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Hearing on Legalizing Pot Today

Missouri House committee to hear marijuana legalization proposal today In the first official hearing on legalizing drugs in Missouri, a House Committee will hold a hearing on a bill that would legalize ...

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Hobby Lobby Defends Faith in Christ

Christian-owned company will plead case before Supreme Court March 25   By Ben Hawkins | JEFFERSON CITY — Joshua Hawley, an attorney on the legal team defending Hobby Lobby says that the ...

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Area Teachers, Parents Unite to Oppose Common Core

The idea that it takes a village to raise a child continues to be a popular stance among parents and teachers concerning the educational progress of today’s youth. This is the same ...

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How the U.S. and Britain Paved the Way for the Ukrainian Crisis

Under American Pressure, Ukraine Lost the Ability to Defend Itself (Examiner.com) –Despite a handful of Western media outlets claiming a relatively unknown treaty binding the United States and Great Britain to the ...

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Egypt’s Christians Hope for Peace Amid Quiet

By Ava Thomas CAIRO, Egypt (BP) — When Egypt’s government abruptly stepped down Feb. 24, the action made only small ripples in a nation now accustomed to major political upheaval. Army chief ...

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Local Media Called Out Over Disturbing Trend

While familiar faces disappear, younger and more liberal broadcasters are changing Kansas City TV and radio “news” By John Altevogt | Metro Voice Contributor You don’t have to be a veteran Kansas ...

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“Alternative Lifestyle” Youth Pastor Wins Olympic Gold

By Jim Denison ChristianPress.com — David Wise is the most unusual “black sheep” in the Olympic Games. The New York Times calls skiers “models of branded dishevelment marketed as easygoing and athletic slackers, ...

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‘Veil of Tears’ Tells Gripping Story of Oppressed Women in South Asia

Veil of Tears

CARROLLTON, Texas — (CHRISTIAN NEWS SERVICE) “Veil of Tears” (www.veiloftearsmovie.com), a riveting new documentary from Gospel for Asia (GFA) that releases in the U.S. March 28, brings to light the untold cultural ...

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Empowered21 Global Congress Set for Jerusalem in 2015

NASHVILLE, Tenn |Christian News Service| — Empowered21 Global Co-Chair and Oral Roberts University President, Dr. William M. Wilson, shared details surrounding the Empowered21 Global Congress to be held in Jerusalem May 20-25, ...

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Kansas Moves to Keep State Aid Out of Casinos, Strip Clubs

Effort is to ensure welfare payments are reaching needy children was late, but still welcome. By Travis Perry KansasWatchdog.org — Could Kansas kids be going without necessities because one or both of ...

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Avalanche Couldn’t Bury Parents’ Faith

“I figured I was going to die” said Matt Walsh   From The AG News Service |  I was being buried! I couldn’t believe that an avalanche could happen where we were! ...

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KC Welcomes its First Christian, Urban, FM Radio Station

It was a hard road that led to God’s goodness   By Kharissa Forte | Metro Voice   On Friday, Feb. 28, Concrete Truth Community Network will host a support party in ...

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Faith Driven Consumer: An Open Letter to Hollywood

Dear Hollywood, Paramount’s upcoming Noah movie has sparked a national conversation on Bible-themed movies and the audiences they seek to attract. People of faith generally, and Faith Driven Consumers specifically, are the ...

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Ukraine’s Major Religions Unite to Support Demonstrators

Ukraine’s violence escalates; churches share Scripture & pray By Staff |   KIEV, Ukraine (BP) — Scripture portions helped provide a flicker of faith as violence escalated in Ukraine on Feb. 18. ...

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I Didn’t Join to be Sacrificed

U.S. Troops in Afghanistan Fed Up With Obama Rules of Engagement   CHRISTIAN NEWS SERVICE, Feb. 18, 2014, In the light of Afghanistan releasing 65 alleged Taliban fighters from Bagram prison, Billy ...

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United States Drops to 46 in Press Freedom

While ranking considered “acceptable” America now on par with El Salvador, Botswana From Reporters Without Borders |   The 2014 World Press Freedom Index spotlights the negative impact of conflicts on freedom ...

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Easter Parade and Fun Fair to be held in Gage Park

What better time than Easter to celebrate and have a parade? The city of Topeka is about to have its first ever Easter Parade in Gage Park. The Topeka Easter Parade & ...

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Advocacy Group Says Comcast Merger is Bad for Families

By ChristianPress | Comcast Corporation and Time Warner Cable announced Thursday that their Boards of Directors have approved a definitive agreement for Time Warner Cable to merge with Comcast. The agreement is ...

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Chick-Fil-A Helps Motorist Stranded on Highways

Chick-Fil-A recently came to the rescue of hundreds of stranded motorists on the highways of the deep south. The popular restaurant sent out employees to deliver free food and warm the hearts ...

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Another Pastor Killed, Church Torched in Nigeria

Violence threatens to engulf previously tranquil northern State of Katsina   By World Watch Monitor | A pastor has been killed and a church set on fire in Nigeria after the body ...

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Was it Duck Dynasty Star Who left the $5,000 Tip?

The $5,000 mystery restaurant tip has been solved.  Speculation has been swirling this week as to whether the tip, left at a Washington D.C. Ruth’s Crist steak house was from “Duck Dynasty” ...

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Can You Give Up Secular Music for 30 Days?

Christian Music Expert Challenges Believers to Avoid Secular Entertainment for 30 Days   Carlsbad, CALIF, (CHRISTIAN NEWS SERVICE) — What do Michael W. Smith, TobyMac, and Josh McDowell all have in common? ...

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Alive Communications Selected to Represent Henri Nouwen’s Published and Unpublished Works

Colorado Springs, CO, | CHRISTIAN NEWS SERVICE | — Alive Communications Literary Agency has been selected to represent The Henri Nouwen Legacy Trust for the published and unpublished works of the late ...

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24th Annual Worldwide Weekend of Prayer for the Addicted

The weekend of April 26 – 27, 2014has been designated as the 24th Annual “Just Pray NO!” to drugs Worldwide Weekend of Prayer and Fasting. Since April 7th, 1991 “Just Pray NO!” has ...

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Bill Nye Without Form and Void

Ken Ham Bill Nye Debate

by Mark Rose, Genesis Alive After watching the Ken Ham and Bill Nye debate about creation vs. evolution, many thoughts came to mind recalling my past when I embraced evolution and the ...

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