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One of the largest churches in Kansas is getting into retail and residential development with plans to build a mini-town. Central Community Church in Wichita plans to build a 280-home community on ...

It made me very uncomfortable this week to watch the video of two black women defending themselves after being accused of theft at the Applebee’s at Independence Center. I’m not just uncomfortable ...

It’s hard to watch Maame Biney compete and not smile. After all she’s smiling, so it’s easy just to join in. Biney, the 18-year-old U.S. short-track speed skater, is making her Olympic ...

Three Joplin massage parlors are under investigation for possible human trafficking. The tip came from the business next door to one of them. Emily Furrh works with Elizabeth Turner Law Firm and shared ...

As we move through Black History Month we should stop and reflect on the great spirituals passed down from generation to generation. James Weldon Johnson is the author of the hymn. Here ...

New research shows that churches are improving financially over 2016 as the economy continues to grow and unemployment is at record lows. About 40 percent of Protestant pastors say their churches received ...

The Midwest Christian Education Expo returns Saturday, February 24, 2018 with private K-12 schools from across the Kansas City metropolitan area, and homeschooling organizations. This is the 20th annual event and kicks off “Christian ...

In his second appearance at the annual National Prayer Breakfast, President Trump steered clear of partisan politics and instead made an impassioned plea that the nation rely on God. “America’s a nation ...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. — A California trial court has upheld a Christian baker’s right to refuse to create a wedding cake for a lesbian couple, but the decision comes as a similar case ...

Polls come ad go but unless you have some historical perspective, you might not understand them fully. The daily Presidential Tracking Poll by Rasmussen shows that 48% of likely U.S. voters approve ...

Few know that the popular Women of Faith, which ended its long run in 2015, was not a ministry but a for-profit business that brought in over $100 million during 20 years. ...

City Union Mission Executive Director Dan Doty announced today that $6,237,098 was raised through the Celebrate Hope: Reach Out to K.C.’s Poor and Homeless campaign, exceeding the goal of $6 million. Celebrate ...

 Just ahead of this month’s Olympics, it has been revealed that more than 100 Christians have been sent to “re-education” camps in China’s north-western Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in the past few ...

CNN has come up with a new name for abortion and gets a lesson in American civics. News Analysis By Dwight Widaman If it couldn’t get any worse for CNN, the self ...

Memories have been flooding back to mind this week. In my June 1991 column for Kansas City Christian (now Metro Voice), I wrote this about the support of the community for a ...

You no doubt have seen the breathless headlines reporting about Cape Town and western South Africa running out of water after a lengthy drought. I saw a detailed report earlier this week ...

Hall of Fame coach Tony Dungy has revealed a private and prayerful gathering immediately following Monday night’s Super Bowl. According to a Twitter post made by Dungy, Philadelphia Eagles quarterbacks Nick Foles, ...

Museum of the Bible is inviting Olympic fans to learn about how the Bible — the best-selling, most influential book in history — has impacted the Olympic games and the athletes who ...

It was with sadness that I learned Dr. “Pat” Robertson, founder of the CBN television network suffered an embolic stroke on Friday.  A family member recognized the onset of symptoms and Dr. ...

The Widamans reflect on 29 years of publishing. In the early 1990s, Dwight Widaman had never run a business, sold an ad or even owned a computer. He had something far more ...

  This Sunday, homeless guests in City Union Mission’s men’s emergency shelter, along with participants of the Citiy Union Mission’s long-term programs, will enjoy an evening of fun and fellowship during the ...

As the world prepares to mark International Holocaust Remembrance Day on Jan. 27, a recently unveiled exhibit at a Holocaust museum in Brooklyn tells the largely untold story of Eastern European religious ...

Oprah Winfrey is such a big star that we know her by one name, like Elvis, Madonna or Bono. She rules an entertainment empire worth nearly $1 billion. And she has a ...

Dramatic interpretations and talks about the violent territorial and civil war history of Kansas, from 1854-1865, will highlight the 2018 annual Bleeding Kansas series, which begins January 28. The programs are held ...

Federal judge rejects community college bid to dismiss challenge to campus speech restrictions. A Southern California community college student won the first round in his fight against Pierce College last week when ...