Archive for May, 2010

Grand jury indicts Texas church arson suspects

By admin • May 28th, 2010 • Category: Uncategorized

TYLER, Texas (AP) _ A district attorney says a grand jury has indicted two men suspected in a string of arsons at churches in Texas. The Tyler Morning-Telegraph says Smith County District Attorney Matt Bingham announced that 20-year-old Jason Bourque (BORK) faces five counts of arson and three counts of attempted arson. It reports that [...]



Art Linkletter dies, credited his father with gift of faith

By admin • May 28th, 2010 • Category: Uncategorized

LOS ANGELES (AP) _ Art Linkletter, whose “People Are Funny” and “House Party” shows entertained TV viewers in the 1950s and ’60s, has died at the age of 97. His son-in-law, Art Hershey, says Linkletter “lived a long, full, pure life, and the Lord had need for him.” He says his father-in-law had been ill [...]



Christian Iranians freed

By admin • May 27th, 2010 • Category: Uncategorized

UNDATED (MNN) – Two Iranian Christian converts are now free.  28 year old Maryam Rostampour and 31 year old Marzieh Amirizadeh spent more than 250 days in jail on apostasy charges.  Both women refused to deny their faith in Jesus Christ despite harsh treatment in prison. They were acquitted of all charges and released on [...]



Max Lucado speaks at memorial for rig explosion victims

By admin • May 27th, 2010 • Category: Uncategorized

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) _ Families of the men who died in the April 20 rig explosion that left oil spewing into the Gulf of Mexico have been assured that their loved ones are alive now in heaven. At a memorial service in Jackson, Miss., organized by rig owner Transocean Ltd., the Rev. Max Lucado (loo-KAY’-doh) [...]



Obama salutes pastor of New Orleans Catholic parish

By admin • May 25th, 2010 • Category: Uncategorized

WASHINGTON (AP) _ President Barack Obama has expressed admiration for a fellow “community organizer” who pastors a Roman Catholic church in New Orleans. At a White House ceremony Monday for Asian American and Pacific Islander Month, Obama was introduced by Father Nguyen The Vien of Mary Queen of Vietnam Church. The president noted that after [...]



Meet the Republican Hopefuls for US Congress

By rtnissley • May 25th, 2010 • Category: Life Connection

Faith 1270/Life 96.5 had a chance to sit down with the 3 Republican contenders for South Dakota’s lone seat in the US House of Representatives recently. The primary election is coming up on June 8th. There is no Democrat Primary as the eventual GOP nominee will face incumbent Congresswoman Stephanie Herseth Sandlin, running unopposed in her party, in November’s general election…



Meet South Dakota’s GOP Governor Hopefuls

By rtnissley • May 24th, 2010 • Category: Life Connection

Faith 1270/Life 96.5 had a chance to sit down with 3 of the 5 Republican candidates for South Dakota Governor recently. The primary election is coming up on June 8th. There is no Democrat Primary as the eventual GOP nominee will face Scott Heidepriem, running unopposed in his party, in November’s general election…



Billy Graham’s daughter uses her struggles to minister

By admin • May 24th, 2010 • Category: Uncategorized

WASHINGTON (AP) _ The Rev. Billy Graham’s youngest daughter says she can relate to the struggles faced by women in the political spotlight in Washington. Ruth Graham, who spoke last week to a women’s group in the U.S. Capitol, says she knows how they feel trying to uphold a perfect public image, even when they [...]



Federal judge to hear Connecticut graduation case Monday

By admin • May 24th, 2010 • Category: Uncategorized

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) _ A federal judge in Connecticut hears arguments today in a lawsuit seeking to block the Enfield school district from holding its high school graduations at a Bloomfield church. Two students, represented by the American Civil Liberties Union, allege that it’s an unconstitutional government endorsement of religion for Enfield to hold the [...]



Brushes of Hope – Hands and Feet

By Clayton Heeren • May 24th, 2010 • Category: Faith 1270 Hands and Feet, Life Connection

It took about 8 hours for 8 of us to prime and paint an entire ranch house.. with a double garage. Norberg Paints in Sioux Falls provided all the paint, brushes and rollers.