For Edward Peecher, promoting peace in Chicago’s violent streets is a long way from his days as a member of the Black Panthers. Now 70 years old, the pastor remembers what took ...
Read More »Corrie ten Boom honored by Jewish community
Why Corrie ten Boom is important to the Jewish and Christian communities. In Jewish culture, we believe that only very few, the most virtuous of all, have the distinction of passing through ...
Read More »Delightful film explores Dickens as ‘The Man Who Invented Christmas’
Since its arrival, A Christmas Carol has become a holiday favorite the world over in its myriad retellings. The 2018 adaptation, The Man Who Invented Christmas, is a bit different, offering something ...
Read More »Number of “F” grades soaring as schools close
Many people have speculated that school lockdowns are hurting students and grades, and new research backs them up. The number of students receiving “F” marks is soaring this year in the Fairfax, ...
Read More »Missouri helps lead the way as U.S. abortion rate declines
Missouri had the second-lowest abortion rate in the nation in 2018, according to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention The state’s abortion rate dropped by 35 percent between ...
Read More »Rep. Rashida Tlaib retweets phrase about eliminating of Israel
Democratic Rep. Rashida Tlaib of Minnesota on Sunday retweeted a phrase that is associated with calling for the elimination of Israel. StopAntisemitism.org highlighted the tweet that Tlaib retweeted, which stated: “From the ...
Read More »Covid restrictions causing food insecurity among Americans
As some governors re-enforce partial or total Covid lockdowns across the nation, many Americans are concerned about being able to feed their families. Food insecurity is highest in states with lockdowns and ...
Read More »Kansans for Life questions Standridge appointment to state Supreme Court
Kansans for Life is disappointed in Gov. Laura Kelly’s appointment of pro-abortion judge Melissa Standridge to the state Supreme Court on Monday. As a Court of Appeals judge, Standridge upheld the district ...
Read More »Where each state stands on lockdowns and restrictions
Just in time for Christmas, state governors and local authorities are re-instituting full or partial lockdowns. The actions come as several lawsuits, claiming they are unconstitutional, wind their way through the nation’s ...
Read More »Rush Limbaugh thankful, says doctors mum on days left from cancer
Talk show host Rush Limbaugh is grateful for his life despite being diagnosed with terminal lung cancer. His Christian faith gives him comfort. The veteran radio talk show host spoke to listeners ...
Read More »Olive branch: Saudi Arabia opens airspace to Israeli airlines
In a major move towards normalization of relations, Saudi Arabia announced on Monday that Israeli airlines can use its airspace en route to the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain. Until now, Israeli ...
Read More »On Giving Tuesday, help Anita and Dwight educate young people about the Holocaust
Giving Tuesday is an opportunity to support worthy causes. We would like you to consider helping educate today’s young people about the Holocaust. In 2019, Dwight and I launched the educational non-profit ...
Read More »Americans more accepting of churches defying lockdown orders today than in March
The American public is much more accepting of churches defying coronavirus lockdown orders today than they were last spring. Paul Djupe, an affiliated scholar with the Public Religion Research Institute, and Ryan ...
Read More »Today’s cultural division has its roots in French Revolution, author Os Guinness says
The Christian worldview upon which the United States was founded is quickly disappearing, according to noted author Os Guinness. The current division in the United States ultimately stems from a difference between ...
Read More »‘The Case for Christmas’ available free online starting Nov. 30
Former journalist and atheist Lee Strobel uses his legal and journalism training to investigate whether the account of the birth and divinity of Jesus is logically and historically credible, in the free ...
Read More »World’s first Christian airline for missionaries cleared for takeoff
An aviation ministry plants to create the world’s first Christian airline in 2021 to carry missionaries and their cargo around the world. Judah 1 is based in Shreveport, La. “We give wings ...
Read More »Fact-checker Politifact admits Biden NOT president-elect
A fact-checking website has admitted that Joe Biden is not president-elect. Politifact, a left-leaning site that media outlets, including Twitter and Facebook, rely on for “fact-checking,” had originally issued a “false” label ...
Read More »Hawley, other leaders criticize Obama over remarks about evangelical Hispanics
Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley is among the Christian leaders who are responding to former President Barack Obama and his remarks about evangelical Hispanics who voted for Donald Trump. “Ah yes, those Hispanic ...
Read More »Franklin Graham responds to Kansas school banning Operation Christmas Child
Franklin Graham said he is disappointed after the atheist Freedom From Religion Foundation pressured a Kansas middle school to suspend donations to Operation Christmas Child. Graham expressed his disappointment over the decision ...
Read More »His Lions and BLAZE Arts program aims to inspire youth to create with faith in mind
A Kansas City-based arts organization is joining forces with a wellness group to train youth in visual media with a spiritual twist. “Something was needed in homeschooling and Christian education to help ...
Read More »Bill to create coin to commemorate Negro Leagues Baseball awaits president’s signature
New commemorative gold coins will pay tribute to the centennial of Negro Leagues Baseball, which was founded in Kansas City. Missouri Sen. Roy Blunt, sponsor of the Negro Leagues Baseball Centennial Commemorative ...
Read More »Pennsylvania Senate testimony includes 47 missing USB devices
An official poll observer from Pennsylvania’s Delaware County, told a Senate GOP Policy Committee hearing in Gettysburg on Wednesday, that he witnessed a range of Election Day irregularities, including 47 USB cards ...
Read More »Americans remain thankful despite challenges of 2020
Family tops the list of things Americans are thankful for this holiday season, according to a new survey from Lifeway Research. More than four in five said they are thankful for their ...
Read More »Franklin Graham finds plenty of things for which to be thankful this year
Billy Graham, like many Americans, has still found much for which to show gratitude this year. Graham says he’s thankful to God for the continued opportunity to share the gospel despite the ...
Read More »Supreme Court slaps down Gov. Cuomo religious gatherings edict
Religious freedom was handed a victory late Wednesday when the U.S. Supreme Court blocked New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and other officials from limiting religious gatherings. The ruling has implications for other ...
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