Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas announced he will enforce only the city’s reopening rules, not the more stringent ones from the state of Missouri. Even the liberal Kansas City star, which has ...
Read More »Missouri officials: No new COVID-19 cases caused by Lake of the Ozarks pool parties
After what many considered a media-driven expectation of a spike in new Covid-19 cases after much-publicized pool parties at the Lake of the Ozarks on Memorial Day weekend, those reports now appear ...
Read More »Kenyan man loses all after refusing Muslim demands to renounce Jesus
After converting to Christianity, Yasin Bakari, a father of two living in coastal Kenya, fears that he will be killed. He heard the Gospel in March and was moved enough to abandon ...
Read More »Newest economic and employment numbers show strong rebound
Today, President Donald Trump will deliver remarks on today’s remarkable employment report and sign H.R. 7010 – PPP Flexibility Act of 2020 in the Rose Garden of the White House. The economic ...
Read More »Did God send the coronavirus?
Is the coronavirus a plague from God? …or from the devil? …or just a coincidence? Does it signal the end of the world? Or, is it a wake-up call for this world? ...
Read More »“Violence is not the answer,” T.D. Jakes and Carl Lentz discuss racism
Bishop T.D. Jakes joined Carl Lentz, lead pastor of Hillsong Church in New York City, for a powerful online discussion about the violent protests over the death of George Floyd. Lentz said ...
Read More »Lockdowns may be permanently damaging mental health of children
As lockdowns ease, many parents are still wondering if they will be able to send their children to church camp or if they’ll continue to spend time in lockdown. With children already ...
Read More »Men’s ministry TGIW uses technology to turn crisis into opportunity
Thousands of men throughout Kansas City and beyond have gathered each week to learn, pray and hold each other accountable since TGIW (Teaching God’s Infinite Wisdom) began in 2001. The ministry that ...
Read More »MOVIE REVIEW: ‘Just Mercy’ and the pursuit of real justice
Just Mercy is based on a book of the same name written by the Bryan Stevenson, a legal advocate who’s spent the better part of three decades crusading for the rights and ...
Read More »Democrat Valerie Plame, Republican Steve King lose primaries
Two high-profile candidates, who were tainted by racism and anti-Semitism, lost their bids in Tuesday’s primaries to serve in the U.S. Congress. Valerie Plame and Steve King suffered resounding defeats. In New ...
Read More »How you can help find a solution to COVID-19
The human immune system holds important clues about how people naturally detect and defend against disease. For COVID-19, many people have been able to defeat the virus because of their natural defense ...
Read More »Two minority and one white officer charged in death of George Floyd
Three additional police officers at the scene of George Floyd‘s death, including one white officer and two minority officers, have been charged and arrested. Officer Derek Chauvin, who knelt on Floyd’s neck ...
Read More »How coronavirus has amplified the evolution of technology in business
Recently, I was in a meeting — via video technology — with two coronavirus-frustrated entrepreneurs. They have a game-changing product, they’ve invested millions into it, and had the official rollout ready to ...
Read More »Black pastor on Israeli television defends Trump tweets, says American media unfair
Pastor Darrell Scott, CEO of the National Diversity Coalition for Trump, told an Israeli television network that people have selective hearing when it comes to President Donald Trump’s tweets about the George ...
Read More »Brother of George Floyd calls for end to rioting
Terrance Floyd, the brother of George Floyd, called for an end to the rioting sparked by his brother’s death. He spoke at a prayer vigil for George in Minneapolis. ““I’m not over ...
Read More »Most churchgoers prefer shorter sermons, research finds
Pastors and their congregations have different options about the length of their sermons. Thirty-one percent of Protestant pastors say their sermons are less than 20 minutes, according to a new LifeWay Research ...
Read More »Gov. Parson promises crackdown on violence and property destruction
Missouri Gov. Mike Parson on Tuesday said he will use every available resource to stop the ongoing violence and vandalism across the state. The statement comes after a retired St. Louis police ...
Read More »Slavic Gospel Association helping hard-hit families in Russia as infections rise
A U.S.-based mission to Russia and the former Soviet Union has distributed more than 500,000 meals to desperate families as Russia’s coronavirus infections hit a new high. Russia has jumped to third ...
Read More »Brother of George Floyd calls out rioters: “He would not want you to be doing this”
While violent rioting and rampant unrest continue to sweep across the United States, George Floyd’s younger brother is begging for the violence to stop. “Do this peacefully, please,” he pleaded on Monday as ...
Read More »Missouri’s Tuesday elections will be the ‘cleanest’ ever for voters
Pandemic or not, many Missouri residents will be voting on local issues in elections on Tuesday. Gov. Mike Parson told those voters to put their personal safety first. “I hope people feel ...
Read More »President supports protests, calls rioters ‘professional anarchists’
President Trump on Monday night spoke again concerning rioting and protests taking across the nation. The President specifically addressed the rioting which has taken the spotlight away from the protests over the ...
Read More »4 St. Louis police officers shot during protests Tuesday
Four St. Louis police officers were struck by gunfire in the early hours early Tuesday morning after protests descended into chaos. Protests began peacefully on Monday in St. Louis but some became, ...
Read More »Missouri basketball star Porter criticized after asking for prayer for policeman as well as shooting victim
Former University of Missouri basketball star Michael Porter Jr. is under attack for a tweet following the shooting in Minneapolis this week. Porter, now a rookie with the Denver Nuggets, asked followers ...
Read More »Antifa to be designated officially as terrorist organization
President Donald Trump on Sunday said his administration would designate Antifa as a terrorist organization. The move comes after nearly a week of widespread looting and riots following the death of an ...
Read More »Reopening is especially challenging for Missouri’s black churches
African Americans are the most religious ethnic group in the country, with nearly half attending religious services at least once a week. Black churches also have a disproportionately higher death rate from ...
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