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Kansas City area offers explosive fun for families during July 4 week

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The Fourth of July is fast approaching and with it, a full schedule of activities for families in the Kansas City area. For fun all weekend into the Independence holiday, check out ...

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Actress Mariel Hemingway escapes family’s dark past through power of faith

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Actress Mariel Hemingway has found peace after a dark history in a family that has been plagued by alcoholism, addiction and mental illness. Seven of her family members have taken their own ...

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Northland Christian Schools: Investing in Kingdom education

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Are you passionate about giving your child the best possible foundation for a life of purpose, character, and leadership? Look no further than Northland Christian Schools, where we believe that a God-centered, ...

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Whitefield, ranked number 1 in Kansas City

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Whitefield Academy, Kansas City’s premiere classical Christian school, is consistently ranked as the metro’s number one Christian school. Offering Kinder Prep through 12th grade, our mission is to equip students to be ...

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GlenHaven Academy is providing affordable Biblical education

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GlenHaven Academy is a new private Christian school in the Northland of Kansas City. Our mission is to provide an affordable quality education based on Biblical principles that will academically prepare, develop, ...

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Timothy Lutheran School: Best Kept Secret in Blue Springs

Timothy Lutheran School (TLS), established in 2001, is located at 301 E Wyatt Rd, Blue Springs, MO. Headed by Ken Holland, Principal, TLS serves 179 students, grades Preschool – 8, with a ...

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Why send your child to a Christian school like Hope Lutheran in Shawnee?

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Our history in the Shawnee area started in 1983 when the congregation of Hope Lutheran Church voted to establish a Christian day school. It opened in the fall of 1983 with 21 ...

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Ongoing drought makes fireworks safety extra important

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More than 93 percent of Missouri is facing drought conditions, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor. State Fire Marshal Tim Bean urges extra caution when celebrating Independence Day with fireworks under these ...

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Heartland Christian School (Preschool through 12th grade)

Education is essential for the young people in our country and has many components that make it successful. The first component is the home. God’s Word gives parents the guidance needed for ...

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Maranatha Christian Academy – Celebrating 50 Years

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Maranatha Christian Academy is celebrating 50 years of providing high-quality, Christ-centered education to students in the Kansas City area. MCA’s new K-12 campus is conveniently located in western Johnson County with state-of-the-art ...

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Student loan bailout unconstitutional, Supreme Court rules

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The Supreme Court has ruled 6-3 that the Biden administration’s student loan bailout unconstitutional. Biden unveiled the plan in August 2022 in a move critics decried as a constitutionally dubious attempt to ...

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Outreach Christian Education empower your child to reach their fullest potential

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At Outreach Christian Education, we excel in providing quality, Christ-centered education. Our students are cultivated in Godly principles and challenged through our curriculum. It is our desire to impart in our pupils ...

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Calvary Lutheran School prepared to live, learn and lead

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Calvary Lutheran School offers an exemplary education within a caring, Christ-centered environment. Serving the south Kansas City community for nearly 75 years, Calvary has a long tradition of providing a strong academic ...

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The Lutheran High School of Kansas City is preparing lives for today and eternity

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The primary mission of The Lutheran High School of Kansas City is to guide and mentor students on their faith journeys through adolescence and beyond.  Our mission statement “preparing lives for today, ...

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The coming death of cable news

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For more than a quarter-century, we’ve been hearing predictions about the demise of cable—and with it, cable news. A Pew Research article from 2000 showed the trends began more than 30 years ago, when ...

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The positive impact of Chaplains on ICU families

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It’s hard to forget your first time in the ICU. Strangers obscured by masks and gowns, beds surrounded by wires, constant beeping — it can feel like you’ve stumbled into a warped, ...

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NHL reverses policy regarding special sweaters for gay pride events

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The National Hockey League (NHL) has announced that teams no longer will wear special warmup sweaters to celebrate gay pride or other causes. “It’s become a distraction,” Commissioner Gary Bettman stated. The ...

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Finding Christ inside Lebanon’s largest prison

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A massive iron gate slides aside. Beyond it, rows of grimy, barred windows tower above a grey courtyard. Old blankets drape as sun-shields over some, drying clothes hang from others, and a ...

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Well-being of pastors has dropped in several key areas since 2015, study finds

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The well-being of pastors in several key areas has significantly declined since 2015, a new report from Barna Research found. When it comes to having true friends, 20 percent of pastors in ...

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How do Christians view faith, health and their doctor?

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New polling reveals that Christians would be more comfortable if their doctor was a believer and that faith contributes to overall physical and mental health. Seven in 10 Christians say they would ...

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Biden administration criticized for ending scientific partnerships in West Bank

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The Biden administration is being called out for deciding to end all scientific and technological cooperation with Israeli entities in the West Bank (Samaria and Judea), East Jerusalem and the Golan Heights. ...

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State, local officials advise caution during current heatwave

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The predicted heatwave for the Kansas City area arrived right on schedule. “Predictable is preventable, and this is a situation that is very predictable the next few days.” assistant Kansas City Fire ...

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Historic bond between Republicans, Mormons weakening, research finds

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Members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons) used to be one of the most reliable blocs of Republican voters in the nation. As previous church leader Ezra Taft ...

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Utah school district allows Bible back in school after parents complain

A Utah school district has reversed its earlier decision to ban the Bible from elementary and middle schools. It comes as more states allow the teaching of the Bible as history and ...

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Heaven is just a “fantasy,” says actor Arnold Schwarzenegger

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Life after death is just a fantasy, actor and former California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger recently said. Responding to a question from fellow actor Danny DeVito about whether he believes humanity will endure, ...

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