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Ministry Reports 9M Decisions for Christ Since Historic 'Jesus Film' Partnership
It was May 1997 when Campus Crusade for Christ first approached the director of the Church of the Nazarene’s World Mission Department about partnering with them to show the Jesus Film to lost people around the world.
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Billy Graham Association Makes 'End Times' a Focus in 2009
This year, the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association will focus on the return of Jesus Christ and help prepare believers for life in the last days, according to a recent announcement.
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Serial Killer's Final Interview Presents Case Against Pornography
Serial killers, rapists, and other criminals who have committed violent sexual crimes are not inherent monsters, said a man who was executed 20 years ago for murdering numerous young women across the United States.
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Porn Industry Moguls Seek $5B Bailout
To most Americans, the recent request for a $5 billion federal bailout by leaders of the porn industry is something to laugh about.
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Obama: Life 'Difficult' Without Church Community
President-elect Barack Obama has been without a worship community for about a year now and throughout that time, he says, it’s been difficult.
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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.
