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Ways to Handle Grief & Loneliness During the Holidays

December 20, 2021

For many, the holidays are difficult times. This week we look at ways to handle grief and loneliness during the holidays. Christmas isn’t a joyful season for everybody. Grief—whether from loss, loneliness o... Listen Now...

According to new research, attending church every week improves your mental health

December 17, 2021

Churchgoers who attend a house of worship at least weekly are more likely than non-churchgoers to rate their mental or emotional health as "excellent," according to a new Gallup survey that found religion had ... Listen Now...

Kentucky Man Sits Among Debris and Plays Gospel Song After Tornado Destroys His Home

December 16, 2021

People reacted differently in the wake of deadly tornadoes last weekend in the mid-south. One Kentucky man played a gospel song among the debris after a Tornado ripped away his roof and destroyed his home. Sitting among rubble, the roof of his home a... Listen Now...

Recovery efforts are underway in five states where tornadoes did severe damage last weekend

December 15, 2021

The death toll from the mid south storms topped more than 70 as tornadoes and hurricane-force, straight-line winds ripped across Arkansas, Illinois, Kentucky, Ohio and Tennessee during the early hours of the m... Listen Now...

The University of Iowa will have to Pay $1.9 Million for Discriminating against Christian Groups

December 14, 2021

Four years after booting a Christian organization off campus because it refused to change its beliefs, the University of Iowa will pay nearly $2 million to settle a pair of religious discrimination lawsuits. ... Listen Now...

Pastors Family Gives Forgiveness to Drunk Driver that Killed Him

December 13, 2021

The family and congregation of a Minnesota pastor killed in a car crash by a drunk driver have extended forgiveness to the driver after he was sentenced to almost three years in prison. In November 2020, Pastor Verlyn Strenge of First Baptist Church in Cle... Listen Now...

A new poll finds 56% of Americans support abortion restrictions after 15 weeks

December 10, 2021

While most Americans say they're opposed to overturning the 1973 United States Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion nationwide, most Americans support limits on abortion after 15 weeks gestation. ... Listen Now...

A Texas Pastor’s home burns as he preaches. Thankfully his treasured Bibles were spared

December 9, 2021

The Sunday before Thanksgiving, Darrin George preached on Psalm 100:4 at Hilltop Fellowship Church, emphasizing gratitude. He added an illustration from James 1: “Consider it all joy, my brothers and sisters, ... Listen Now...

‘The Chosen’ Christmas special breaks records with $8M in ticket sales

December 8, 2021

“The Chosen,” the first-ever multi-season television show about Jesus, has broken another record by becoming the bestselling movie in the history of its distributor Fathom Events. “Christmas with The Chosen: The Messengers,” which features actors from “The... Listen Now...

Some Rhode Island Teens Build a Bus Stop Shelter For a 5-Yr-Old in Wheelchair

December 7, 2021

Waiting for the school bus every morning used to be a hassle for 5-year-old Ryder Kilam, but now it’s a highlight of his day. Every morning, his parents push his wheelchair to the end of the driveway where ... Listen Now...