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Missouri Amendments Confusing to Many

By Dwight Widaman   The ads on television, newspapers, radio and the internet are numerous and confusing. Each side in the debates over Tuesday’s Missouri Amendments to the State Constitution sound reasonable. ...

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Passages Exhibit is Thrill Ride of Amazing Journey of God’s Word

New Exhibit in Springfield Explores God’s Word and How it Came to be with Must-See Artifacts and Some of the World’s Oldest Bibles   By Dwight Widaman |   Throughout history, the ...

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Passages Exhibit Explores the Bible’s Role in Freedom

Passages Americana Exhibit: Signers of the Declaration of Independence Norm Conrad | Curator of English Bibles, Museum of the Bible | It has been said there is nothing unique or original in ...

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Exodus Cry to Hold Sex Trafficking Abolition Summit

Aug. 6 conference will draw pastors, volunteers, legislators and law enforcement from around the world By Dwight Widaman |   Outside the seedy motel turned brothel, pimps bark orders to the women ...

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How to Survive Imminent Earthquakes of Biblical Proportions

Francis Slinsky, founder and executive director of Mary’s Way Worldwide Apostolate, today announced the release of his book, Everything You Need to Know to Survive the Worldwide Chastisement With Earthquakes All Around ...

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Former All-Star Sweeney Excited About Spreading Gospel at the K

Faith & Family Night July 26 by Alan Goforth | Mike Sweeney was a four-time All-Star and earned tens of millions of dollars while playing for the Kansas City Royals. But like ...

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Christian Films at Historic Turning Point

After decades, efforts earning spot at Hollywood table   By Michael Foust For years, Christians bemoaned the state of Hollywood movies — the sexuality, the language, the violence — while simultaneously wondering, ...

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Christians flee as Islamist Terrorists Sweep Across Iraq

By Gregory Tomlin MOSUL, Iraq (BP) — Iraqi Christians came under fire again as the bloody campaign of Islamic militants spilled over from Syria into Iraq’s northern cities last week. An estimated ...

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Brazilian Soccer Star ‘Kaká’ Belongs to Jesus

By Andrew Branch   (WNS)–As his native Brazil hosts the month-long World Cup tournament, soccer star Ricardo Izecson dos Santos Leite wants you to know that he is a Christian. Ricardo, better known ...

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New Bible-based Online Course Beats Bad Habits And Addictions

MIDLAND, Texas |Christian News Service| — BiblicalRecovery.com announced today that it has launched a new Bible-based online course to help Christians beat bad habits and overcome addictions. The Biblical Recovery Course & Twenty-Eight ...

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Messianic Jewish Leaders Oppose Presbyterian Divestment from Israel

PHILADELPHIA, June 12, 2014 /Christian News Service/ – As the Presbyterian Church (USA) prepares to discuss divestment proposals designed to influence Israeli policy at its General Assembly in Detroit, June 14-21, leaders of the international organizations speaking ...

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Family Style Emergency Prep for the Entire Family

PLANO, Texas, June 10, 2014 |Christian News Service|When tornadoes come to town, does your family know what to do? To help North Texans prepare for severe weather and other emergencies, World Vision ...

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Take Me Out to the Ballgame!

Matthew West/KJ-52 to Headline Faith and Family Night at the KC Royals By Alan Goforth | Metro Voice   Instead of being satisfied with an occasional base hit, Scott Dawson encourages Christians ...

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Juneteenth Celebrations Remember End of Slavery

By Kharissa Forte | Metro Voice On January 1, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation, which aimed to end slavery once and for all. Yet slaves weren’t actually set free ...

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Facing Your Destiny: This May Hurt A Little

  FACING YOUR DESTINY: INTRODUCTION When I started college, I was a 21-year-old single mother. Fast forward two years and I decided that a little help from a heavenly father may not ...

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East – West Christian Leaders Suggest Return to Nicaea for 2025 Ecumenical Gathering

Tallahassee, Fla — June 2, 2014 |Christian News Service| — In 2025 Roman Catholics and Eastern Orthodox Christians could reunite in Nicaea, theNicaea modern-day location in Turkey (now Iznik — east of ...

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Mark Lowry and the Martins in Concert June 6

Gospel legends Mark Lowry and The Martins plan to bring some music and madness to Olathe on June 6 when they stop at College Church of the Nazarene on their Music & ...

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Winds of Change and Setting Goals

By Linda Fields | The Joseph Company Take a look at the direction you’re going with your professional goals in comparison to the plans you made for the year. What are your ...

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Can Pope Francis Make a Difference for Peace?

Making sense of Pope Francis’s whirlwind Mideast trip By Alex Traiman/JNS.org After two intense days of religious ceremonies in Bethlehem and Jerusalem, meetings with Israeli and Palestinian officials, unscheduled photo opportunities, and ...

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10 Reasons Maya Angelou Matters

Angelou Often Related Faith to the Dignity of the Individual and Gave Voice to Many By Kharrisa Forte | Metro Voice 1. “Phenomenal woman, That’s me.” One of Angelou’s most popular pieces, ...

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Memorial Day: Our Freedoms Came With a Cost

A Memorial Day Essay Jeffrey Henning | Special to Metro Voice Many people see Memorial Day as just another holiday, a day where they don’t have to go to work. They think ...

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Most Popular Internet Searches by State

By Dwight Widaman | The game is over Kansas and Missouri! We’ve been looking at your most popular Internet searches, and the results are funny and alarming! We were helped with the ...

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KC Area 2014 Christian School Graduates

Metro Voice, working with area Christian schools, is pleased to provide this public recognition of area 2014 Christian high school graduates. To see the schools who sponsored these special pages in the ...

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Pope Francis to Visit Israel, Jordan

In Israel, Pope Francis to witness oasis of stability in chaotic region for Christians    By Sean Savage | JNS.org   Following in the footsteps of his two immediate predecessors, Pope Francis ...

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Echoes of the Trail Brings History Alive

By Dwight Widaman | You don’t need to be a cowboy or wear cowboy boots to enjoy Echoes of the Trail, according to organizer Judy Howser. Kids and adults alike enjoy watching ...

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