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Alright, let’s dive into the full lowdown on Donald Trump, his family’s connection to Norman Vincent Peale’s church, and how that ties into the Trump-level energy you’re talking about—positive thinking, big vibes, the whole deal! Here’s the story, packed with the goods and delivered with some flair. Donald Trump’s connection to Norman Vincent Peale and Marble Collegiate Church in Manhattan goes way back—deep roots, folks! His father, Fred Trump, a real estate mogul who built a fortune in Queens and Brooklyn, started taking the family to this Fifth Avenue gem in the 1950s. It wasn’t just any church—Marble Collegiate, part...

Ruth Stafford Peale, chairman of the board emeritus and co-founder of Guideposts, died Wednesday, February 6, 2008, at her home in Pawling, NY. She was 101. Along with her husband, the late Dr. Norman Vincent Peale, she founded the Guideposts organization in the 1940s to provide inspirational products and services developed from the belief that people’s lives can be improved, strengthened and deepened through applied spiritual faith. Best known is Guideposts, a magazine containing “True Stories of Hope and Inspiration,” which is today among the top 25 largest publications in America with a paid circulation of 2.5 million and a...