Home / Dwight Widaman

Author Archives: Dwight Widaman

Missouri Rep. Billy Long responds to YouTube after it removed campaign ad

Missouri Rep. Billy Long, who is running for the Republican nomination for Senate, is firing back at YouTube after it removed one of his campaign commercials. The ad, which was slated to ...

Read More »

Amazon Prime to raise yearly membership to what?

If you’re an Amazon Prime user,  get ready to pay a whole lot more for the service.  Monthly rates for customers in the United States will increase beginning this month. In a press release on ...

Read More »

2022 Winter/Spring Christian K-12 Open Houses

Educating our children is the key responsibility of parents. If you are interested in investigating Christian and Parochial schools in the area, below are opportunities to participate in area Open Houses. Each ...

Read More »

Survey: Pastors focus on others when asked about their greatest needs

Although the past two years have been hard on most people, pastors may carry the greatest burden as they care for their congregations. Lifeway Research recently asked 1,000 pastors about their most ...

Read More »

Trust issues. Responding to our cultural authority crisis

In his book The Last Word, atheist philosopher Thomas Nagel, talked about an authority crisis – a “the fear of religion”: “… I don’t mean to refer to the entirely reasonable hostility toward certain ...

Read More »

How this millennial paid off $102k in student loans in 6 years

student loans

After graduating from the University of Pittsburgh in 2013, Mandy Velez did some math to see how long it was going to take her to pay back her student loans. The calculations ...

Read More »

In ‘The Stranger in a Lifeboat,’ Mitch Albom asks what it takes to believe

albom

REVIEW:  “The Stranger in a Lifeboat” by Mitch Albom.  What would you do if you encountered God, seemingly the same as any other person, and He offered to save your life as ...

Read More »

Israel called upon to imitate Florida in response to Omicron

The famous saying that “generals prepare to fight their last war, rather than their next one” is apt in the context of Israel’s response to the onset of the Omicron variant of ...

Read More »

Today In Christian History: Chaplains, death, and heroism on the high seas

chaplains heroism

February 3, 1943: Four Chaplains Set a High Standard of Heroism Captain Hans J. Danielsen of the Dorchester was uneasy. The coast guard had warned him that a U-boat was prowling the ...

Read More »

Christian college enrollment steady despite challenges of pandemic

christian enrollment colleges transfer

Although many public colleges struggle to maintain enrollment during the pandemic, Christian colleges are fairing much better with undergraduate admission numbers. Many Christian higher education institutions have seen record increases in enrollment ...

Read More »

BLM shuts down all fundraising in face of fraud investigations

The national arm of Black Lives Matter has quickly shut down all of its online fundraising streams as numerous states investigate fraud. The move by the self-described Marxist organization comes immediately after California’s ...

Read More »

Missouri teen turns rejection into success by starting his own business

teen business

If you can’t join ‘em, beat ‘em. After being turned down for jobs by 17 fast-food restaurants, a St. Louis teen decided to start his own business. “It got pretty tiring,” Jonathan ...

Read More »

Chiefs fans taking over national anthem after microphone failure goes viral

Although Sunday’s AFC championship at Arrowhead Stadium was forgettable for Chiefs fans, it did have one memorable moment that is still going viral. With the crowd packed inside one of the loudest ...

Read More »

Kamala Harris attends inauguration of anti-semitic socialist in Honduras on Holocaust Remembrance Day

Vice President Kamala Harris pledged last week on Holocaust Remembrance Day to “combat antisemitism and hate wherever it exists.” On the same day Harris posted the message, however, she was in Honduras ...

Read More »

FCA welcomes first board member from Africa

fca africa

Fellowship of Christian athletes has added its first board member from the continent of Africa. Patrick Oduro is currently board chair for Sports 4 Life Ministries in Ghana. He has seen and ...

Read More »

ABC employees call for firing of Whoopi Goldberg after Holocaust comments

Whoopi Goldberg, cohost of “The View,” is backtracking after claiming on the show that the Holocaust was “not about race.” “On today’s show, I said the Holocaust ‘is not about race but ...

Read More »

UPDATE: Hundreds rally against Missouri DHSS Director Kauerauf at confirmation hearing

Kauerauf confirmation

On Monday more than 250 people from across the state rallied inside the Missouri State Capitol Rotunda to oppose the confirmation of the DHSS Donald Kauerauf. “No Vote. No Vote,” echoed through ...

Read More »

China is source for Covid tests being mailed to American homes

There’s a problem with the convenient at-home tests the Biden administration has purchased to combat the Covid virus. Many of them are manufactured in Covid’s country of origin–Communist China. The tests began ...

Read More »

U.S. pastors fear Canadian law that jails pastors, counselors over Bible teaching

Pastors across North America are concerned about a new Canadian law that could effectively make it a crime to affirm biblical teaching about sexual morality. The controversial legislation went into effect January ...

Read More »

Kansas City area nonprofit receives 2022 Chick-fil-A True Inspiration Awards grant

city nonprofit

A Kansas City nonprofit that serves the growing challenge of homeless Black women has received funding from Chick-fil-A. Sisters in Christ KC has three facilities providing transitional living and credits their growth ...

Read More »

Justin Trudeau has Covid as Canadian truck convoy protests in Ottawa

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who has imposed some of the most strict Covid mitigation measures in the world, now has Covid. “This morning, I tested positive for COVID-19,” Trudeau said in a tweet.  ...

Read More »

Area charter schools hold successful open house

Sixteen schools across the Kansas City area opened their doors to families on Saturday as part of National School Choice Week 2022. Each participating school held an open house showcasing its program ...

Read More »

Israel concerned about Ukrainian Jews as Russian invasion threat mounts

Israel is concerned about the fate of 70,000 Jews living in Ukraine as the threat of a Russian invasion increases. Feeling caught between two powers, Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett offered to ...

Read More »

Ministry turns to social media to reach younger generations for Christ

Popular social media channels were used to lead nearly 200,000 young people to Christ last year by Groundwire, which ministers to Millennials and Generation Z youth. “We’re not going after the atheists,” ...

Read More »

Volunteer recalls taking her first call at the pregnancy resource ministry Birthright

birthright call

“Birthright, this is Christy.” I felt great energy and enthusiasm in my voice as I lifted the receiver and responded to the insistent ringing of the cream-colored phone with the curly, long ...

Read More »
X
X