepherds in our communities—our pastors. Their tireless dedication, compassionate leadership, and unwavering faith light the way for so many. Whether preaching from the pulpit, praying over the hurting, or simply showing up with a listening ear, pastors embody the love of Christ in action.

As we celebrate Pastor Appreciation Day, let’s reflect on the power of encouragement, the beauty of service, and the ripple effect of kindness—just like the stories making headlines this week.

📰 Good News Around Us

🚲 Pedaling Toward Purpose
In Detroit, a new initiative is using bikes to combat chronic absenteeism among students. Just like our pastors help us stay on the path, these bikes are helping kids stay on track—literally and figuratively. https://www.chalkbeat.org/detroit/2025/10/07/can-bikes-reduce-chronic-absenteeism-for-detroit-students/

🦋 Wings of Grace
A monarch butterfly with a torn wing was given a second chance at life thanks to a delicate transplant at a Long Island nature preserve. It’s a beautiful reminder of how healing and restoration—much like the prayers of a pastor—can lift us to new heights. https://abc7ny.com/post/injured-monarch-butterfly-fly-wing-transplant-nature-preserve-smithtown-long-island-ny/17973172/

🎶 Pharrell’s Homecoming of Hope
Pharrell Williams returns to Virginia Beach to celebrate community and creativity. His visit echoes the joy and unity pastors bring to their congregations every day. https://www.wtkr.com/news/in-the-community/virginia-beach/pharrell-williams-to-visit-virginia-beach-for-atlantic-park-weekend-celebration

🏀 Lessons in Grace
An Oklahoma City girls’ basketball team showed resilience and grace after learning they hadn’t won their championship game. Their sportsmanship is a testament to the values our pastors instill in us—humility, perseverance, and love. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/oklahoma-city-girls-basketball-team-returns-championship-discovers-it-lost-title-game/

🌐 Protecting What Matters
California is empowering residents to take control of their online privacy. Just as pastors protect and guide their flocks, this move reminds us of the importance of safeguarding what’s sacred. https://gizmodo.com/california-lets-residents-opt-out-of-a-ton-of-data-collection-on-the-web-2000670530

🍕 Prayer & Pizza
A pastor’s simple act of kindness—praying for a pizza delivery driver—sparked a viral fundraiser and a wave of generosity. It’s a powerful example of how small gestures can lead to big blessings. https://www.foxnews.com/food-drink/pastor-prays-pizza-driver-who-delivered-wrong-order-sparking-viral-fundraiser

🙌 Let’s Celebrate Our Pastors!
This Pastor Appreciation Day, take a moment to say thank you. Send a note, offer a prayer, or share a story of how your pastor has impacted your life. Their work often goes unseen, but its effects are eternal.

📬 Call to Action:
Write a note of gratitude to your pastor today. Share it in person, post it on social media, or send it in an email. Let them know how much they mean to you and your community. 💌

💖 Closing Blessing
To every pastor who has ever stood in the gap, lifted a weary soul, or spoken truth in love—thank you. Your faithfulness is a beacon in our lives. May you be refreshed, honored, and deeply blessed today and always.

Happy Pastor Appreciation Day! 🎉🙏

The Detroit school district is considering giving bikes to chronically absent students in other schools.

10/12/2025

🚲 Pedaling Toward Purpose

In Detroit, a new initiative is using bikes to combat chronic absenteeism among students. Just like our pastors help us stay on the path, these bikes are helping kids stay on track—literally and figuratively.

The Detroit school district is considering giving bikes to chronically absent students in other schools.

10/12/2025

🌟 Shepherds of Hope: Celebrating Pastor Appreciation Day! 🌟 - https://mailchi.mp/464e50bd79c0/your-positive-news-to-start-your-day-14194952

10/11/2025

https://apnews.com/video/eeyore-the-dog-leads-florida-deputy-to-missing-86-year-old-woman-fa8f84b0235e42eba112b684ca66ee70

A dog named Eeyore turned into a rescuer, leading a Florida sheriff's deputy to where a missing 86-year-old woman had fallen while walking him, bodycam footage shows.

10/11/2025

https://www.mlive.com/politics/2025/10/program-giving-new-mothers-500-monthly-will-soon-expand-with-270m-state-budget-boost.html

Rx Kids - a program providing prenatal and infant support to expecting and new mothers - received $270 million in funding to expand to more areas across the state.

10/11/2025

https://www.kut.org/austin/2025-10-09/austin-tx-scream-club-atx-mental-health

Every Sunday, Austinites meet at a pedestrian bridge downtown to release their emotions through blood-curdling screams. The shared experience brings forth laughter, tears and new friendships.