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"Authorities say speculations on church investigation ‘hitting the nail on the head’"

Anonymous responses to news articles on the Internet are accurately generalizing what the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office is investigating at an Independence church, according to an official involved in the investigation.

Investigators continued on Wednesday searching the New Covenant Faith Center on the 1600 block of North Jennings Road....

"Philanthropy 2009 -- Four Ideas for Tough Times"

Get out your checkbook. The holidays are coming. That's prime time, of course, for all sorts of gift giving -- from your 10-year-old's iPod to a business client's bottle of Bordeaux. And don't forget the old alma mater... or the children's hospital... or the food bank. It's also the season for charities.

In flush economic times, it can be easy to give to charity. When the economy is down,...

“And one more misunderstanding I want to clear up: Under our plan, no federal dollars will be used to fund abortion, and federal conscience laws will remain in place.”

Did that apparently unqualified statement by President Obamato a joint session of Congress on Wednesday guarantee that health care overhaul, whatever its other travails, will not fall victim to the seemingly intractable moral battle over abortion?

Of course not. Administration ...

Credit scores have been getting a lot of attention lately, as lenders tighten credit standards and contend with new legislation that has, among other things, reined in how credit-card issuers can raise rates.

Meanwhile, several firms, preying on our insecurities, are pushing credit scores and credit-score-tracking services for a monthly fee.

For all the attention they generate, though, credit scores are largely misunderstood. For instance, your precise score matters o...

"A Hand Up for Students Facing a Mountain of Debt"

The biggest problem for consumers of American higher education is that many of them must take on a mountain of debt to get the degree they want. That intimidating quandary has inspired some unique, though often unsuccessful, attempts to make student loans more affordable over the years.

One of the most innovative sprang from a handful of trailblazers, including an economist who later won a Nobel and...

  Prayer is not something you give God as left overs. He wants to hear from us FIRST - for every need. We can't use prayer as a plan 'b'. 

       A prayer is not ever unanswered. We may not ever know the answer since God works in mysterious ways. His ways are not like ours and He knows what we really need.  

      Prayer is not a bargaining tool with God. God, I...

"The discipline of prayer."

The discipline of prayer is probably one of the most difficult habits to establish in one's life. Consistency is one necessary attribute for those who aspire to having a deep prayer life. It is probably better to pray consistently for shorter periods of time than it is to pray sporadically and inconsistently. 

Perceive your prayer time as "an appointment" with a VIP, and certainly it is that. Who is more...