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State of the Union will address pro-life and border security

“Choosing Greatness” is the theme of President Donald Trump’s second State of the Union address according to a senior administration official who briefed reporters at the White House. The speech, scheduled for ...

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New border wall in Israel has cut illegal immigration to zero

Eight years ago, Israel faced its own border security crisis when thousands of Africans from nations such as Sudan, Ethiopia and Eritrea came across its southern border.  By 2012, more than 50,000 ...

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The amazing ways North Koreans secretly share the Gospel

A pastor and two North Korean Christians who defected from the hermit kingdom without being captured have revealed the creative ways they continue to share the Gospel with those back home. Peter ...

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People who attend church lead happier lives

Those who identify with a religious group and regularly attend worship services tend to be happier and more civically engaged than those who do not, a new Pew Research Center survey has ...

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10 reasons to be optimistic about the church in 2019

Despite the tough reality many congregations face today, I remain an obnoxious optimist as we move into 2019. Just yesterday, I received an email about a church that I thought was headed ...

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Why it’s good when presidents question US intelligence

President Donald Trump’s occasional questioning of the U.S. intelligence community isn’t dangerous; it’s exactly the sort of responsible leadership that President Ronald Reagan practiced. Many of the president’s critics claim he doesn’t ...

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Patrick Mahomes a fan favorite this year

He’s one of the most popular players in Kansas City Chiefs history. Now, Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes is one of the 10 most popular players in the league in 2018, according to ...

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World record for eating chicken wings this weekend?

The Chiefs won’t be in the game but that won’t stop Kansas City Chiefs football fans from trying to set a world record. Football fans across the nation will play a role ...

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Four Super Bowl Christians to look for in Sunday’s game

In 2002, the up-and-coming New England Patriots stunned the Los Angeles Rams in the Super Bowl. That win marked the beginning of the New England dynasty. Seventeen years later, the storylines are reversed. ...

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Democrats propose massive 80% tax rate, policies like Venezuela’s

Following a proposal for a 70 percent tax on the rich by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.), Ilan Omar, a freshman Congresswoman from Minnesota, suggested that wealthy Americans should pay as much as 80 percent ...

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Warren apologies to Cherokee Nation over DNA stunt

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) has apologized to Cherokee Nation—the largest federally recognized tribal enterprise in the country—for taking a DNA test to prove her alleged Native American ancestry, only for the results to ...

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Muslim woman flees domestic abuse, finds Christ and new calling

No one would have thought a Muslim woman in Iran who was simply trying to stay alive in an abusive marriage would one day lead two churches in Sweden, bring more than ...

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Educational cartoon ‘Carmen Sandiego’ tops Feb. streaming lineup

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My four young children love a good cartoon. Well, all cartoons. I, on the other hand, only like certain cartoons — you know, the ones that are largely void of potty humor and ...

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Childhood football and irreversible brain damage

Football has long been a tradition of the college campus. Then came its widespread move into the nation’s high schools in the 1930s and 40s. And then middle schools in the 70s ...

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The Generous Lives of Believers

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The book of Acts tells about the first Christian believers. The early church’s daily lives were simple; their spiritual lives were vibrant. Far from being independent isolationists who only met once a ...

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Study: After an upbeat 1950s, pop songs have become dark, angry

From “All Shook Up” to “Uptown Girl” to “Uptown Funk,” music has gone through many changes over the decades. Not just stylistically, though. According to new research, lyrics to pop songs have ...

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Cancer and a detour on the road of life

I sometimes find it hard to pray for, and comfort those with cancer. I felt I couldn’t possibly know what they were going through, the doubts they had or their fear of ...

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Democrats will keep ‘God’ in oath after protests

The Democrat-controlled House Natural Resources Committee will not remove “so help you God” from the oath taken, reversing course on a proposed rules draft that would have done so. News outlets reported ...

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ANTIFA leader arrested for assault of marines, terrorism

The leader of the Washington D.C. chapter of the violent pro-communist group Antifa has been arrested on 17 charges stemming from an attack on two Marines. Joseph “Jose” Alcoff faces charges that ...

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Defying odds, Chicago Christians get political

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You wouldn’t necessarily think of Chicago as a center of organized Christian political activism. It’s not part of the Bible belt, is one of the largest and most liberal urban areas in ...

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School principal’s decision to keep teacher out of church overruled

A school principal’s attempt to prevent a teacher from attending a church event has been reversed by the superintendent after pressure. The principal had forbid the teacher at an undisclosed mid-west high ...

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Kansas teen killed in church van crash inspires Bible reading

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The memory of a Kansas teen who was killed in a horrible church van crash last year continues to live on as a result of her unshakeable trust in Christ and love of ...

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Wednesday could see -35 wind chills across region

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Forget the often silly names meteorologists give weather conditions. Just stick your head outside. It’s cold. But don’t keep it out too long on Wednesday as temps may stay in the single ...

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10 children in Tanzania killed for body parts

Authorities in Tanzania say that 10 children who were kidnapped in December have been found dead and were killed for their body parts. The children’s ears, teeth and “private parts” were removed, and ...

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Amazon changes course again, will ban ‘No Dress for Timmy’

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[Editor’s note: as of 1/28/2019, Amazon has again banned the book.] Amazon, the retailing giant that will sell just about anything, has backed down and will sell a children’s book titled, “NO ...

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