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By discovering the science of scripture and uncovering the mysteries of faith, Quantum Christianity provides a deeper look into what we believe, why we believe it, and the surprising answers that await us when we blend science and faith.

"'YouTube Effect' Has Left Police Officers under Siege, Law Enforcement Leaders Say" is from the October 09, 2015 Wild Card section of The Washington Post. It was written by Aaron C. Davis and narrated by Sam Scholl.

You promised yourself you'd never fall into the same sin again. You've prayed about it over and over, but it has tripped you up at the most inopportune times, knocking you back several steps. Will you ever be victorious? Maybe like Aaron Davis, among thousands of pastors, and millions of Christians around the world, you have felt powerless to overcome the same one or two pitfalls that have plagued you your whole life.

For the sprawling effort to restore Puerto Rico’s crippled electrical grid, the territory’s state-owned utility has turned to a two-year-old company from Montana that had just two full-time employees on the day Hurricane Maria made landfall.

"Small Montana Firm Lands Puerto Rico's Biggest Contract to Get the Power Back On" is from the October 23, 2017 National section of The Washington Post. It was written by Steven Mufson, Jack Gillum, Aaron C. Davis and Arelis R. Hernández and narrated by Sam Scholl.

"Cities Begin to Challenge a Bedrock of Justice They're Paying Criminals Not to Kill" is from the March 26, 2016, National section of The Washington Post. It was written by Aaron C. Davis and narrated by Sam Scholl.

"I never thought it would be a foregone conclusion that I would be seeing a fight when I entered the Teams. I thought that perhaps I would get the chance to answer that call, but I never knew for sure until today. I hope that I never get in a rough situation, but if I do, I hope I will have the courage to see it through." Less than four years later, on June 28, 2005, Matthew Gene Axelson answered his own question.

After Hurricane Maria knocked out electricity to millions of residents of Puerto Rico in September, the head of a small electric transmission company from Montana boasted that his firm could best manage the logistics of getting needed repairmen to the island. But within days of the utility approving a first payment of millions of dollars to Whitefish, Techmanski wrote of “problems with logistics.” He repeatedly pleaded for approval of costly airlifts of trucks that he said were stuck at ports in Florida.

"Puerto Rico’s Bankrupt Utility Agreed to Pay Whitefish Energy Double What Linemen Make, Documents Show" is from the November 13, 2017 National section of The Washington Post. It was written by Aaron C. Davis and Steven Mufson and narrated by Sam Scholl.

"The Bahamas' New U.S. Travel Advisory: Use 'Extreme Caution' around Police" is from the July 09, 2016 World section of The Washington Post. It was written by Aaron C. Davis and narrated by Jill Melancon.

When John begins shouting his sermons in the middle of crowded downtown sidewalks, his only goal is to collect enough money for some food and a place to sleep. Instead...he finds himself on the path to faith, a path that may cost him more than he ever imagined.

After Tom Price was sworn in as health and human services secretary, the Georgia Republican faced an inconvenience known to millions of Americans: His flight was delayed, an aide said, and he was forced to spend hours at an airport. The delay left Price a no-show at an early public appearance his office helped plan.

"How Tom Price Decided Chartered, Private Jets Were a Good Use of Taxpayer Money" is from the September 22, 2017 National section of The Washington Post. It was written by Aaron C. Davis and narrated by Jenny Hoops.

Before he opened fire late Sunday — killing at least 50 people at a country music festival on the Las Vegas Strip — the gunman Stephen Paddock lived a quiet life for years in a small town outside Las Vegas.

"Las Vegas Gunman Stephen Paddock Enjoyed Gambling, Country Music, Lived Quiet Life Before Massacre" is from the October 02, 2017 National section of The Washington Post. It was written by William Wan, Sandhya Somashekhar and Aaron C. Davis and narrated by Sam Scholl.

President Trump's war with CNN went off the rails Tuesday morning after he retweeted an image of a Trump train running over a CNN reporter, then quickly deleted it after the meme sparked criticism as inappropriate just days after the Charlottesville violence.

"After Charlottesville, Trump Retweets — Then Deletes — Image of Train Running Over CNN Reporter" is from the August 15, 2017 Post Politics section of The Washington Post. It was written by David Nakamura and Aaron C. Davis and narrated by Sam Scholl.

The failed effort by conservative activists to plant a false story about Senate candidate Roy Moore in The Washington Post was part of a months-long campaign to infiltrate The Post and other media outlets in Washington and New York, according to interviews, text messages and social media posts that have since been deleted.

"Woman’s Effort to Infiltrate the Washington Post Dated Back Months" is from the November 29, 2017 National section of The Washington Post. It was written by Beth Reinhard, Aaron C. Davis and Andrew Ba Tran and narrated by Sam Scholl.

A woman who falsely claimed to The Washington Post that Roy Moore, the Republican U.S. Senate candidate in Alabama, impregnated her as a teenager appears to work with an organization that uses deceptive tactics to secretly record conversations in an effort to embarrass its targets.

"A Woman Approached The Post with Dramatic — and False — Tale About Roy Moore. She Appears to be Part of Undercover Sting Operation." is from the November 27, 2017 National section of The Washington Post. It was written by Shawn Boburg, Aaron C. Davis and Alice Crites and narrated by Sam Scholl.

The U.S. Army general who heads the D.C. National Guard and is an integral part of overseeing the inauguration said Friday he has been ordered removed from command effective Jan. 20, 12:01 p.m., just as Donald Trump is sworn in as president.

"Head of D.C. National Guard to Be Removed From Post in Middle of Inauguration" is from the January 13, 2017 Politics section of The Washington Post. It was written by Peter Hermann and Aaron C. Davis and narrated by Jill Melancon.

ICE denies sweeps and checkpoints, but activists say rules of engagement have changed.

"Immigrant Community on High Alert, Fearing Trump’s ‘Deportation Force’" is from the February 11, 2017 National section of The Washington Post. It was written by Janell Ross, Aaron C. Davis and Joel Achenbach and narrated by Sam Scholl.

In 2015, The Washington Post launched an unprecedented effort to account for every fatal shooting by an officer of the law. Their study has motivated the FBI to action, and changed the way we think of those who serve and protect. After a police officer shot and killed a black teenager in Ferguson, Missouri, the media began to pay greater attention to deadly interactions between black men and the law.