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Hong Kong Pop Star Vivian Chow Wai-Man Explains Meaning Of Christmas, Performs Publicly for First Time at Church Worship Service
Hong Kong's queen of pop Vivian Chow Wai-Man performed publicly for the first time at a church worship service. Only after a year of coming to faith in Jesus Christ, the Chinese Christian pop star stepped out to share her reflection on the reason for the Christmas season and her faith.
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Queen Elizabeth's Christmas Message 2015 Full Video: How to Watch Online Royal Speech
Britain's Queen Elizabeth will be delivering her 2015 Royal Christmas Day message with the focus on personal Christian faith and the necessity of prayer amid persecution in light of the worldwide persecution of Christians, in particular, those in Syria and the Middle East. Viewers can find information on how and where to watch and listen to the speech online, on television, and on the radio here.
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Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer Gives Birth to Identical Twin Girls
Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer just announced that she and her husband Zack Bogue have given birth to an identical twin girls this morning.
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'This Is God's Dream': Pope Francis Asserts Marriage is Between a Man and Woman
Pope Francis addressed a meeting of some 300 Catholic bishops from around a world Sunday by forcefully asserting that marriage is an indissoluble bond between man and woman, for it is "God's dream for his beloved creation." But he said the church doesn't judge and must "seek out and care for hurting couples with the balm of acceptance and mercy."
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Alabama Church Shooting: Suspect Opens Fire On Girlfriend, Her Baby, and a Pastor During Service in East Selma Church
A 26-year-old man opened fire during a church service in Alabama on Sunday, wounding his girlfriend, her baby and a pastor before being subdued and arrested on attempted murder charges, a prosecutor said.
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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.
