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Polar Vortex 2014: Not Even Chicago Polar Bears Can Stand Bone-Chilling Arctic Blast
Chicago's resident polar bear, Anana, was kept indoors Monday because of record-low temperatures from Polar Vortex.
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Nvidia Unveils Mobile Chip Tegra K1, Effectively Puts Super Computing Everywhere
High-responsive gaming and high quality visual computing will no longer just be for gaming consoles and PCs; Nvidia has unveiled the Tegra K1, industry's most advanced mobile chip with 192-cores.
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Paul Walker Coroner Report Reveals Speed Before Fatal Impact
The Porsche that Paul Walker was killed in was traveling "approximately 100-plus" miles per hour at the time of the accident, according to police reports issued Friday.
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New Year's Eve 2014 Live Stream: Watch Online Free New York's Time Square Ball Drop, TV Channels (FOX, CNN, NBC, ABC)
With the end of 2013 coming in less than a couple hours, the traditional center of New Year's Eve celebration is taking place in Times Square, New York City. Hundreds of thousands of people crowd the neon-lighted billboard landmark to watch the ball drop, and millions more get to watch the celebration live on television and internet live streaming.
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Hong Kong Pop Star Vivian Chow Wai-Man: 'Salvation Comes from Jesus, Not Self-Development'
Long-time Hong Kong pop star Vivian Chow Wai-Man released for the first time a letter that detailed her conversion experience to Christianity; she wishes that her witness would become a blessing to love her friends and fans.
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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.
