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Expert Travel Tips: How to Navigate Airports During the Busy Holiday Season

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With a record-breaking 7.85 million passengers taking to the skies this holiday season, knowing how to navigate airports efficiently has never been more crucial. Here are expert-backed strategies to make your airport ...

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Fellowship of Christian Athletes Celebrates 70 Years of Transforming Lives Through Sports Ministry

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Kansas City-based Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA), one of the world’s largest sports ministries, marks a transformative milestone in 2024 as it celebrates 70 years of impact through faith and athletics. The ...

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Silver Dollar City Wins USA Today’s Best Theme Park Holiday Event for Record-Breaking 7th Time

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No need to travel to Orlando for the holidays when America’s #1 voted Christmas theme park destination is just a short drive away in Branson, Missouri. Silver Dollar City’s An Old Time ...

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Christian Family’s Profound Sacrifice and Service to Israel Revealed

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MA’ALOT, ISRAEL – Odelia Bayer is the granddaughter of evangelical Christian German emigres to Israel who came to serve Jewish survivors of the Holocaust. Her father, Gideon, was raised helping his mom ...

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Local Recovery Organization Plans Day of Giving as KC Faces Record Homelessness

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In a city where more than 2,200 people experience homelessness each night, a local recovery organization is stepping up to make a difference this holiday season. Healing House KC, a faith-based recovery ...

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Bargain Trees and Tinsel 

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The old ornaments are unboxed again Once tangled lights are now without knot Through the door comes the tree At least twice as large As looked while still on the lot   ...

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43,000 Ukrainian Soldiers Dead: Women Lead Empty Churches as War Toll Mounts

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Something is missing in many Ukrainian churches this Christmas season – the men, who either have died in the war with Russia or still are away fighting. “Somehow, we make it through,” ...

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Smart Money Moves: Essential 2024 Year-End Tax Planning Strategies You Can’t Ignore

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The clock is ticking on your chance to reduce your 2024 tax burden, but there’s still time to make strategic moves that could save you thousands. According to Fidelity, with the recent ...

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Jerusalem lights up for Christmas

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Jerusalem is getting ready for Christmas. The Jerusalem Municipality distributed approximately 350 Christmas trees to residents free of charge on Thursday. Residents gathered at the New Gate in the Old City to ...

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U.S. Auto Sales Surge to 5-Year High in 2024; GM Leads While Tesla Sees First Decline Since 2014

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U.S. car sales numbers for 2024 are expected to break previous years’ figures, with better buying conditions contributing to higher year-end sales momentum, according to automotive services company Cox Automotive. U.S. new ...

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Bible sales increased 22 percent during year ending in October

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Bible sales spiked by 22 percent during the 12-month period ending in October, according to the professional book-tracking agency Circana BookScan. It remains the best-selling book of all time, with an estimated ...

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Local woman displays large collection of nativity scenes at Merriam Christian Church

Margi Colerick has taken the collection of nativity scenes to a new level, with 60 tubs full of sculptures weighing around 1,500 pounds. “It takes two weeks, several days, to put up, ...

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My First Christmas Without

My First Christmas Without

By Anne Foley Rauth | My mom met Jesus January 31.  The next December, I was selfish and wanted her to jet back down from heaven, come to earth and help me ...

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The Christmas Cantata

Christmas Cantata

Sharon L. Shoemaker |   “Sharon, I understand that you have a BA in music,” Donna said. “Would you consider directing our choir for a while? “You are doing a great job.” ...

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Repetition to Revelation

Repetition to Revelation

By Doug Vaughn | I was bored and bothered. That Christmas Eve I read the Nativity story in Luke 2 to our two daughters again just as I had for years. I ...

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Election results point to busy year for debate over religious freedom in public schools

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One of the underreported stories about the recent election outcome is the potential impact on freedom of religion in public schools. The flurry of legislation for and against religion in education is ...

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Israel’s first quantum supercomputer is in Jerusalem

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Israel has joined a select group of nations that have developed their own quantum supercomputer. Israeli officials say the computer is now operational and represents a milestone in defense and civilian research. ...

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Christian organizations rank high among Forbes’ Top 100 Charities

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As 2024 quickly winds down, many people are making charitable contributions both to help worthy organizations and ease their tax burden. The good news is that many Christian ministries are on the ...

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Oh Christmas Tree, Oh Christmas Tree, How Do I Dispose of Thee?

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By Norma Sultz |   Lonely would be too inadequate a word for how my husband and I felt during the 1967 Christmas season far from our home in Kansas.  When the ...

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Mary and the Baby

Mary and the Baby

By Caroline S. Cooper | Snow fell softly as a young woman stumbled into the local hospital in the waning hours of the day. Alone and terrified, she held onto her extended ...

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Cherished Gifts

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By Marnie Evans | Born in a university town, Ripe with culture. Ideal for children. A quarry for swimming, Tree houses for climbing, A creek to wade in, And a railroad to ...

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Chasing After Empty Boxes

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By Don Sultz |   2 Timothy 4:3-4 (NIV) “For the time will come when men will not put up with sound doctrine. Instead, to suit their own desires, they will gather ...

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Notable Christian Leaders Who Departed in 2024

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The year 2024 marked the passing of numerous influential Christian leaders who shaped modern religious thought and practice across denominational lines. From ministry, church, entertainment to business, their collective impact on global ...

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“Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree” reaches milestone of one billion streams

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Fans of Brenda Lee have been “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree” more than a billion times setting a streaming record and surpassing Mariah Carey. “It is a good song,” the 80-year-old singer ...

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Historic Church Gift Opens New Chapter for Kansas Wesleyan University

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It’s the season of giving and Kansas Wesleyan University (KWU) is about “open” a historic one. The university announced it will receive an extraordinary gift from Salina’s Church of the Cross – their ...

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