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City of Topeka and Shawnee County declare war on human trafficking

The Shawnee County Commission, at their meeting on April 5, voted to approve a resolution “declaring war” on human trafficking. The City of Topeka’s governing body had voted 9-0 on April 3 ...

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Church pays off medical debts of 4,000 families

A Texas church has paid off the medical debt of over 4,000 families within a 20-mile radius of each of its five campuses. Total debt paid off? $10.5 million. Stephen Hayes, senior ...

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Did a volcano bury ancient Christian writings?

Have archaeologists discovered the earliest mentions of Jesus which were buried by a famous volcano? Mount Vesuvius was responsible for the destruction of the Pompeii and Herculaneum on August 24, 79 AD and ...

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Bus driver gives confidence to little girl who lost her mom to cancer

A bus driver has stepped in to braid a little girl’s hair after the girl’s mom died of a rare disease. The 11-year-old girl in Utah now has a newfound sense of ...

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Legendary rocker Alice Cooper credits Jesus for cure

Thirty-seven years ago, Alice Cooper awoke throwing up blood. “Everything that could go wrong was shutting down inside of me,” the legendary rocker recalled. “I was drinking with Jim Morrison and Jimi ...

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Priscilla Shirer simulcast at area churches April 28

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Just off her performance in this Spring’s Christian blockbuster movie “I Can Only Imagine”, Priscilla Shirer is still planting seeds as the weather warms up. Shirer, a New York Times best-selling author ...

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Is this Jesus? First 3D image of Shroud of Turin released

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An Italian professor has created a 3D image of of the man on the Shroud of Turin, claiming that it is the “precise image of what Jesus looked like on this earth.” ...

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Navy draws the line: atheist cannot be a chaplain

The United States Navy has rejected application of atheist to serve as a chaplain. Forty-five House members and 22 Senators sent a letter to Navy Secretary Richard Spencer and Admiral John Richardson ...

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Do we really have to love everyone?

“If you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? The unsaved do that… But love your enemies and do good and lend, expecting nothing in return, and your ...

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Was Jesus a hippie?

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The question “Was Jesus a hippie pacifist?” may seem to be a thought given to frivolity, but this attempt to self-identify with the Nazarene is pervasive in many different and varying ideologies. ...

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The Other Holy Land: My Journey Across Jordan

The sun set behind the glowing amber hills of Wadi Rum in Jordan. It’s a vast and ancient desert that stretches across the Arabian Peninsula. We rounded a mountain-sized outcropping of stone ...

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4 ways to make Sunday a true day of rest

Once upon a time, says Dr. Matthew Sleeth, author of 24/6: A Prescription for a Healthier, Happier Life, you couldn’t even make purchases on a Sunday because it was considered the day society ...

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Dramatic Truth production explores negative thoughts on the mind

What happens when a free mind encounters negative thoughts for the first time? In the new dance production The Forest Inside, a young girl opens the door of her forest to a ...

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Man behind Chiefs mascot mask testifies at Prayer Breakfast

Before the Apostle Paul could write a substantial portion of the New Testament, God had to get his attention in a dramatic way on the road to Damascus. Dan Meers, the man who ...

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Billy Graham diaries, notes on famous people to be released

What did Billy Graham really think about Barack Obama and the Pope? We will know March 19 when archival collections are released by the Billy Graham Center Archives. The diaries and letters ...

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Steven Curtis Chapman: ‘Trust God’ Through Tragedy

The career of contemporary Christian singer/songwriter Steven Curtis Chapman has spanned 30 years, marked by success and tragedy. The Paducah, Ky., native is the recipient of five Grammys and the most Dove ...

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TNT Sports Broadcaster, Ernie Johnson, talks faith

Ernie Johnson, one of America’s top sports broadcasters, has become one of the industry’s top faith voices as well. Johnson is profiled in the new issue of Fellowship of Christian Athletes magazine where ...

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Iranian Christian woman faces Swedish deportation and death

After watching a banned video of Muslims stoning a woman to death, an Iranian woman had a strange dream. A man named Isa appeared to her. That woman was Aideen Strandsson. The ...

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5 surprising facts about growing churches

Is your church growing or declining? For many churches it’s not good news. But for others, there is hope. I have shared with readers the statistical reality of the death spiral. Once ...

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Daughter of Billy Graham has advice for dealing with loss

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Anne Graham Lotz knows what it’s like to get lost in the scurry of last minute details, the long days, the confusion, the urgency of things to do after the death of ...

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Benedictine College Honors 50th Anniversary of “Humanae Vitae”

To those not paying attention, it may not seem newsworthy that a Catholic college would honor a papal encyclical, but Humanae Vitae is no ordinary encyclical, and Benedictine is no ordinary Catholic ...

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City-wide Easter celebration April 1

The area’s city-wide Easter service will be celebrated Sunday, April 1, from 6:30am to 8am at 1st and Grand Boulevard under the bridge (near the River Market Area) in Kansas City. It ...

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Five come to church, get a car

For five people last Sunday, church took a unique turn during the service–they each received a car. Destiny Church, of Colombia, Maryland, found a unique way of giving back to their community ...

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Are Bible apps dumbing us down?

According to a report released by LifeWay Research, 53 percent of Americans rarely, if ever, read scripture. One in 10 Americans have never read the Bible, and 13 percent have only read ...

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Billy Graham’s daughter says truth is the church is a “mess”

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In the movie “A Few Good Men,” the character Kaffee (played by Tom Cruise) shouts, “I want the truth!” Col. Jessup (Jack Nicholson) shouts back, “You can’t handle the truth!” It may ...

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