Many Reasons To Celebrate This Season

Many Reasons To Celebrate This Season

staff2 November 2, 2019

November 2, 2019 As we head into the holiday season, your Community Foundation is reminded of the many ways that philanthropy strengthens our community. Just a few weeks ago, Truman Heartland celebrated the 24th Annual Toast to Our Towns Gala, presented by…

The Evidence of Faith’s Substance

staff2 October 29, 2019

Subject: Answering Atheism’s Questions Part 3: Isn’t the God in the Old & New Testaments different? Isaiah 59:17 “He put on righteousness as a breastplate, and the helmet of salvation on His head.” Most of us forget that the Bible isn’t a…

Exes, Stepchildren and a Funeral – Planning Matters

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Oct. 19, 2019 For many, funerals, visitations, wakes and burials are all important ways to remember – and celebrate – the life of a loved one. However, in some circumstances the life of the deceased may present a complex or complicated family…

The Evidence of Faith’s Substance

staff2 October 13, 2019

Subject: What Godly Forgiveness Looks Like: Brandt Jean and Amber Guyger Ephesians 4:32 “Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, just as God in Christ forgave you.” On September 6th, 2018, white female police officer Amber Guyger entered the wrong…

Mike Gempeler Cartoon

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Sept. 28, 2019 By Mike Gempeler Mike Gempeler is an award-winning editorial cartoonist from Lee’s Summit. He has over 25-years of experience and his cartoons have been featured in several newspapers throughout the Midwest.

The Power Of Kindness

staff2 August 31, 2019

Aug. 31, 2019 You’ve likely seen them around town: colorful painted rocks with inspirational sayings, signs on front lawns with words of affirmation, or body-positive phrases in our middle school and high school restrooms. These small artifacts remind us just how powerful…

The Evidence of Faith’s Substance

staff2 August 24, 2019

Subject: True Tolerance means Loving All People without Compromising Your Faith Hebrews 12:14 “Pursue peace with all men, and holiness, without which no one will see the Lord.” This past Sunday morning at Abundant Life Church, Lee’s Summit school district acting superintendent…

The Evidence of Faith’s Substance

staff2 August 21, 2019

Subject: Apologetics: Having the Faith to Seek Answers to Your Toughest Questions Isaiah 1:18 “’Come now, let us reason together’, says the Lord.” Dr. Michael Brown is a PhD Professor in Near Eastern Languages from NY University, with his own syndicated radio…

The Funeral Procession: What’s the Correct Order?

staff2 August 15, 2019

Aug. 10, 2019 As your funeral moves from the site of the service to the place of the burial, it may be necessary for family members and friends in attendance to gather into their vehicles and do some traveling. What many may…

The Evidence of Faith’s Substance

staff2 August 14, 2019

Subject: In America: Is Government Control What We Need? Romans 13:4b “The governing authority is God’s minister… to execute wrath on him who practices evil.” Americans are being told we need one of three things if we are to combat the rising…