America’s mental health is in alarming condition, and only biblical solutions can change it, a leading Christian counselor says. “We don’t have a mental health crisis; we have a mental health disaster ...
Read More »Today’s News Briefs: TikTok searches; Georgia and Russia; Butter Chicken lawsuit; Trump jury
Here are your daily news briefs including the Trump jury instructions, Russia and Georgia, a lawsuit over India’s famous butter chicken dish and more. Lawsuit over chicken recipe Descendants India’s oldest restaurant ...
Read More »Blue Springs fifth-grader pays off entire school’s student lunch debt
Thanks to an enterprising fifth-grader, students at Thomas Ultican Elementary in Blue Springs are heading into summer break with no lunch debt. Daken Kramer gave the school a check for more than ...
Read More »Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker continues to stand firm
Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker defended his commencement speech at Benedictine College during the Courage Under Fire gala in Nashville over Memorial Day weekend. “If it wasn’t clear that the timeless Catholic values ...
Read More »Still chasing idols: What Paul on Mars Hill teaches us today
Perhaps my favorite place in Athens is Mars Hill, at the foot of the Acropolis (this is Anita and me standing on it). You no doubt know the story in Acts of ...
Read More »Daily News Briefs: Russia attacks Ukraine’s largest mall; Egypt, Israel exchange fire; Trump trial
News briefs today include Russian attack on a Ukrainian mall; Palestinian state recognition; Trump trial resumes; and Israel/Egypt exchange fire. Egyptian who shot at Israeli troops is killed by return fire An ...
Read More »Actress Patricia Heaton voices support for Harrison Butker
Add actress Patricia Heaton to the long list of public figures speaking out in support of Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker. “I don’t understand why everybody’s knickers are in a twist,” she said, ...
Read More »Daily News Briefs: Missouri tornadoes; Libertarians; Actor killed; Shipwreck
Tornadoes hit Missouri, other states Sunday night Tornadoes swept across the region Sunday night with at least 24 dead. The Ozarks of Missouri and Arkansas were particularly hit hard. Texas, Kentucky, Oklahoma ...
Read More »Young missionary couple from Missouri murdered in Haiti
Friends and family of murdered missionaries from Missouri and Oklahoma are grieving as they await the return of their bodies. Three people, a Haitian man and two Americans who all worked for ...
Read More »Daily News Briefs: PGA star dead at 30; fire kills newborns; Indianapolis 500
News briefs for Sunday, May 26. Among today’s news is a fire in an Indian maternity ward; PGA star dead; Hamas missile attack on Israel and Indianapolis 500. PGA golfer dies at ...
Read More »Daily News Briefs: Missouri missionaries murdered in Haiti
Here’s your daily news briefs for Saturday, May 25. Murdered missionaries from Missouri Condolences are pouring in for the daughter and son-in-law of Missouri state Rep. Ben Baker who were murdered while ...
Read More »Patriotic music will fill the air at local Memorial Day weekend events
Music was part of the first Memorial Day ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery in 1868. “At intervals during the day, an excellent band, stationed near the platform, discoursed some sweet funeral dirges,” ...
Read More »Morning Brief: Submarine found; hostages dead; Ukraine and more
Metro Voice is beginning a daily news brief to bring you the news in a paragraph or less. Here’s the news for Friday, May 24, 2025. Israel recovers three more hostage bodies ...
Read More »Indiana farmer cares for red heifers brought to Israel from Texas
SHILOH, Israel —When a small conference was held this spring in Israel’s biblical heartland on the laws related to the red heifer, both Hamas and Hezbollah posted the ad for the event ...
Read More »Arab Christian Paramedic Shares the Keys to Peace in a Time of War
Yasmeen Mazzawi, a 25-year-old Arab Christian from Nazareth, the hometown of Jesus, is a testimony there can be unity in Israel. Israel became a nation 76 years ago on May 14, 1948. ...
Read More »Second Chance month helps prisoners rebuild lives after incarceration
The Christian faith is all about second chances, and no one needs a fresh start more than men and women in prison. “If we believe in the message of grace, if we ...
Read More »Expect less ‘pride’ this year as Target downplays month
Target announced that after the backlash it faced last June, only select stores will carry its LGBTQ pride collection this year. The retailer announced on its website that it will be “offering ...
Read More »Israeli dad says son taught him about strength and peace
A popular Israeli influencer and entrepreneur says driving his son to school after bandaging the boy’s finger cut created an opportunity for encouragement over the ongoing war with Hamas. Hillel Fuld posted ...
Read More »Ministry financial watchdog developing ministry ‘standard’ for leadership care
The ongoing scandal at International House of Prayer KC is just one of many allegations of misconduct that continue to roil the church. The Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability is responding by ...
Read More »CeCe Winans wows ‘American Idol’ audience with performance of “Goodness of God”
Although CeCe Winans was not a contestant, she stole the show in the finale of “American Idol.” She joined contestant Roman Collins for a powerful rendition of “Goodness of God.” On Instagram, the ...
Read More »Judicial Watch: An Inside Look at the Trump Trial
Judicial Watch has reviewed the New York trial of Donald Trump and provides this look at the proceedings and facts. The Trump prosecution rested its case Monday with a central question unanswered: ...
Read More »AAA expects Memorial Day travel to be near record levels
More than 42.3 million Americans are expected to travel 50 or more miles from home this weekend, a 7 percent increase from two years ago, according to AAA. “This is expected to ...
Read More »IHOPKC-affiliated Forerunner Church closes
Kansas City’s Forerunner Church, the local church “founded to be a local church expression of the International House of Prayer of Kansas City (IHOPKC),” held its final worship service on Sunday, May ...
Read More »Knights of Columbus denied permit to hold Memorial Day service in National Park
[UPDATE:] The National Park service has reversed its decision and will now allow the Knights of Columbus to hold a service at a cemetery. Original story below. The Knights of Columbus, ...
Read More »Pope Francis criticized for getting the gospel wrong
Pope Francis stirred up a new controversy by saying the human heart is “fundamentally good” during a recent appearance on “60 Minutes.” Responding to interviewer Norah O’Donnell’s question regarding what gives him ...
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