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Angel Tree reaches prisoners and families at Christmas

For American children with an incarcerated parent, Christmas can be bittersweet as they are separated from their imprisoned parent – often by more than 100 miles. Prison Fellowship is working hard through ...

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Election protesters on wrong side of reality

If you are like me, there’s relief that the election is over, if only for the lack of television commercials or robo calls. For some there was jubilation Wednesday morning, Nov. 9, ...

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Kansas City Royals team up with City Union Mission to serve homeless

On Thursday, Nov. 17, Kansas City Royals employees will team up with City Union Mission to help strike out hunger in our community.  They’ll be serving hot, wholesome meals to more than 250 ...

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Senora Kelly honored for exceptional travel service

Senora Kelly, the owner of Paradise Travel Service LLC in Grandview, has been awarded a prestigious honor within the Travel Agent/Agency community. She was presented with the South Central Regional Director of the Year 2016 Crystal Award ...

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Fake Trump hate stories abound in media

The 2016 election is behind us. Well, almost. The media is daily reporting attacks on blacks, hispanics and muslims all at the hands of Trump supporters. At least that is what they ...

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Middle East Christians hopeful after Trump victory

Donald Trump, the next president of the United States of America – I guess those are words few of us ever expected to hear, along with ‘Jeremy Corbyn, leader of the opposition’ ...

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Trump surprises most, wins presidency

Self-described evangelicals likely helped the GOP nominee to an upset victory. In a stunning rebuke of polls and pundits, business mogul and reality television star Donald J. Trump has won the presidency ...

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Evangelicals made Trump President

Reflecting on Democrats’ stunning loss last night, the former faith outreach director for President Barack Obama’s successful 2012 campaign said Hillary Clinton’s campaign made a critical mistake in ignoring evangelicals. “We asked ...

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Kirk Cameron, Love Worth Fighting For tour coming to Kansas City

Love Worth Fighting For, a national marriage event tour, featuring television and film actor Kirk Cameron, makes a stop in Olathe on Saturday, Nov. 19. The three-hour event is scheduled to begin ...

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Record Black voters going for Trump could hand him landslide

TRUMP on Track to Win More Black Votes Than Any GOP Candidate Since 1960. In the past month the number of black voters for Donald Trump has increased significantly. At the beginning ...

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Photo ID is required to do these things yet voting doesn’t?

A photo ID is required to do the following things. On the Nov. 8 Missouri ballot, Missourians will be asked to approve an amendment that will require a valid ID to vote. Ask yourself, ...

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Kansas pendulum swinging to the other side?

Dorothy, you may not be in (conservative) Kansas any more. Anyone who wasn’t prepared to see conservative losses in the August primary (with more perhaps to come in the general election) simply ...

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The dirty truth about this dirty political poll

Wall Street Journal/NBC Polls are manipulated by Clinton advisor You may have suspected a poll here and there for some time, but now we can accurately report it as truth: Many of those supposedly “unbiased” ...

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Clinton campaign mocks Catholics and Christians, southerners, Latinos in emails

Long before Hillary Clinton called millions of Americans a “basket of deplorables,” her top campaign advisers and liberal allies openly mocked Catholics, Southerners and a host of other groups, according to newly released emails ...

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Hundreds stranded in North Carolina floods after Hurricane Matthew

LUMBERTON, N.C. — Hundreds of people were rescued by boat and helicopter as floodwaters inundated North Carolina towns on Monday in the wake of Hurricane Matthew, and officials warned that life-threatening flooding ...

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Where the candidates stand on the important issues

The candidates are Clinton vs. Trump vs. Johnson vs. Stein. It’s the most chaotic election in modern history but when you get past the personalities, faux pas, emails and comments from 11 years ...

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Can a pastor speak out on the election? You’ll be surprised

Every election cycle, confusion abounds about how a church or pastor can be involved in the civic life of their community while not stepping across the lines outlined by the IRS and FEC. This ...

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Amendments on Missouri ballot range from cigarettes to voter ID

Missouri voters to Decide on 6 Proposed Amendments to State Constitution   Six ballot measures have been certified by the office of the Missouri Secretary of State (SOS) to appear on the ...

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Voters could replace bad judges on Kansas Supreme Court

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What’s the real story about the retention of Supreme Court  justices? Ask a proponent of retaining the four ultra-liberal members of the Kansas Supreme Court that are up for a retention vote ...

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Presidential election stakes high say Christian leaders

This Nov. 8, American voters will decide what is arguably the most consequential presidential election in decades. Maybe ever. Two major party candidates are being offered to voters. Two distinct visions are ...

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Party platforms show stark differences on issues

Many decisions are made at the president’s desk, but the major political party to which he or she belongs wields significant power over which domestic and international policies are advanced and what ...

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Heavy hitters to speak at Unshakeable Truth Worldview Conference

On October 15-16, hundreds of people will gather in Lebanon, Mo. for the Unshakeable Truth Worldview Conference. The conference, hosted by Heritage Baptist Church, will feature Christian leaders and scholars from across ...

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Carman returns to stage in Kansas City after battling Cancer

Tour is bringing life and hope to families across the country in the high energy 2016 CinemaSonic Experience Tour   Imagine going to the doctor for a checkup and walking out knowing your ...

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Ted Cruz endorses Donald Trump

After one of the most contentious Republican primary seasons in recent memory, several of Donald Trump’s former opponents are now realizing the stakes should they withhold their endorsements from the man who ...

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Noah’s Ark explorer to share exciting story

For thousands of years, the story of Noah’s Ark has been told with the views of people ranging from belief, curiosity and cynicism. Virtually every civilization has a version of the flood ...

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