In another move implementing Western values, Saudi Arabia Monday issued a de facto ban on child marriages throughout the kingdom. The order comes after an amendment to the kingdom’s Child Protection Law was ...
Read More »University of Missouri loses donation after ignoring wishes of libertarian donor
Sherlock Hibbs, who graduated from the University of Missouri, gave his alma mater $5 million to teach free-market economics. Because MU did not honor his wishes for the donation, most of that ...
Read More »Marines arrive in Baghdad to protect US Embassy
After President Trump ordered 750 Marines to the area, Iranian-backed militiamen withdrew from the US Embassy in Baghdad. The arrival of the troops capped two days of violence by Iranians and Iraqi ...
Read More »President repeals church ‘parking lot tax’
President Trump has signed the repeal of a tax law Congress passed that penalized churches and non-profits that had parking lots. The “parking lot tax” was an unintended aspect of the 2017 ...
Read More »Wife of Pastor Tony Evans dies of cancer: ‘First sunrise from Heaven’
Respected pastor and evangelist Tony Evans has shared that his wife Lois passed away on the morning of Dec. 30 after battling a rare form of cancer. Evans, the senior pastor at ...
Read More »Clemson quarterback quotes Bible after come-from-behind victory in playoff game.
Clemson University quarterback Trevor Lawrence once again will have an opportunity to share his faith with a national audience in next week’s national championship game. For a while during last Saturday’s semifinal ...
Read More »Learn how to code, Biden tells coal workers
Democrat presidential contender Joe Biden said that coal miners can learn how to code, drawing scorn and laughter from coal workers. On the campaign trail in Derry, New Hampshire, on Dec. 30, Biden said: “Anybody who can ...
Read More »President to launch Evangelicals for Trump at Hispanic megachurch
President Trump will visit a Miami megachurch this week to launch Evangelicals for Trump. The event will be held at King Jesus International Ministry on Friday, according to the Miami Herald. The ...
Read More »Former NFL player predicts a “black awakening” will reelect Trump
A black “awakening” will help President Trump win reelection in 2020, according to a former NFL player. “For me, once I saw the policies that President Obama pushed in the back half ...
Read More »Trump signs act aimed at ending annoying robocalls
Are the days of annoying robocalls numbered? They may be after President Donald Trump signed an act on Dec. 30 aimed at deterring the spam calls and setting penalties for those that ...
Read More »U.S. Senate confirms record number of conservative judges in 2019
The most lasting legacy of any president is the opportunity to reshape the nation’s courts. Federal judges are appointed for life and their impact lives on for generations. As the media reviews ...
Read More »Trump ties Obama as most admired in nation
President Donald Trump has tied former President Barack Obama as most admired. The new Gallup poll has shocked many Democrats and media commentators after three years of 90% negative news coverage of ...
Read More »After losing hospital, rural town realizes they don’t need one
It’s been about a year since the hospital in Fort Scott, Kan., closed. The lessons for this community about meeting its residents’ health needs could provide insights for the rest of the ...
Read More »Church members credited for stopping further carnage of church shooting
Authorities, state officials and church leaders are praising the volunteer church security team who helped stop a mass shooting and noted that a state law passed earlier this year made clear that gun ...
Read More »Promise Keepers forms advisory board for next summer’s stadium event in Dallas
After a 20-year break from stadium events, Promise Keepers plans to hold a major gathering at AT&T Stadium in Dallas next summer. The ministry recently announced the members of its advisory board. ...
Read More »The strong and faithful females of ‘Little Women’
A classic book published in the 1860s by Louisa May Alcott continues to be relevant to today’s moviegoers. Both critics and audiences have embraced the latest film version of “Little Women”. The ...
Read More »Tens of thousands of students worldwide heading to Atlanta for Passion 2020
More than 65,000 people from around the world are expected to fill Mercedes Benz stadium in Atlanta next week – not to cheer on the Falcons football team but express their passion ...
Read More »Hobby Lobby continues to share gospel through newspaper ads linked to website
Although daily newspaper readership is dwindling, Hobby Lobby continues to share the gospel effectively through print and online media. The retailer’s full-page Christmas message is appearing this week in newspapers across the ...
Read More »After years of abuse from Arabs, 93-year-old Jewish shop owner gets help
Help has finally arrived for Abraham Maximov, 93, owns a small shop in Jerusalem’s main market, Mahane Yehuda, where he sharpens knives. For at least a year, he has suffered physical and ...
Read More »Kansas state parks to offer First Day Hikes on New Year’s Day
What better way to kick off the New Year than by getting a jump start burning off those extra holiday calories in the great outdoors? Kansas state parks, including several in northeast ...
Read More »What Is Conservative American Nationalism?
Circumstances change; core principles do not. The country’s oldest foreign-policy tradition still finds its home on the right. What Is Conservative American Nationalism? Underneath all of the day-to-day tumult, for both critics ...
Read More »Queen Elizabeth’s annual Christmas messages reveal importance of faith in her life
Although Great Britain has become more secular in recent years, Queen Elizabeth has become more explicitly Christian in her messages. This is most notably addressed in her annual Christmas broadcast message, a ...
Read More »Lee’s Summit church pays off lunch debt for all students in district
Every student in the Lee’s Summit R-7 School District will start the new year with a clean slate on lunch debt, thanks to the generosity of a local church. The Summit Church ...
Read More »Small Missouri town of Noel widely known as “The Christmas City”
Still haven’t sent out your Christmas cards? There’s still time and there’s a town that will help. One of the most popular places in the world each Christmas is the small Ozarks ...
Read More »Stock market continues historic surge to 29,000
The stock markets opened to another round of all-time highs on Friday morning as the Nasdaq Composite was on track for its 11th straight record close. Under President Trump’s re-ordering of world trade ...
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