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 ...
Read More »Full slate of Christmas movies now showing on Great American Media
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 ...
Read More »Billy Graham Library has welcomed this many visitors since 2007
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 ...
Read More »“The Chosen” producer says series has been hard on marriage
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 ...
Read More »Most Americans support Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker’s spring speech
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 ...
Read More »Decade after “American Sniper’s” murder, his widow finds strength in her faith
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 ...
Read More »Patriotic music will fill the air at local Memorial Day weekend events
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,” ...
Read More »AAA expects Memorial Day travel to be near record levels
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 ...
Read More »The left wants Harrison Butker fired over this
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 ...
Read More »Local museums abound with special exhibits for family fun this summer
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. ...
Read More »Patrick Mahomes says he would step away from football for his family
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 ...
Read More »Keeping political disagreements friendly
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 ...
Read More »KC Royals sponsoring free admission to Negro Leagues Baseball Museum
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 ...
Read More »Radio network drops Alistair Begg after LGBT wedding advice
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 ...
Read More »Tips to get out of the occasional spiritual “blahs”
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 ...
Read More »Streaming service will focus on the hope and heart of Christmas this season
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 ...
Read More »RJ Thesman: Helping Caregivers Through the Holiday Season
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 ...
Read More »Our favorite Thanksgiving movies
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 ...
Read More »Northwest Missouri pastor sows seeds of faith at Gospel Farms
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 ...
Read More »Support Israel: Attend KC Jewish Culture Fest on Sunday
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 ...
Read More »Decline in church attendance tied to lack of healthy marriages, fathers in home
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 ...
Read More »Christians far more likely to own dogs than cats: survey
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, ...
Read More »Area children’s pastor arrested for attempted murder of family
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 ...
Read More »Kansas City Zoo & Aquarium opens new 650,000-gallon aquarium
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 ...
Read More »Lest We Forget: A Christian Response To Dementia
Liturgies Against Dementia: Inside Margaret Sayers’ ‘Lest We Forget: A Christian Response To Dementia’. Philosopher James K.A. Smith defines liturgy as a physical or embodied practice that infuses noncognitive dispositions and skills ...
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