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Skydiving Instructor James 'Jimmie' Horak, a 'Christian Family Man,' Killed During Tandem Jump
A Christian skydiving instructor, whom his wife described as a ‘very skilled skydiver and very safety-conscious,’ plunged to his death while doing a tandem jump with a student, who suffered serious injuries. While the skydiving accident is considered as an apparent equipment malfunction in the parachute gear, authorities are investigating the cause and an autopsy will be done this week.
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Moto X Release Date: Moto X Phone Defines Next Generation of Touchless Control
Moto X release date is scheduled for end-of-August or early September. Google's first high-end smartphone features Motorola’s latest innovation on mobile computing processor, X8, that enables latest innovation of touchless control, where users are able to wake up the phone, call contacts and navigate directions with precise voice-recognition capabilities.
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Disney's 'Planes' Movie US Release Date: An Animation Film That You Won't Want to Miss (Trailer)
'Planes' release date is scheduled for August 9th in Disney Digital 3D and RealD 3D formats. Like Toy Story 2 in the late 90s, Disney was originally set to release the spin-off of Pixar’s 'Cars' franchise as a direct-to-home entertainment in fall 2013, but those plans were revised when Disney was impressed enough to instead plan the movie for a summer theatrical release.
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Martina Hingis Boosts Washington Kastles for Third World Team Tennis Win
Martina Hingis, former women's world No. 1 tennis champion, and MVP Bobby Reynolds, were behind the plays in the World Team Tennis Championship that defeated the Springfield Lasers on Sunday night. The Washington Kastles won their fourth finals in the last five years with 25-12, closing out its third world championship.
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Kim Zolciak's Daughters is Now Legally Adopted by NFL Star Kroy Biermann
Kim Zolciak has recently revealed that her husband Kroy Biermann has legally adopted her two daughters Brielle, 16, and Ariana, 12. Biermanna confirmed this news in an interview with E! News on Tuesday.
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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.
