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Christian teen girls trafficked for marriage in China

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Muqadas Ashraf was just 16 when her parents married her off to a Chinese man who had come to Pakistan looking for a bride. Less than five months later, Muqadas is like ...

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Oral storytelling still important in spreading the Gospel

Conversation, social interaction, storytelling and repetition are all important factors in memory enhancement.  In fact, research has shown that storytelling and engaging conversations are some of the best ways of activating the ...

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Alzheimer’s and Baby Boomers: What you need to know

Alzheimer’s rates are expected to skyrocket to record high levels as baby boomers age, according to the Detroit Free Press. The Alzheimer’s Association estimates that about 5.8 million Americans currently have the disease ...

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After bus crash, Chinese church bridges culture gap

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It was a typical Tuesday morning at Grace Chinese Baptist Church when I received an unexpected call from the church secretary, Evelyn Yao. My heart grew heavy as her words “bus crash” ...

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Asia Bibi escapes Pakistan to join family in Canada

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Persecuted Christian mother Asia Bibi has joined her husband and children in Canada, months after her acquittal of false blasphemy charges and her release from Pakistan’s death row. After the acquittal, Bibi ...

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Chick-fil-A popularity surges despite boycotts

After a multi-year boycott effort against the chain for its founder’s view on biblical marriage, Chick-fil-A is set to become the third largest fast-food chain in the United States. Even New Yorkers ...

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Parents of Kindergartners protest new California sex ed guidelines

Under new guidelines issued by the state, teachers in California may now tell kindergartners they may be LGBTQ. Educators may also advise teenagers about sex acts among same-sex individuals. The guidance does ...

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Colorado school shooter hated Christians, Trump

The 18-year-old suspected school shooter in Colorado shared social media posts critical of President Donald Trump and Christians with hate for the Bible thrown in. According to the New York Post, Devon Erickson’s Facebook page ...

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FBI ‘lost’ notes central to investigation of Hillary Clinton and Russians

While James Comey continues to defend his leadership of the FBI and what some say are politically biased actions of the agency in protecting Hillary Clinton, a curious episode has now been ...

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Untold history and Germany’s invasion of Russia

There is a great deal about the history of World War II that has missed our history books. Like how the Soviet Union waited until the day before VJ Day to declare ...

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Fallen Kansas City area pastor leaves wife, family and the faith

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A fallen pastor, who left his church in disgrace, has differing views from the church about his departure and circumstances around the egregious sin that led to it. The pastor’s statements have ...

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Armed rangers will now patrol famous Kansas City parks

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Kansas City has a crime problem and now, even public parks may not be safe for citizens. KCTV5 News reports that Kansas City’s parks will soon have armed park rangers to ensure ...

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Democrats move to hold Attorney General in contempt

Democrats are taking steps toward holding Attorney General William Barr in contempt of Congress for failing to provide an un-redacted version of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s report. The request by Democrats is ...

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Dem candidates silent about terrorist rockets fired into Israel

The silence is deafening. That’s the conclusion of a report studying the response of the leading 2020 Democratic candidates and their reaction to a barrage of nearly 700 rockets fired by Hamas ...

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Alexa spying on users worse than ‘East German Police’

Would you let a stranger eavesdrop in your home and keep the recordings? For most people, the answer is, “Are you crazy?” Yet that’s essentially what Amazon has been doing to millions ...

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Congress to debate flood disaster relief for Missouri, other states

The U.S. House is expected to bring up a $17 billion federal disaster relief package this week that involves helping Midwestern farmers, including in Missouri. Northern Missouri Republican Congressman Sam Graves tells ...

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Kansas City could get USDA research facility

In recent years Kansas City has been trying to shed its old moniker as “Cowtown.” That may be more difficult as it’s considered for a new USDA site. Kansas City is among ...

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Church member convicted of fire that was blamed on Trump voters

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The media billed it as a hate crime perpetrated by yet another pro-Trump voter. A historic Mississippi African-American church is engulfed in flames with the words “Vote Trump” scrawled on the building. ...

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Nigeria on fire: A day in the life of their Christians

Nigeria is on fire. Not that you would know that from the news coverage of the Western press, which rarely mentions the deadly killing sprees in this wealthiest nation of Africa. In ...

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Volleyball discipleship has FCA coaches and players ‘digging deep’

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Growing up excelling in volleyball, Sierra Crook had a nagging concern as a college player—that the sport’s culture communicated to coaches and athletes that they were only as valuable as how well ...

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VP Pence praises faith of black church arson victims in Louisiana

Vice President Mike Pence traveled to Louisiana on Friday to praise the members of three predominantly black churches for the inspiring way they responded to the destruction of their church buildings by an ...

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Pompeo says US military may intervene in Venezuela

As Venezuela’s dictator Nicolas Maduro directs his military to kill pro-democracy protesters, violence continues to escalate with the possibility of US troops intervening at some future point. The country’s leading politician trying ...

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New Congresswomen defends terrorists for rocket attack on Israel

While terrorists in Gaza rained down hundreds of rockets on Israeli civilians over the weekend, freshmen congresswomen Ilhan Omar (D-MN) and Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) spoke out in defense of Hamas and Palestinian ...

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Law enforcement credits Trump effort in rescue of 17 children from sex traffickers

Thanks to a Trump administration’s effort to nab child predators, Georgia law enforcement has destroyed a huge child sex-trafficking ring. The sting netted over 80 people in 8 states with 17 children, ...

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Singer Mark Schultz headlines benefit concert May 7 for women’s clinic

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Many people don’t realize that popular Christian singer Mark Schultz was adopted. The Dove Award winner  has a passion for babies, moms and adoption and believes that giving to orphans in need ...

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