JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) _ The Rev. Billy Graham’s daughter says the 91-year-old evangelist would like to preach one more time, and his family is “praying that he’ll have that opportunity.” Anne Graham Lotz spoke with reporters Monday in Missouri, where she was the keynote speaker at a prayer gathering in the state Capitol Rotunda. [...]
DETROIT (AP) _ Federal prosecutors say nine suspects tied to a Christian militia that was preparing for the Antichrist have been charged with conspiring to kill police officers, then kill scores more by attacking a funeral using homemade bombs. The Michigan-based group, called Hutaree, planned to use the attack on police as a catalyst for [...]
Sioux Falls will hold its mayoral election on April 13th. Current Mayor Dave Munson is unable to run for re-election due to term limits, and that leaves 6 men vying to succeed him. Faith 1270′s Jeff Rupp and Ryan Nissley had a chance to sit down with each of the 6 candidates this month. They [...]
JERUSALEM (AP) _ Christians from around the world have opened Holy Week by celebrating Palm Sunday in Jerusalem — singing hymns and bearing palm fronds to commemorate Jesus Christ’s triumphal entry into the holy city 2,000 years ago. Pilgrims and local Christians flocked to Jerusalem’s Old City to attend mass at the Church of the [...]
WASHINGTON (AP) _ An evolutionary geneticist and philosopher has won this year’s $1.5 million Templeton Prize for affirming life’s spiritual dimension. Francisco Ayala, a former priest, has written 30 books explaining evolution and refuting its critics. He recently visited the Creation Museum in Kentucky and called its biblical displays ridiculous, and he argues that nature’s [...]
GARDEN GROVE, Calif. (AP) _ Vendors who provided services for the annual “Glory of Christmas” pageant at the Crystal Cathedral say they’re owed tens of thousands of dollars. Church administrators sent an e-mail to vendors saying the Crystal Cathedral can’t afford to pay them. The California megachurch is $55 million in debt and announced layoffs [...]
FLORIDA (ChristianPost) – Christian College students spending their Spring Break in Panama City Beach, Florida report that over 1500 people have made a decision to follow Jesus. These students are a part of Campus Crusade for Christ’s “Big Break” project. Along with witnessing to people on the beach, the students have packed over 780,000 meals for [...]
49 years ago.. on March 25th, 1961 Northwestern College in St Paul acquired the AM 1270 frequency from a rock station – KIHO – in Sioux Falls.
Mexico (MNN) ― Drug traffickers in Mexico’s North are sowing deadly chaos. The U.S. Department of State issued a travel warning to the area. Last week, shootouts between police and suspected drug gang members could be heard around the city of Monterrey. These same gangs also hijacked cars to set up scores of roadblocks. Ron [...]
BOSTON (AP) _ A Boston man facing trial in North Korea for illegally entering the communist country is described by a friend as a deeply religious English teacher dedicated to his students. North Korea announced two months ago that an American was detained for trespassing after crossing into the country from China. On Monday, state-run [...]
