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Entertainment
MAYA: The Great Jaguar Rises to open at Union Station
The record-breaking Auschwitz exhibition at Kansas City’s Union Station closed in March to record crowds. Now, the next major exhibition,…
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Travel
Mothers and Mother’s Day: the real story
Mother’s Day is the one day a year when children make a point to visit their moms. Hanging baskets, cards,…
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Hot dates: Israeli botanists grow trees using seeds from biblical times
The desert is blooming as Israeli farmers are growing trees from seeds that date back to biblical times. “We’re talking…
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History & Archaeology
The collectivist horrors against Ukraine by Russia are unmatched in its history
During Ukraine’s long history, there have been no shortages of geopolitical manipulations against the Ukrainian people. Long before the current…
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Books
Debunking centuries-old myths about Mary Magdalene
One of the most misunderstood biblical figures has to be Mary Magdalene. Let’s start with what we do know about…
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What are natural burials? A Christian scholar explains
Death is not a subject people typically have an easy time discussing. But for Christian scholar Beth Hoeltke, it’s one she’s devoted…
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Israel concerned about Ukrainian Jews as Russian invasion threat mounts
Israel is concerned about the fate of 70,000 Jews living in Ukraine as the threat of a Russian invasion increases.…
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Culture Watch
The pandemic changed death rituals and left grieving families without a sense of closure
The unexpected death of a friend and colleague to COVID-19 in January 2021 led me to start researching how American…
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Union Station Auschwitz exhibition ticket sales top 300,000
Time is running out to visit the Auschwitz. Not long ago. Not far away. exhibition at Kansas City’s Union Station. There will…
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