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Seattle Seahawks Give Wide Receiver Doug Baldwin 4-Year Contract Extension
The Seattle Seahawks are finally showing their appreciation for Doug Baldwin by making him the seventh highest paid wide receiver in the NFL. Early this week, the team gave Baldwin a four-year contract extension worth $46 million.
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2016 NBA Free Agency Rumors: Jeremy Lin Returning To New York Knicks?
Jeremy Lin, who will become a free agent next month, has admitted that he's open to the idea of returning to the New York Knicks. However, he also knows that this may not happen next season since the Knicks just recently acquired a new point guard.
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Golden State Warriors To Bring in Mike Brown as Luke Walton’s Replacement
Now that the 2015-2016 NBA season is over, Luke Walton will be leaving the Golden State Warriors to take on his new job as the head coach of the Los Angeles Lakers. The Warriors, on the other hand, are expected to hire former Lakers coach Mike Brown to assist Steve Kerr.
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2016 NBA Free Agency Rumors: Will Bismack Biyombo Return To the Toronto Raptors?
The NBA free agency is about to begin in just a few days but according to sources, Bismack Biyombo prefers to stay with the Toronto Raptors. However, this could still depend on DeMar DeRozan, another free agent who the Raptors are keen on retaining.
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NBA Rumors: Russell Westbrook Says He’d Love to Play For President Barrack Obama’s Team
U.S. President Barrack Obama only has a few months left before he vacates the White House and one of the post-POTUS careers that he's considering doing in the future is becoming an NBA team owner. But, if this happens, Oklahoma City Thunder point guard Russell Westbrook said he would love to play for his team.
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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.
