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First Nations Version translates the New Testament for North American Native Peoples

It’s a Bible verse familiar to many Christians — and even to many non-Christians who have seen John 3:16 on billboards and T-shirts or scrawled across eye black under football players’ helmets. ...

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Dune is perhaps the most highly-anticipated sci-fi film since Star Wars: A New Hope

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Frank Herbert’s epic Dune, published in 1965, is (arguably) to sci-fi what Lord of the Rings is to fantasy. This sweeping saga encompasses a riveting tale of politics, revolution, religion, love, loyalty and interstellar civil ...

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Sen. Hawley challenges court nominee over transgender restrooms after girl raped at school

Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley on Wednesday challenged a federal appeals court nominee about her views on transgender restrooms. President Joe Biden nominated Holly Thomas for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the ...

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U.S. House passes resolution honoring Kansas hero priest

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The memory of a hero priest is being honored after Kansas’ First District Congressman Tracey Mann introduced legislation asked members to support his bill to designate the post office in Herrington, Kansas, ...

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Grocers say get ready for more shortages

Skyrocketing prices and shortages for most grocery and household products will increase in the coming weeks, according to supermarket officials. From Kansas to Pennsylvania and Florida to Alaska, consumers are in for ...

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UK may raise taxes to cover Paris Climate Accord costs

The British government may raises taxes on its citizens to pay for the cost of its Paris Climate Accord commitments. The UK pledged to reach “net zero” greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, ...

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Biden resumes tax money to clinics that promote abortion

Abortion clinics that receive federal tax dollars soon can refer women for abortions. The Biden administration earlier this week rolled back a Trump-era rule that banned such abortion referrals. During the Trump ...

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Innovative programs may provide energy expense relief for Missouri households

Although energy prices are rising, help may be on the way for Missouri consumers. Evergy is the state’s latest utility to launch a Pay As You Save (PAYS) program, in which the ...

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Container ship backlog now biggest in history

The container ship backlog crisis has reached new heights as the largest port in America sets a record. That’s according to Gene Seroka, the executive director of the Port of Los Angeles. ...

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Abundant Life Church, Jackson County settle lawsuit over COVID-19 restrictions

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Abundant Life Church in Lee’s Summit and Jackson County have reached a settlement in a lawsuit over COVID-19 restrictions. The county will pay the church $146,750 and agree that any future health ...

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Biden envoy to the Taliban quits after two months

The U.S. special envoy to the Taliban has quit, saying the Biden administration’s efforts to prevent Afghanistan from becoming terror haven is failing. U.S. ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad tendered his resignation on Monday ...

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New Medicaid regulations on abortion go into effect in Missouri

New Missouri Medicaid regulations for abortion that could affect Planned Parenthood funding recently went into effect. Under the new rules, the Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) can turn over its ...

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Despite few masks, no lockdowns or vaccine, Amish community thrives during Covid

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The Amish could teach the government a few lessons about how to cope with the Covid pandemic. The Amish community in Lancaster, Pa., (and Amish counties across the state) is making it ...

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VP Kamala Harris church video violates IRS rules

CNN reports that Vice President Kamala Harris will be featured in a partisan Democrat campaign video distributed to churches just before an important election. The message, which is against IRS regulations, urges ...

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Colin Powell dead of Covid, was fully vaccinated

Former Secretary of State and retired Gen. Colin Powell has died at age 84, his family announced Monday morning. Powell, who served under Republican presidents, “passed away this morning due to complications ...

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China, Mexico fueling American overdose death surge

Drug overdose deaths in the United States increased by nearly 30 percent during the first year of the pandemic. Nearly 97,000 Americans died from overdoses between March 2020 and March 2021, according ...

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Herschel Walker fundraising soars for Georgia Senate race

The 2022 Georgia race will be critical to determining which party will control the U.S. Senate. Republican Herschel Walker, a former football star, is off to a strong fund-raising start. Walker, an ...

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Children’s book by Rep. Dan Crenshaw explains dangers of cancel culture

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Rep. Dan Crenshaw of Texas is helping families get an early start on fighting cancel culture. “Fame, Blame and the Raft of Shame” is the fourth in a series of titles by ...

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Large group of American missionaries kidnapped in Haiti

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Seventeen missionaries, including children, were kidnapped by a gang in Haiti on Saturday. The abductions were not reported by the U.S. Embassy in Haiti, but through a voice message sent to various ...

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What do supply and demand tell us about today’s housing market?

There’s a well-known economic theory – the law of supply and demand – that explains what’s happening with prices in the current real estate market. Put simply, when demand for an item ...

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Commission on expanding the Supreme Court against the idea, upsetting progressives

President Joe Biden’s attempts to pack the Supreme Court with liberal justices may have hit a roadblock. A commission created by Biden issued draft documents late Thursday revealing significant skepticism towards progressives ...

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This humble Amish author has sold more than 350,000 books and she’s not done

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Amish author of 39 books has fans around the world. Imagine you’re a writer who has never received a rejection letter and you have a contract to write two novels per year ...

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From New York to Pakistan, brothers fight blasphemy law

Christians in Pakistan are often relegated to undesirable jobs such as manual sewage cleaning, but Nadeem Samson’s small business selling herbal medicines was doing so well in 2016 that he out-earned his ...

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Dove Awards return in person with Steven Furtick, CeCe Winans

The GMA Dove Awards will return to a live, in-person event Oct. 19. The show, broadcast from Lipscomb University’s Allen Arena in Nashville, Tennessee,  will air exclusively on TBN on Fri., Oct. ...

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Most popular Christian Facebook pages are fake

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The top ranked Christian Facebook pages had generic names — Jesus is my Lord, Purpose of Life, Light of the World, Blessing and Blessed — and they promoted generic content — Bible ...

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