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Christians Among Those Killed in San Bernardino

Dead in San Bernardino terrorist attack include a Messianic Jew, a Christian who fled persecution in Iran, and a father of five Two weeks before he died, Nicholas Thalasinos, a 52-year-old Messianic ...

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VA Ban on Christmas Trees, Carols Lifted

Officials at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Salem, Va., sent an email to employees in November outlining a ban on Christmas trees, carols and cards in public areas, only to quickly reverse their ...

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Finding God

Finding God is not difficult. You are a special creation of God! You need to know God loves you and wants a personal relationship with YOU. “For you created my inmost being; ...

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Reaching Syrian Refugees with Hope

MIDDLE EAST — Christian missions workers like Peter Matheson are working to bring hope to refugees. But the ongoing crisis has taken a toll on the many he serves — and on ...

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Just released: Good List vs. Anti-Christmas Naughty List

  Have you grown sick and tired of national retail chains bowing to the very small anti-Christmas minority? This year’s Christmas Naughty List let’s you know which companies want your money but ...

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New and Classic TV Christmas Shows Start This Weekend

Some of the best things to enjoy about the Thanksgiving through Christmas season are the classic TV Christmas shows we watched as kids. There’s nothing better than sitting down with your little ...

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Prayer Ad Banned from Theaters

The Church of England (COE) is asking why its ad extolling the importance of prayer, was banned from being shown during the trailers at theaters across the country. The prayer ad banned from theaters had received ...

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Missouri Common Core Suffers Defeat in Court

Missouri Court of Appeals dismisses Governor Nixon’s appeal, leaves in place trial court judgment enjoining Missouri from paying fees to Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium for Missouri Common Core efforts. On September 17, ...

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Ministries Need Help in Serving Kansas City’s At-Risk Families

Each year Metro Voice provides a listing of organizations that serve Kansas City’s at-risk families and individuals. Whether it is the single mom and her children, our elderly, the homeless or incarcerated, our ...

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Ministries Serve Homeless in Kansas City

In the holiday issue of The Light, the newsletter of City Union Mission, Director Dan Doty talks about homelessness and reminds us that Thanksgiving and Christmas make this the season of caring ...

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Servanthood: A Greatness That Descends

We were in the middle of a Sunday evening service when a drunk stumbled into the church. My dad was leading worship. The man staggered all the way down the aisle until ...

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Thankfulness still priority at Thanksgiving

For Americans, Thanksgiving is about faith and family, and not much else, a new study shows. More than half (56 percent) tell LifeWay Research the most important part of the annual holiday ...

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Have a Flu-Free Winter

Have you ever wondered why everyone seems to get sick more often in the winter? There is actually very good reason for that, so let’s learn why so we can prevent colds ...

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Mystery of Christmas Marks 18 Years

This year marks the 18th season of The Mystery of Christmas. This high-tech production has inspired audiences for almost two decades–15 years at The Youthfront Auditorium in Kansas City, and two years ...

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The 33 movie: Chilean miners’ despair, faith and miracle rescue

Can you imagine being buried alive for days, weeks, months on end? In this dramatic true story that captivated the world in 2010, a huge explosion traps 33 miners deep underground in ...

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Royals’ Ben Zobrist shares his faith on the field

Ben Zobrist has proven his value on the baseball field to the Kansas City Royals. In Game 4 of the American League Championship Series, Zobrist homered off Toronto pitcher R.A. Dickey in ...

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Dave Ramsey Talks Christmas Budget

christmas budget

Help in Making Your Christmas Budget.                                                      ...

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Football, Faith and Family Meet at Arrowhead

Arrowhead is first NFL stadium with on-site worship services. On Sunday afternoons in the fall, Arrowhead Stadium is home to the largest prayer meeting in Kansas City. More than 75,000 Chiefs fans ...

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Chicago Schools: No Boys in Girls Locker Rooms

  A united Chicago school board is fighting an order from the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights (OCR) to allow a transgender student full access to the high school ...

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China Ends One-Child Policy

After decades, the Communist Party’s central committee relaxes rule, allowing two children per family. After 35 years and untold millions of babies aborted, China has agreed to end its one-child policy and ...

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Part 5. Israel: Into the Wilderness and Goodbyes

  Our departure from Jerusalem was bittersweet. We had much more to experience as we headed for the wilderness of Ein Gedi passing the caves where the Dead Sea scrolls were found ...

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Two Events to Honor Veterans this Week

Heart of America Stand Down for Veterans. Do you know a homeless Veteran? Someone who has served our country with honor but has struggled after returning home? Please urge them to come ...

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Christianity Disappearing in Middle East, Africa

Christianity is fast disappearing from entire regions, most notably a huge chunk of the Middle East, and could vanish from Iraq within 5 years, according to a new report by Catholic charity ...

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The Unmaking of Nichole Nordeman

One of Christian music’s best-known voices emerges from a 10-year hiatus to sing about hope amid pain. Fifteen years ago, Nichole Nordeman, then still in her 20s, was one of the biggest ...

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High school coach banned from praying says he will continue anyway

BREMENTON, Wash. — A high school coach banned from praying announced he will continue to pray personally after football games despite a school district ordering him to stop or face possible termination. ...

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