The Topeka Easter Parade & Family Fun Fair will be back for the second consecutive year on Saturday, April 4, 2015. Last Year’s event was attended by over a thousand people who ...
Read More »Barry Feaker to speak at Kansas Prayer Breakfast
This time every year, no matter the weather, about a thousand people show up for a very early breakfast at the Ramada Inn in downtown Topeka. The occasion is the annual Kansas ...
Read More »Believe in the Impossible!
By Jessica S. Hosman It was three days before my son’s fourth birthday and he was convinced he’d be able to play outside in the snow when the day arrived. While this ...
Read More »Lutherans Work in Ferguson for Long Haul
Months after the Aug. 9 shooting of black teen Michael Brown Jr., a group of Lutheran Church Missouri Synod pastors and vicars, led by Lutheran Church Missouri Synod (LCMS) Missouri District President ...
Read More »Overcoming the Blows of 2014
By Jessica S. Hosman A few nights ago while playing with Bliss (our playful 50-pound Golden Retriever), Zechariah tossed her rubber bone into the air just as he had done hundreds of ...
Read More »New Year’s Celebration for Singles
By Dwight Widaman | It is often said that loneliness is not an absence of people but an absence of purpose; and that once you find your purpose, you will attract the ...
Read More »What’s Your Christmas Memory?
Readers and staff share their thoughts on the holidays gone by By Dwight Widaman | Editor Some years ago Anita and I had planned to take our kids to the local ...
Read More »Grace-filled Christmas
Christmas Cards deliver more than warm wishes this season, they bring healing to children at Show-Me Christian Youth Home Stephanie L Boothe | Metro Voice Grace seems to have it ...
Read More »Joni Eareckson Tada: Suffering is sacred
Joni Eareckson Tada: Those points of desperate need of Jesus are where I grow the most quickly. Joni Eareckson Tada was a talented teenager who enjoyed hiking, horseback riding, and swimming. Then, ...
Read More »Which Denomination Lives Longest?
Dan Buettner is a best-selling author on the subject of human longevity. He has been working with National Geographic to identify the population groups that live longest. The question arose: Which denomination ...
Read More »Ring in the Season With a Branson Christmas Getaway
If you’re looking for an easy trip to get in the holiday mood, Branson is just for you! By Dwight Widaman Like many families, memories of trips to Branson frame some of ...
Read More »Map a Course in the Race of the Marketplace
By Linda Fields Have you ever felt like you’re in a relay race, but just can’t effectively get the handoff? If you think about how a relay race is run, there are ...
Read More »Pastor Appreciation Winner Announced
Metro Voice honors Pastor Carroll C. McCarroll of Heart of America Christian Fellowship By Dwight Widaman | Editor Pastors are often under appreciated these days. That’s why, during Pastor Appreciation Month in ...
Read More »Two-Day Bible Conference Brings Heavy Hitters to KC
Recorded in the pages of the Guinness Book of World Records, under the “best-selling book of non-fiction” category, you will discover the most sold book in all of history. Coming in at ...
Read More »What Kind of Broker Are You?
As a marketplace leader, you can be a broker in the talent, resourcefulness creativity of others By Linda Fields Realize it or not, you are in control of a very valuable commodity—no, ...
Read More »Do You Have a Funny Marriage?
Laugh Your Way to a Better Marriage Oct. 25 By Dwight Widaman Laughter isn’t only the best medicine, it can also be the best marriage counselor. We know of its power to ...
Read More »High hopes for Operation Christmas Child this year
Organization wants to increase shoebox collection by 10,755 by Cassie Schenck Each year, Operation Christmas Child delivers millions of gift-filled shoeboxes to children in need who may have nothing to call their ...
Read More »SNA Experience Tour is “life-altering”
Big event hits Kansas City October 7 God is on the move in North America and every follower of Jesus—regardless of age, talent or personality—can play a vital part in what He ...
Read More »Moses Tabernacle to Visit KC Area Starting Sept. 26
The Tabernacle Experience, an authentic replica of Moses Tabernacle to be in Platte City By Dwight Widaman | The Tabernacle Experience is coming to the Kansas City area. Over 100,000 guests have ...
Read More »Easy Ways to Share the Gospel
11 Unexpected Ways Share the Gospel, Without Killing Your Relationships! By Dwight Widaman | A new book serves as a “how-to” to share the Gospel. Those who follow Jesus have a God-given command ...
Read More »More Than Just a Soup Kitchen
City Union Mission Celebrates 90 Years By Debbie Freeman Photographers from City Union Mission’s early years often captured long lines of men waiting for a meal, a scene typical of a ...
Read More »Iraqi Christians Face Deadline to Convert
‘One week’ deadlines for Iraqi Christians to convert or ‘face the sword’ By World Watch Monitor An Iraqi Christian Mikha Qasha, fleeing from Qaraqosh, has given a personal account of members ...
Read More »Churches Spearhead Ferguson Cleanup
FERGUSON, Mo. – When The Passage Church, on the border of the St. Louis suburbs of Florissant and Ferguson, partnered with local church plants to initiate a Ferguson cleanup effort of the ...
Read More »Sister’s Keeper: Change Begins in the Mind
Last month, we discussed the fact that much like Bible greats such as Joseph, Daniel, and Esther, your calling, too, will include trials and tribulations. While some women have reacted very ...
Read More »Innovation Summit Challenges Believers to Think Outside Box
The public is invited to learn how to develop innovative and creative applications for the workplace at the 2014 Joseph Company Innovation Summit, Aug. 14–16 at the multi-purpose room in Joseph Company ...
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