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Pole Vault Queen Backs Russia's Anti-Gay Law, Calls Swedes' Rainbow Nails 'Disrespectful'
Rainbow has traditionally been viewed as an “everlasting covenant between God and all living creature of every kind on the earth,” according to the book of Genesis in the Bible. However, this symbol has been robbed of its innocence when the gay communities started using it to represent themselves through rainbow flags and colors.
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Amid Court Trials, Kong Hee Reflects on 24th Anniversary of City Harvest Church
City Harvest Church interviewed their senior pastor Kong Hee on his reflections of his journey as the founding and senior pastor of the church in the last 24 years. Kong reflected on not only on his personal journey, but also on the recent interrogations and court trials on accusations of the embezzlement of $41 million to fund his wife Sun Yeow Ho's pop-star music career.
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Liu Tong: Four Strategies for Christians to Bring Influence with Global Impact
How can one be of influence to this society? It is by providing solutions to the problem, says a Chinese-American pastor at a conference in Silicon Valley aimed at making an impact on both a global and local scale.
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Chinese Superstar Wang Leehom Casts as Superhero in Stan Lee's 'Annihilator' Adaptation
Chinese superstar Wang Leehom is officially cast as the leading role in the movie adaptation of Stan Lee's first Chinese comic superhero 'Annihilator.' Recent major Superhero movies such as Superman, The Incredible Hulk, Iron Man 3, X-Men were all adaptations to Lee's comic-book characters. The first Chinese superhero movie is expected to bring about unprecedented appeal to viewers in China and around the world.
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Rick Warren Gives Hope in First Sermon at Saddleback Church Since Son's Death
The pastor couple poured out their hearts to the congregation in their first sermon titled "How To Get Through What You're Going Through," explaining three biblical principles that they know, which kept them focused on the right path and enabled them to endure through the pain of extreme loss.
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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.
