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Religious Headgear Ban in World Basketball May Be Lifted
A 20-year-old rule banning religious headgear in competitive basketball could be eliminated, clearing the way for athletes to wear hijabs, turbans and yarmulkes in international competitions.
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Melania Trump Leads 'The Lord's Prayer' with Florida Crowd
U.S. first lady, Melania Trump, opened up Donald Trump's Saturday campaign-style rally near Orlando by reading The Lord's Prayer.
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Christian Author Glennon Doyle Melton Engaged to Soccer Star Abby Wambach
"Abby and I have decided to hold hands forever. Love Wins," wrote Christian Blogging Mom Glennon Doyle Melton on her Facebook page Saturday evening, referencing her new engagement to be married to soccer champ Abby Wambach.
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Methodists, Singer Tim McGraw Both Inspire with 'Be Humble and Kind' Message
Country music star Tim Graw's latest single "Humble and Kind" is prompting Christians to revisit the same, simple heartfelt instructions shared in a 19th century Methodist magazine.
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White Supremacist Bought Gun For 'Dylann Roof-style' Attack, Says FBI
A South Carolina man, accused of planning an attack "in the spirit of Dylann Roof," was arrested by FBI after he bought a gun in the Myrtle Beach area. Benjamin Thomas Samuel McDowell, 29, is a convicted felon.
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10th CCOWE: Rev. Dr. Joshua Ting Asks 'What Has Gone Wrong with the Chinese Church?' and Calls for Renewal Through Repentance
At the 10th CCOWE, Rev. Dr. Joshua Ting called Chinese church leaders to spiritual repentance, warning that institutional success masks deep crises—such as youth attrition, co-worker burnout, and internal power struggles—and urging renewal that begins with inner transformation, not external methods.
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[10th CCOWE] Edmund Chan: The Greatest Crisis Facing the Church Is Putting 'Mission Ahead of the Mandate'
Rev. Edmund Chan urged the global Church to prioritize inner spiritual formation ("Mandate") over external ministry ("Mission") to faithfully fulfill the Great Commission.
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10th CCOWE Opens in Malaysia as Nearly 2,000 Leaders Gather Under 'Open Our EAR, Understand Our ERA, Here We ARE'
The 10th CCOWE opening ceremony gathered 1,800 global Chinese Christian leaders in Malaysia, with keynote speakers—Rev. David Doong, Rev. Joshua Ting, Dr. Cheung Teng, and Rev. Edmund Chan—unanimously calling for church renewal through inner repentance, a return to the Gospel’s core, intentional disciple-making, and cross-generational collaboration, rather than relying on institutional success or numerical growth.
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[10th CCOWE] Rev. Wayne Chen: When Everything Is 'Mission,' the Church Loses Its Way
Rev. Wayne Chen calls on the Chinese church to move beyond the false dichotomy between "evangelism" and "social concern," urging a return to the cross-centered Gospel as the core—trusting that the Gospel is inherently holistic and that it alone drives the church into the world without losing its focal direction.
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[10th CCOWE] Clement Chia and Chuang Yu-ming Dialogue: 'What Kind of Christian Does the World Need?'
Revs. Chia and Chuang called the Church to return to the full, embodied Gospel of Christ the King—beyond moralism—so that believers' transformed lives visibly demonstrate God's Kingdom.