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Salvation Army Vancouver to Serve 600 Poor with Annual Easter Meal and Service
The Salvation Army Vancouver Harbour Light will serve Sunday over 600 residents of Vancouver’s Downtown Lower Eastside community with the annual Easter meal and service.
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Ex-Porn Star Crissy Moran on Leaving Sex Industry, Rededicating Her Life to Jesus
Crissy Moran, an ex-porn star, has recently shared how the Gospel saved her and the changes that it brought to her life. As an adult actress, Moran earned over $15,000 a month. However, she left the industry in 2006 and never looked back. The transition point was her rededicating her life to Jesus Christ.
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U.S. to Spent One Billion on Bolstering Ballistic Missile Interceptors in Pacific Coast
U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel announced on Friday that Pentagon will spent $1 billion to increase ballistic missile interceptors in California and Alaska to 44 from 30 by 2017. The move is to counter the growing reach of North Korea’s weapons, a decision accelerated by the rogue nation’s recent nuclear strike threats.
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North Korea Threatens Pre-Emptive Nuclear Strike; U.N. Approves China-Backed Sanctions
The United Nations Security Council unanimously approved Thursday a new regimen of sanctions against North Korea for its third underground nuclear test last month. Just hours earlier, the rogue state threatened for the first time to launch a pre-emptive nuclear strike against United States and South Korea.
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President Hugo Chavez Dies; Venezuelans Mourn in Future Uncertainties
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez died yesterday from cancer. Grievers formed an approximately eight-mile-long procession ending at a military academy, where the late president's casket was open for the nation to see until the funeral Friday.
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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.
