The belief that science has an answer for everything seems universal. Often alongside it is the notion that God is therefore redundant and that believing in him is reminiscent of believing in ...
Read More »FROM THE CHEAP SEATS By Rob Mooney
The NBA season concluded the way that everyone thought that it would, a Golden State Warriors four-game sweep of the Cleveland Cavaliers. The only surprising thing about the outcome was that Cleveland ...
Read More »Kansas struggles to find more social workers
Ann Goodall’s job as a social worker with the Kansas Department of Children and Families is often traumatic, she said, and though she’s been there for 16 years with no thought of ...
Read More »Study shows troubling picture of teens, mental health
As August fast approaches and stores fill with school supplies, mental health specialists warn that struggles and thoughts of suicide may be more common in teenagers than church leaders realize. The problem ...
Read More »Chilean minor to Thai kids, “Do not lose faith”
A Chilean miner who was among the 33 rescued after 70 days underground in 2010 has sent a message of hope to the trapped Thai schoolchildren. “Do not lose faith or hope,” ...
Read More »Two Kansas deputies arrest two police chiefs in 5 months
The sheriff’s deputies in Allen County, Kansas have been forced to arrest two police chiefs this year alone. In fact, they’ve done it in the past 5 months. The Wichita Eagle explained ...
Read More »Residents shaken after fireworks company explosion
An explosion at a pyrotechnic company in southwest Missouri’s Polk County Tuesday night left one woman in serious condition at a hospital after she was trapped inside. There’s more information about that ...
Read More »New pool named after woman who worked tirelessly for parks
Kansas City Parks and Rec opened its newest pool yesterday having named it the Gorman Pool after Anita B. Gorman. The pool is located at 1101 NE 47th Street in the Northland. ...
Read More »Iran says Israel stealing its clouds
Iran regularly accuses Israel of whacky things but the militant Iranian regime has outdone itself this time An Iranian military official is accusing Israel of teaming up with another nation to steal their ...
Read More »Events at the Liberty Memorial and National world War I Museum worth seeing this month
It has been some time since I had the unforgettable experience of enjoying the National World War I Memorial and Museum in Kansas City. Known locally as Liberty Memorial, the towering edifice is ...
Read More »Supreme Court nominee to be announced Monday
The most lasting legacy of any president is the choice of a nominee for the Supreme Court. President Donald Trump is finalizing his own decision–which will undoubtedly be the most important of ...
Read More »Iwo Jima and Woody: honoring those that served
They’ve been called the greatest generation. But Woody Williams, a 94-year-old WWII veteran, a recipient of the Purple Heart, and the Congressional Medal of Honor, doesn’t consider himself as great, or heroic ...
Read More »Police on scene at shooting at Overland Park school
Police in Overland Park say they are searching for a suspect in a crime spree this morning that spanned three scenes and left two workers at an elementary school in critical condition. ...
Read More »Harrisonville police investigate theft of gold chalice from church
Harrisonville police are investigating the theft of a golden chalice from a local church. A police spokesman said a gold plated silver chalice was reported stolen Friday, June 29 from Our Lady of ...
Read More »Republican Senator opposes any pro-life Supreme Court nominee
U.S. Sen. Susan Collins, a key swing vote for the next U.S. Supreme Court nominee, said she will not support a judge who opposes Roe v. Wade and abortion. Collins, a pro-abortion Republican from ...
Read More »Faith, Family and baseball can bring people towards Christ
Take me out to the ballgame any day and especially on a day I can share the Gospel of Jesus Christ as a part of it. Our ministry focuses on getting the ...
Read More »Soccer team and coach found alive in Thai cave
MAE SAI, Thailand — Rescuers located 12 boys and their soccer coach alive deep inside a partially flooded cave in northern Thailand late Monday, more than a week after they went missing, ...
Read More »Lawsuit against Kansas law meant to protect Israel dismissed
A federal judge in Kansas dismissed a lawsuit Friday over a state law requiring contractors to agree they will not boycott Israel. The lawsuit in the US Court for the District of ...
Read More »List released of top persecutors of Christians
Hostility is particularly intense for 215 million believers across the world who are persecuted with intimidation, prison, and even death for their faith in Jesus Christ. That’s the assessment of an Open ...
Read More »Missouri town designated National Historic Park
President Trump is being thanked this week after he designated St. Genevieve, Mo. as a national historic park. The town is a favorite attraction for visitors and boasts many buildings dating to ...
Read More »Lessons of Gettysburg resonate today
With the focus on Independence Day celebrations this week, one of the most important moments in American history often goes unnoticed and even forgotten. Today marks the anniversary of the beginning three-day ...
Read More »Samaritan’s Purse VP rejected by U.N. for migration leadership
The UN migration agency that influences policies around the world has rejected the Trump administration’s candidate to lead it. It’s just the second time since the agency’s founding in 1951 that an ...
Read More »Two men with total of 160 children sentenced for polygamy
Two leaders of a break-away group from the Mormon church who between them have 29 wives and 160 children were sentenced to house arrest on Tuesday after being convicted of polygamy. Canadians ...
Read More »Iranians fill streets to protest Islamic regime
As tens of thousands of Iranians take part a second day to protest against the Islamic regime, government officials sought to accuse the United States instead of Iran’s economic woes. In a ...
Read More »Supreme Court rules Kansas woman can pray in her home
In a stunning reversal of a lower court decision Thursday, the US Supreme Court sided with religious liberty, ruling unanimously that a Kansas woman does indeed have the right to pray in ...
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