Tag Archives: family

Greg Laurie, pastor of Harvest churches in California and Hawaii, shared a special Thanksgiving message for Christians that was carried in the “Washington Times”: I think we focus so much on Christmas that ...

Holiday movies are typically associated with Christmas.  Sit back and enjoy one of our favorite Thanksgiving-themed films or TV shows. Available on streaming services like Hulu, Netflix or Amazon Prime, broadcast on ...

Silver Dollar City has announced plans to invest $500 million over the next decade on new family adventures, including the development of 1,200 acres adjacent to the Ozark Mountain theme park. The ...

One of the first signs of the holiday season is when networks begin airing Christmas movies. Great American Media, which is committed to productions about faith and family, already has started broadcasting ...

The Billy Graham Library in Charlotte, N.C., reached a major milestone in early September when Gabriel Salstein of Miami became the two-millionth guest. The Salstein family previously visited in 2020, but when ...

The overwhelming success of “The Chosen” television series has come at a price. Producer Dallas Jenkins and his wife, Amanda, are opening up about the pressures their busy lives have placed on ...

Despite the protests of liberal commentators, most Americans approve of Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker’s commencement speech at Benedictine College in Kansas. According to a recent Rasmussen survey: Fifty-eight percent of respondents said ...

Navy SEAL Chris Kyle, whose story was told the movie and book “American Sniper,” was tragically killed on a Texas gun range by a former Marine he was trying to help. His ...

Music was part of the first Memorial Day ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery in 1868. “At intervals during the day, an excellent band, stationed near the platform, discoursed some sweet funeral dirges,” ...

More than 42.3 million Americans are expected to travel 50 or more miles from home this weekend, a 7 percent increase from two years ago, according to AAA. “This is expected to ...

While a petition calling for the firing of Harrison Butker, one of the greatest placekickers in the NFL, has gained more than 100,000 signatures, sales of his jersey are skyrocketing. Why all ...

With the school year rapidly winding down, parents are looking for ways to entertain their kids this summer. Many local museums are offering special exhibits that are educational as well as fun. ...

Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes put family above football in a recent cover story in “Time” magazine. He said he will keep playing in the NFL as long as it doesn’t “take away ...

Don’t lose your friendships over political disagreements. That’s the advice of Denise Grace Gitsham, a former Republican candidate for Congress who served in the George W. Bush administration. She offered her insights ...

Families looking for something fun and educational to do can visit the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City for free in February. The Kansas City Royals Foundation and the team announced ...

American Family Radio (AFR) announced yesterday it will no longer air Alistair Begg’s radio program “Truth For Life” because of remarks Begg made last year about Christians attending LGBTQ weddings. The controversy ...

Everyone has heard of the winter blues and the post-holiday blahs. At some time, most Christians experience the spiritual blahs as well, former magazine editor J. Lee Grady said. He offers 10 ...

The hope and heart of Christmas is the theme of this year’s holiday lineup on the faith-based network Great American Pure Flix. “This is the most wonderful time of the year and ...

When a disastrous fire thrust RJ Thesman’s father into trauma-induced dementia, she and her family began to learn firsthand about what’s involved in caregiving. While RJ’s mother, a nurse, was sure she ...

Casey Joyce, associate pastor of First Baptist Church in Bethany, Mo., is reaping a physical as well as spiritual harvest. “We knock on doors and have evangelism programs at church, but I ...

Christians have a good opportunity to support the local Jewish community in the wake of last weekend’s bloody attacks in Israel. The Jewish Culture Fest will be held this Sunday at the ...

The decline in healthy marriages and the role of fathers is leading directly to fewer people in church, according to a new survey by Communio, a nonprofit organization. The survey found that ...

Three-fourths of U.S, Christians who own pets have dogs instead of cats, a Pew Research Center poll found. The study revealed less than half of pet-owning believers (43 percent) have cats. Furthermore, ...

The children’s pastor of Crossroads Christian Church in Shawnee, Kan., is being held on multiple attempted murder charges after he stabbed his wife and five children and started a fire in the ...

The much anticipated Sobela Ocean Aquarium at the Kansas City Zoo & Aquarium opened to the public on Friday morning. The 650,000-gallon aquarium features six zones with 34 habitats that tell the ...