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HP Spectre x360 Release Date, Specs, Price, Review: A Windows 8.1 Laptop Designed to Compete with MacBook Air and Lenovo Yoga
Hewlett-Packard Co. has released the Spectre x360 for public sale on Monday, which was designed with the help of Microsoft and will attempt to compete with Apple MacBook Air and Lenovo Yoga models.
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Ana Marie Cox, Liberal Blogger Wonkette, Declares her Christian Faith, Fears Rejection by Christian Community-at-Large [Essay]
In a move that could surprise many people who work in mainstream media outlets and across the U.S. political spectrum, Ana Marie Cox, who is famously known as Wonkette the liberal blogger and now works as a columnist for The Guardian, has publicly declared that she is a follower of Jesus Christ.
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Under Armour Curry One 'Candy Reign' Release Date, Review, Price: Same Version that Stephen Curry Wore at NBA All-Star Game
Stephen Curry of the Golden State Warriors wore the brightly colored Under Armour UA Curry One when he won the Foot Locker 3-Point Contest during the NBA All-Star Weekend back on Feb. 14. Now a version of those shoes will be available to both basketball fans and sneakerheads this weekend.
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Jeremy Lin News, Update: Byron Scott Places Lin Back on Lakers Starting Lineup, Adopts 'Old School' Approaches
With the NBA trade deadline passing in the rearview mirror, Los Angeles Lakers coach Byron Scott has decided to place point guard Jeremy Lin back on the starting lineup. In addition, he relies more on "old-school" techniques instead of analytics in making his decisions.
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#EndItMovement: Anti-Human Trafficking Campaign Mobilizes Groundswell to End Slavery, Trends on Social Media
An organization called the END IT Movement started a trend #enditmovement on social media on Friday, highlighting the issue of ending modern-day slavery around the world.
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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.