A 70-year-old American teacher and grandmother who was shot by Hamas terrorists when out for a walk with her husband at their kibbutz on the morning of Oct. 7 has been declared ...
Read More »Jesus was not Palestinian or Asian say scholars
The effort to erase the Jewishness of Jesus is making headlines in Israel and around the world. It follows efforts around Christmas of Palestinian groups and even some Christians to wrongly claim ...
Read More »Pro-life Kansans to rally at Capitol Jan. 24
Kansans for Life will hold the annual Rally and March for Life in Topeka on Wednesday, January 24. The day will be full of events including an interdenominational worship service and a ...
Read More »WATCH: Israeli documentaries on Nova music festival massacre
Two documentaries comprising first-hand video and audio footage from the Nova music festival massacre on Oct. 7 are getting worldwide audiences. The first, titled simply “#Nova“, has become the most viewed film in ...
Read More »IHOPKC officially cuts ties with founder Mike Bickle
The International House of Prayer in Kansas City on Friday officially cut ties with founder Mike Bickle. In late October a group of former IHOPKC leaders accused Bickle of a pattern of ...
Read More »Hezbollah strikes church in Western Galilee
Hezbollah, Hamas’s partner in Lebanon, struck a church in the Western Galilee with a missile on Tuesday injuring a civilian. The attack on St. Mary’s Church injured one civilian and Israeli forces ...
Read More »Christmas comet visible December 25
There’s a Christmas comet this year, visible on December 25. Named comet Tsuchinshan, but known astronomically as 62P, its 6.5 year orbit will bring it closest to the sun on Christmas when ...
Read More »Slavic Gospel Association giving “stars of hope” to children in Israel, Ukraine
Hope is in short supply this year for many children caught in the wars raging in Israel and Ukraine. American Christians are supporting the annual Christmas campaign called Immanuel’s Child that will deliver ...
Read More »Comedian Jerry Seinfeld travels to support families of hostages
Actor and comedian Jerry Seinfeld was in Israel this week to express his support as he visited released hostages and families who still have loved ones under captivity by Hamas. “Seinfeld told ...
Read More »Area Christmas displays open through end of the year
If you haven’t seen enough Christmas displays yet, you’re in luck – you have over a week to see more. Here are a couple area displays you may not have seen. ...
Read More »Researcher now believes near-death experiences prove Heaven
The validity of near-death experiences as proof of heaven is a topic of debate among Christians. John Burke, a pastor and author who has studied and examined more than 1,000 accounts of ...
Read More »Ministry provides hope to 65,000 prisoners this Christmas
As Americans gather to celebrate Christmas with friends and family, it can be easy to forget the nation’s prisoners, who are not free to go home for the holidays. Good News Global ...
Read More »Arab Christians in Israel find new ways to celebrate Christmas as Hamas war rages
Christmas in Israel has changed dramatically this year in the wake of the Hamas attack on October 7 and ongoing war. For Arabs in Palestinian Authority-controlled areas, there’s often pressure to support ...
Read More »C.S. Lewis Christmas article from 1946 still resonates today
Current world conditions have drawn attention to a magazine column that C.S. Lewis wrote more than three-quarters of a century ago. The article, “A Christmas Sermon for Pagans,” published in 1946 by the ...
Read More »Christians can take practical steps to increase their impact on today’s culture
Christians often come up short in having a significant impact on the culture. “People don’t listen to what you say as much as what you do, and in that category, Christians are failing miserably,” said ...
Read More »Scams abound with gift cards this Christmas
Gift cards make convenient last-minute Christmas gifts. However, they also are attractive targets for scammers who want to steal money or personal information. According to the Better Business Bureau, 50 percent more people ...
Read More »“Total surrender and dedication to Jesus”: Hulk Hogan gets baptized
Hulk Hogan, who soared to fame as a professional wrestler and later became an actor, has found the purpose of his life at age 70. He recently announced on social media that ...
Read More »Area church gives presents to kids touched by violence
Christmas can be a difficult time for children whose lives have been affected by violence. On Sunday volunteers at United Believers Community Church in Kansas City gave away more than 100 presents so ...
Read More »23 Christmas memories and today’s realities to remember in 2023.
Here are 23 memories of Christmas and their modern-day realities. By: Anne Foley Rauth Santa in 1973: Looking for your letter to Santa in the hometown newspaper and knowing that Santa would ...
Read More »Repetition to Revelation
I was bored and bothered. That Christmas Eve I read the Nativity story in Luke 2 to our two daughters again just as I had for years. I reasoned there must be ...
Read More »Unconventional answers
“I know you know!” the seven-year-old insisted. Large snowflakes melted on the windshield as I drove with my grandson to the pharmacy near our house. “Pleeease,” he begged. “Just tell me. The ...
Read More »Missouri sues Jackson County over bungled property assessments
Jackson County homeowners who complained about high assessments this year made their voices heard, and the state of Missouri is responding. Attorney General Andrew Bailey this week filed suit alongside the state ...
Read More »Franklin Graham responds to the Pope allowing same-sex blessings
The Rev. Franklin Graham has harsh words for Pope Francis, who recently approved a measure that will allow Roman Catholic priests to offer blessings to same-sex couples. “So-called ‘blessings’ from religious leaders ...
Read More »Snow didn’t deter the only gift our family could give Jesus on Christmas Day
Many years ago Anita and I had planned to take our pre-teen daughters to the local nursing home on Christmas Day, distribute goodies and carol the residents. The idea didn’t go over ...
Read More »Young Americans more likely to deny Holocaust, criticize Israel, survey finds
The October 7 Hamas attack on Israel has exposed the extent of antisemitism in the United States, especially among young people. One in five Americans believe the Holocaust of the Jewish people is ...
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