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Memorial Day Sale 2016: Microsoft and Best Buy Give Away Huge Discounts on Xbox One, Surface Pro 4 and Surface Book
In celebration of Memorial Day, Microsoft and retailer Best Buy has unveiled various discount deals on their gaming consoles and consumer devices. Specifically, these deals are for the Xbox One console and the Surface Pro 4 and Surface Book hybrid tablets.
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Shooting of New Orleans Pelicans’ Bryce Dejean-Jones May Have Been A Mistake
On Saturday, Bryce Dejean-Jones of the New Orleans Pelicans was shot and killed in Dallas as he was trying to enter an apartment. Initial reports stated that he was trying to break into the apartment but sources say it may have just been a case of making a simple mistake.
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2016 NBA Playoffs: Gamblers Left Scratching Their Heads after NBA Changes Stephen Curry’s Total Points
Last Saturday's game between the Golden State Warriors and Oklahoma City Thunder was not only hard on fans for the latter, but on gamblers as well. This is because the small change the NBA made on Stephen Curry's points on that game had a big effect on gamblers in Las Vegas.
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Navy Gives Record-Setting QB Keenan Reynolds Go Signal To Play Pro Football
With a blessing from the Navy, Keenan Reynolds will now be able to play in the NFL with the Baltimore Ravens. This means the running back will be able to join the team once the 2016 season rolls in.
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NFL Rumors: New York Jets Leaked Ryan Fitzpatrick’s Contract to Retaliate for Eric Decker’s Protest?
Everyone in the NFL community is well aware that neither the New York Jets nor Ryan Fitzpatrick are willing to budge in the negotiations for a new deal. This is why it came as a surprise when details of the quarterback's alleged contract with the team were leaked.
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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.
