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Missiologist Ralph D. Winter Dies at 84
Influential missiologist Dr. Ralph D. Winter died Wednesday night after a long battle with cancer. He was 84.
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Top Catholic Leader in Maine: Gay Marriage a 'Dangerous Experiment'
The spiritual leader of Maine’s 200,000 Roman Catholics said he was “deeply disappointed” in the state’s lawmakers and governor for making same-sex marriage legal in Maine.
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Chinese Church Leaders Release Declaration Ahead of Tiananmen Square Anniversary
A month ahead of the 20th anniversary of China’s notorious Tiananmen Square massacre, some of the world’s key Chinese Christian leaders have come together to release an unprecedented statement calling for forgiveness, repentance, truth, justice and reconciliation.
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Christian Students to Break Silence with 'Day of Truth'
Christian students across the nation will participate Monday in the “Day of Truth” to openly voice their views about sexuality.
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Advocacy Week Mobilizes Youth Worldwide to Act, Speak and Build
Habitat for Humanity’s international, student-initiated week of advocacy kicked off Monday and will mobilize youth far and wide to social action.
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Survey: Hong Kong teens generally identify with traditional Chinese cultural values
In order an effort to promote traditional Chinese culture, the Chinese YMCA of Hong Kong, in collaboration with Macao YMCA, Guangzhou Suigang'ao Teenagers Institute, and the Teacher Chang Foundation of Taiwan, has conducted a survey on teens measuring their cultural awareness. They found that Hong Kong youths generally identify with and support the values of traditional Chinese culture.
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Global Lutherans celebrate Reformation Day, ‘trusting in the power of grace in a merciless time’.
Yesterday, October 31, was Reformation Day, and Lutherans around the world held various events in commemoration. In Singapore, the Lutheran Church advocated for Christian communion, while the German Lutheran Church encouraged believers to face the challenge of “trusting in the power of grace in a merciless time.”
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Many American churchgoers expect their pastors’ sermons to help them understand and address modern cultural issues
American churchgoers are looking for more than biblical explanation from their pastor each week. Many expect the sermons to help them understand and address modern cultural issues.
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2.1M Korean Christians estimated at joint worship service to affirm family, oppose gay marriage, pray for nation
In the afternoon of Reformation Sunday, Oct. 27, some 2.1 million Christians gathered for a joint worship service from 2pm to 5pm in Seoul, Korea to “unite for repentance, revival, and restoration of holiness in our society.” According to organizers, an estimated 1.1 million joined onsite despite the bad weather with another 1 million joining online. The unprecedented joint worship service brought together Korean churches across denominations as they affirmed traditional marriage and family and
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Willow Creek Community Church invites believers to write prayer cards for the next president
This past Sunday, Willow Creek Community Church based in Illinois invited believers to “pray for the next president” during the service. The church not only expressed its concern for the upcoming election but also emphasized the role believers should play in the process and the importance of offering prayers for the nation's leaders.
