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What are top searches in Bible Gateway App?

What are the top 10 keyword searches on a popular Bible app? How about the top five Bible verses searched and shared by its users are. On its 25th anniversary, the online scripture ...

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Missouri State House August 7th Primary Preview

Across the metro, there are several highly contested races for the Missouri Legislature. Below is our first preview article on races south of the river. An additional article will be  posted for ...

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Missouri August 7th State Primary Preview

On Tuesday, August 7, Missouri primary voters will go to the polls to select who will be on the ballot in the general election on November 6. Missouri U.S. Senate Race The ...

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Bios for Candidates for Missouri U.S. Senate

Who are the many candidates in the August 7 Primary? Here is the latest information available. Democrat Candidates CARLA (COFFEE) WRIGHT BIO: Graduate of St. Louis Community College at Forest Park;9 no ...

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Billy Graham Association joins others on behalf of coach

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The Billy Graham Evangelistic Association is joining famed college football coach Bobby Bowden, members of Congress and 12 State attorneys general and in calling on the United States Supreme Court to protect ...

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Flight attendants working to keep passengers cooler

For many passengers on a plane, sitting on the runway, the temperature can become stifling. You instinctively reach for the air knob above your head only to find there is no air ...

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Explosive growth of economy creates challenges for businesses finding enough workers

With the U.S. unemployment rate the lowest it has been since the early 1960s, American workers are prospering in ways they rarely have. Businesses are adding more hours for part-timers and converting ...

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Missouri ‘Proposition A’ Ballot Initiative

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BALLOT TITLE: PROPOSITION A Ballot Measure/Referendum The official ballot title is as follows: “Do the people of the state of Missouri want to adopt Senate Bill 19 (“Right-to-Work”) as passed by the ...

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Is ‘screen time’ causing more ADHD in kids?

Teens who report high-frequency digital media use are twice as likely to develop attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), a study in the Journal of the American Medical Association reports. Christian mental health practitioners say ...

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Why fewer Americans are attending religious services

Fewer adults are attending religious services in the United States, but not necessarily because they don’t believe. Many cite practical or personal reasons for skipping weekly services, according to new Pew Research ...

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Full remarks of the President to religious leaders at the White House

THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release                                                                                August 1, 2018 REMARKS BY PRESIDENT TRUMP IN MEETING WITH INNER CITY PASTORS   Cabinet Room 1:55 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT:  ...

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Protests rage across Iran as citizens denounce the Ayatollah

For the fourth day, furious Iranian citizens are taking to the streets to rail against the regime they blame for devastating the country’s economy. There are no burning American flags. Rather, protests ...

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Rural Missourians and Congressional delegates support tariffs

Missouri’s Republican Congressional representatives are finding rural support America’s tariffs to protect agricultural export. President Trump had said it would not be long before other countries began to reduce their high tariffs ...

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MercyMe’s Bart Millard reveals complex emotions of watching ‘I Can Only Imagine’

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Seeing his family’s life portrayed the first time on the big screen – warts and all – was “odd” for MercyMe’s Bart Millard but, perhaps surprisingly, not too difficult. The story of ...

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How to grow children of character

There are few things in life that a Christian parent hopes for more than to pass on to their children the same principles and character values they live by. Character doesn’t just ...

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Stop scheduling fun and enjoy it more

Scheduling time for coffee with your daughter? Planning to meet friends at a restaurant after church? Inviting the folks over for dinner…next Saturday? Your social calendar might be sucking the joy out ...

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‘The Lord of the Rings’ and ‘Hoosiers’ streaming this month

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It is a trilogy so elaborate that it took one out of every 160 New Zealanders to make it. And the first part in the series is coming to Netflix this month. ...

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From pro-wrestler to neo-nazi to Christ follower

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A one-time professional wrestler turned neo-Nazi leader grappled with God and found Christ’s forgiveness. Keith “Duke” Schneider, a.k.a. ‘Pitbull,’ excelled as a professional wrestler, taking on some of his toughest competitors without ...

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United Airlines adds more flights out of Washington D.C.

WASHINGTON – United Airlines today announced it will begin its 20th year of service to Israel with a new nonstop flight between its hub at Washington Dulles International Airport and Tel Aviv’s ...

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U.S. soldiers honored as remains return to U.S. soil

After over half a Century, U.S. soldiers who died in the Korean War are finally back home on U.S. soil. Fifty-five caskets containing the remains of military personnel killed in the 1950-53 ...

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African tribe dances for joy after getting Bible in own language

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The Tembo people are literally dancing for joy after finally receiving the Bible in their native tongue thanks to a 21-year effort  by Wycliffe Bible Translators. It was a dangerous undertaking. This ...

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Bad California environmental policy fueling wildfires

As billowing smoke rises across California, attention is now being focused on liberal state government policies that are adding fuel to the fire. The Carr Fire, the most deadly of 17 different ...

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Michael Phelps’ record broken by 10-year-old “superman”

Some said it would take Superman to break the record held by Michael Phelps since 1995. Well, Superman just did and his name really is Clark Kent. Over the weekend, 10-year-old Clark ...

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KC native returns to open Royals game with National Anthem

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Stephanie Varone never tires of performing the National Anthem at stadiums across the country. “I love performing, especially when people feel emotion from my performances,” said Varone, a Plymouth, Minnesota resident who ...

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Man tearing down his home to build inner city golf course

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Fox4 reports that a Kansas City man is trying to bring golf to the urban core of Kansas City, and he plans to tear down his own home to do it. Christopher ...

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