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By Kharissa Forte | Metro Voice On January 1, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation, which aimed to end slavery once and for all. Yet slaves weren’t actually set free ...

  FACING YOUR DESTINY: INTRODUCTION When I started college, I was a 21-year-old single mother. Fast forward two years and I decided that a little help from a heavenly father may not ...

By Linda Fields | The Joseph Company Take a look at the direction you’re going with your professional goals in comparison to the plans you made for the year. What are your ...

Making sense of Pope Francis’s whirlwind Mideast trip By Alex Traiman/JNS.org After two intense days of religious ceremonies in Bethlehem and Jerusalem, meetings with Israeli and Palestinian officials, unscheduled photo opportunities, and ...

Angelou Often Related Faith to the Dignity of the Individual and Gave Voice to Many By Kharrisa Forte | Metro Voice 1. “Phenomenal woman, That’s me.” One of Angelou’s most popular pieces, ...

A Memorial Day Essay Jeffrey Henning | Special to Metro Voice Many people see Memorial Day as just another holiday, a day where they don’t have to go to work. They think ...

By Dwight Widaman | The game is over Kansas and Missouri! We’ve been looking at your most popular Internet searches, and the results are funny and alarming! We were helped with the ...

Metro Voice, working with area Christian schools, is pleased to provide this public recognition of area 2014 Christian high school graduates. To see the schools who sponsored these special pages in the ...

In Israel, Pope Francis to witness oasis of stability in chaotic region for Christians    By Sean Savage | JNS.org   Following in the footsteps of his two immediate predecessors, Pope Francis ...

By Dwight Widaman | You don’t need to be a cowboy or wear cowboy boots to enjoy Echoes of the Trail, according to organizer Judy Howser. Kids and adults alike enjoy watching ...

By Linda Fields | The Joseph Company When you create a plan, plan for a success! Start with the basics of proper planning by stating your desired outcome, listing the resources you ...

Meriam Yahia Ibrahim, a 27 year old Sudanese doctor due to have her second baby next month, has been condemned to death by hanging, after refusing to renounce her Christian faith, despite ...

Passages Exhibit Combines Rare Biblical Texts and Artifacts in Interactive Settings with Hands–On, Family–Friendly Fun SPRINGFIELD, MO.—Inviting people to engage with the Bible, the Green family, founders of national arts-­‐and-­‐crafts retailer Hobby ...

As a husband, father and full-time education student at University of Central Missouri, one would think that Wesley “Undergrad” Forte has little time to make music, let alone put together a tour. ...

Former First Lady Mrs. Laura Bush headlined The Salvation Army’s 2014 Civic Luncheon May 8 before an audience of 1,000 people.  The luncheon, held at the Sheraton Kansas City Hotel at Crown ...

By Kharissa Forte | Metro Voice   Throughout these early years of marriage, motherhood and career, I’ve found it necessary to always — and I mean always — take care of three ...

Words matter, especially in politics By Alan Goforth | Metro Voice “President Obama said his political philosophy comes down to one thing — `we all are our brother’s keeper’,” author and commentator ...

Public Invited to Here’s Hope: Jesus in the Hood Evangelism Event By Kharissa Forte | Metro Voice It was the 90s. Bishop John Birmingham was far removed from his life of lust ...

Network’s Act of Intolerance and Discrimination Against Faith-Driven Benham Brothers Has No Place in American Rainbow of Diversity Raleigh, NC | Christian News Service | — Faith Driven Consumer, the group behind ...

CHRISTIAN NEWS SERVICE — In a 5-4 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court Monday affirmed the freedom of Americans to pray according to their own beliefs at public meetings in the landmark religious ...

Kharissa Forte | On June 1, after 25-years of service, the helpful smiles found in every aisle will disappear from the Leawood area as Hy-Vee on 122nd and State Line will close ...

By Jeff Glendening and Christine Harbin Hanson | These past few months were a critical time for conservative members of Congress to stand firm behind their promises to get runaway government spending ...

‘Holy desperation’ in Ukraine, says preacher By Diana Chandler | KIEV, Ukraine (BP) — The Ukrainian crisis has kindled an interdenominational prayer movement in the nation, said a Southern Baptist evangelist who ...

Shooter Kills Three. Two were not Jewish. By Dwight Widaman | As a performance of “To Kill a Mockingbird” was to begin this afternoon at the Jewish Community Center of Greater Kansas ...

Christian Brothers Automotive in Shawnee is offering a Car Care 101 Seminar on Saturday, April 12th at 10:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. This event is FREE and open to the public. We ...