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Voters respond positively to President’s speech

Polls taken immediately after the State of the Union speech show broad approval for the President’s themes. A CBS News poll showed 73 percent of Americans liked the tone of the speech ...

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‘Bible Stories’ premieres on faith-based streaming channel

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The streaming channel tvChaz.com announced today the launch of a new short-form programming category; Bible Stories. Consumers can watch free for 30 days. Bible Stories is a collection of video shorts delivering ...

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Wycliffe receives 619 requests for new Bible translation

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The people who speak 619 different languages, and who don’t have a Bible in their languages, are asking for help. Wycliffe Associates, an international organization involving people in the advancement of Bible ...

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Death row inmates could make an organ donation under new law

Should inmates on death row be allowed to make an organ donation before their execution? That’s the question before Missouri legislators. A controversial bill before lawmakers would allow death row inmates to ...

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Apple iPhone bug allowed spying through FaceTime

We all know Big Brother is listening, and watching. We were shocked to learn it was Apple. Apple has announced it has a fix for the FaceTime eavesdropping bug that was discovered last week ...

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Freezing rain, sleet on tap for Kansas City through Thursday

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Freezing rain is already falling across the area today as winter weather returns. The nasty, frozen precipitation may linger for several days as the unseasonably warm weather from the weekend is only ...

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Pastor on date night with wife killed outside bowling alley

A pastor on a date night his wife and several other couples turned tragic resulting in the pastor death. Police have revealed that Rev. Demetrius Stewart was the man fatally shot and ...

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‘Terrorists in Suits’ aim to isolate Israel from world

JERUSALEM, Israel – An organization has released its “Terrorists in Suits” report that investigates individuals tied to anti-Israel activities who have ties to terrorism. Israel’s Strategic Affairs Ministry says dozens of leaders ...

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Who are the 13 guests at the President’s State of the Union?

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The White House has named the guests who will be sitting with the First Lady during President Donald Trump’s second State of the Union address on Tuesday, Feb. 5. The theme of ...

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Half of those who think they have a food allergy really don’t

If you think you have a food allergy, you probably don’t. A study released in January showed many adults think they are allergic, but haven’t been tested. In fact, half of those ...

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Christian college bans conservative speaker

Grand Canyon University, a Christian college in Arizona, is under fire for banning conservative commentator Ben Shapiro from giving a speech on campus. Shapiro, editor-in-chief of The Daily Wire and host of ...

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City Union Mission campaign goal exceeded

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Kansas City stepped up for the homeless and at-risk families recently by their generosity and exceeded the campaign goal says the City Union Mission Executive Director Dan Doty. Doty announced today that ...

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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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