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Child Leukemia Patient 'Married' a Nurse in New York ‘Wedding Ceremony’: ‘We Sealed the Deal With Ring Pops’
A four-year-old childhood cancer patient has “married” a nurse at a “wedding ceremony” held at a hospital in New York last week.
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U.S. Churches Strike Balance With Security Measures Due to Charleston Mass Shooting: ‘You Must be Vigilant’
Churches across the United States are reviewing security measures during Sunday services in light of the mass shooting in the South Carolina city of Charleston last month, which left nine people in a historically black church dead. They are also trying to figure out how to be welcoming to everyone who visits.
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Story Behind ‘Amazing Grace’ Hymn Hits New York Broadway Theater: ‘It Crosses Cultural Boundaries’
The iconic hymn "Amazing Grace" has been sung in churches, funerals, and major public events across the United States and around the world. The story on how it was written has now become the focus of a musical play in Broadway.
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President Obama Wants to Expand Gun Restrictions to Those On Social Security Disability
In an effort to impose tighter restrictions on firearm purchases, the Obama administration is pushing to impose background checks on some types of Social Security recipients. The move is mostly aimed at people who lack the mental capacity to manage their own affairs.
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Conservative News Anchor Rants on President Obama and Chattanooga Shooting: ‘Put the Fear of God in Their Desert’
A conservative news anchor used her TV show to deliver harsh remarks directed at President Barack Obama and radical Islam. She made the comments in relation to the shooting in the Tennessee city of Chattanooga, which killed four Marines and a Navy sailor.
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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.
