98.5 KTIS, Faith 900 and Elk River Ford, Dodge & Jeep present Phillips, Craig & Dean in Concert Friday, November 6 at 7:00pm

The Billy Graham Community Life Commons broke grounds on the Campus of Northwestern College last Friday, in connection with the 60th Anniversary of  KTIS Radio in Minneapolis. Don Rupp reports, and Dr. Al Cureton talks with Ruth and Gigi Graham about their father’s legacy.

 

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Jamie Smith, Professor at Calvin College, talks to Neil Stavem about having a Christian Worldview. It’s more than just information, it’s also about what we love.

 

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TORONTO (AP) _ Tyler Perry says his mother gave him something more precious than money.
The popular writer and director of plays and films says “what she gave me was her God, which was the source of her strength.” In the scripts he writes, Perry says, “every time a character has an issue, the only thing [...]

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) _ A Texas church where a gunman killed seven people and wounded seven more before taking his own life has marked the tragedy’s 10-year anniversary.
Wedgwood Baptist Church in Fort Worth recalled the 12-minute rampage Sunday and played videotaped messages from the families of the victims, who ranged in age from 14 [...]

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) _ The lead singer of the Christian band Casting Crowns says his work as a youth pastor brings him face-to-face with the needs and problems of today’s teenagers.
Mark Hall told Minnesota’s KTIS radio that what young people need most is the love and approval of a father, or father figure.
A growing [...]

WASHINGTON (AP) _ As President Barack Obama meets with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak at the White House today, Coptic Christians plan to be outside protesting the plight of their community in Egypt.
The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom says Egypt has failed to stop Muslim extremists from attacking and persecuting Coptic Christians, who make up [...]

NASHVILLE, Tennessee (AP) _ A missionary doctor who was kidnapped and ransomed this month in Nigeria says he prays for his abductors.
Dr. Robert Whittaker, a 62-year-old surgeon, is recovering in Tennessee from an arm wound suffered when he was shot Aug. 2 at his Nigerian home.

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP) _ An 18-year-old who lost her unborn child when her car collided with the tour bus for the Christian band MercyMe has died from her injuries.
Police in Fort Wayne, Ind., say Kara Klinker, who had been in critical condition since the crash early Saturday, died Tuesday. Klinker was 35 weeks pregnant.

WEST ALLIS, Wisc. (AP) _ The Christian band MercyMe performs this evening in Wisconsin after canceling Saturday’s show in St. Louis because of a fatal accident involving the band’s tour bus.
MercyMe was leaving Fort Wayne, Ind., where they had performed Friday, when a car carrying several teenagers cut in front of their [...]