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Navigating the storms of life

We all encounter the storms of life;  difficulties, problems and crisis situations.  Who do you go to during those storms of life?  How do you respond in the bad times?  These are ...

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500 years after Spanish Inquisition, Jews return to Spain

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CASTELO DE VIDE, Portugal – The Spanish Inquisition is an ugly chapter in the history of the church.  It lasted more than three hundred years, spanned continents and became one of the ...

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Vice President Pence reassures nation on danger of coronavirus

Vice President Mike Pence reiterated on March 4 that the risk of contracting the novel coronavirus COVID-19 in the United States remains low while urging Americans to take extra precautions to avoid ...

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Churches making adjustments in light of coronavirus

Many churches now are looking for ways to protect their congregations from the coronavirus, or Covid-19. While the threat of the sickness infecting any single American remains extremely low, the precautions may ...

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Chiefs’ Andy Reid pens letter to family of pastor who died just before Super Bowl

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One of the most exciting weekends of Pastor Michael O’Donnell’s life ended in tragedy last month when he died in Miami shortly before the Chiefs won Super Bowl LIV. READ: Pastor dies ...

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Justice John Roberts rebukes threats by Sen. Schumer

U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts on Wednesday publicly rebuked Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY). At a pro-choice rally Wednesday morning, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) threatened two Supreme ...

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US Supreme Court on illegal immigrants and Social Security fraud

Illegal immigrants who use fake Social Security numbers to get jobs were struck a blow this week by the Supreme Court. The court ruled 5-4 that there is nothing in the nation’s ...

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Bloomberg drops out, opposes socialist Sanders

After spending $500 million, former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg dropped out of the race for the Democrat presidential nomination on Wednesday. The news comes after a crushing defeat at the hands ...

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Pence welcomes pro-life Democrats to Republican Party

As the Democrat Party continues to move left, many pro-life members feel they have no political home. Vice President Mike Pence recently said they are welcome in the Republican Party. “Life is ...

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Church’s Prom Boutique helps girls with free dresses

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With prom season fast approaching, Woods Chapel United Methodist Church again has opened its popular Prom Boutique. This is the 16h year that the church has provided free dresses and accessories to ...

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German high court blocks attempt to enshrine Sharia law

Germany’s Federal Constitutional Court has blocked an attempt to institute Sharia law. The ruling states that the constitutionally guaranteed religious freedoms of Muslims can be curtailed if public displays of religiosity — ...

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Biden gets primary wins but Sanders takes largest prize

Senior Democrat, 77-year-old Joe Biden had good primary results in a half dozen southern states holding contests on Super Tuesday, but for the biggest prize he came up a loser. His win came ...

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Missouri lawmakers plan for potential coronavirus threat

Missouri legislators are attempting to get ahead of the curve as the coronavirus threat continues to spread globally. Although there have been no confirmed cases in Missouri so far, 60 individuals are ...

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Woman fled communist country, now fears socialist talk in America

Monalisa Foster didn’t know bananas were supposed to be yellow. The bananas she ate were green. It wasn’t her fault. She grew up in Nicolae Ceaușescu’s communist Romania, where food was scarce ...

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Coronavirus is a U.S, Jewish plot says Iraqi political analyst

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An Iraqi political analyst is spreading a conspiracy theory that the coronavirus is a plot by the United States and Jews aimed at population control. And he’s basing it on a 40-year-old ...

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Prayer walk planned before drag queen library protest at capitol

Concerned Women for America is holding prayer walk in the Missouri capitol rotunda before and during a drag queen protest on Saturday. CWA is supporting the public’s right to influence library programming ...

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After big wins, lawyers for Nick Sandmann to sue more media outlets

Covington Catholic student Nick Sandmann will file lawsuits against five more media outlets regarding a viral incident that took place at the March for Life event in 2019. His attorneys filed a ...

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Exit polls show Netanyahu with big win

Israel polling stations have closed and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his Likud party are set to become the largest party in the tiny nation. Exit polls show Likud gained seats on ...

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New heavyweight champ Tyson Fury credits God in everything

Tyson Fury, the new WBC heavyweight boxing champion, is giving credit to God. “First and foremost, I want to say thank you to my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ,” Fury said after ...

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Missouri bill to give private and public schools same minimum wage exemption

The Missouri House this week passed a bill that would exempt religious and private schools from the state’s minimum-wage law. In 2018, Missouri voters approved incrementally raising the state’s minimum wage to ...

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Increase in ‘church hopping’ among trends found in State of the Church survey

The days of joining a church and staying in it for life are long gone. New research by the Barna Group shows that practicing Christians and churched adults believe in the value ...

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Ministry aims to rebuild villages destroyed by ISIS

Ever since former President Barack Obama called ISIS the “JV team,” the terrorist organization has decimated countless cities and villages across the Middle East. Now, a Christin ministry aims to rebuild the ...

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Will Netanyahu survive Monday’s election?

Monday will bring yet another national election in Israel – the third in less than a year. The top two candidates for Prime Minister have pulled out all the stops to get ...

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Trump administration, Taliban sign deal to end Afghan war

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Polls show overwhelming support for ending the war in Afghanistan and today President Donald Trump made good on his campaign promise to do just that. The United States signed a peace agreement ...

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Movieguide announces top movies

“The Lego Movie 2” took home the top award at the 2020 Movieguide Awards, which were broadcast Monday on the Hallmark Channel. The mainstream film won the honor of Best Movie for ...

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