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Bethany Hamilton Hosts Make-A-Wish Surf Camp, Still Anchored In God After Losing Arm To Shark
Life is very fast paced now-a-days for pro surfer and mother Bethany Hamilton, yet she urges everyone to focus on what really matters and cherish all they love. The Christian athlete, who lost her left arm in a shark attack in 2003, authored a book "Body and Soul: A Girl's Guide to a Fit, Fun and Fabulous Life" to share her faith beliefs by emphasizing God's love for his children. Having a child of her own now emphasized that connection, and she recently hosted the 3rd annual Make-A-Wish Hawaii
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Joey Feek Funeral Rests Remains at Tennessee Home, Pausing Joey+Rory 'Romeo and Juliet Love Story' for Now
The body of Joey Martin Feek, from Joey + Rory country and bluegrass music duo fame, is back home in Tennessee. Her husband, Rory Feek, went back to their farm with 2-year-old daughter Indiana after Joey died Friday, March 4, after an extended battle with cervical cancer. Her funeral will be private and straightforward.
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Chick-fil-A Furnishes Free Food for Putting Away Cellphones In Family Challenge
Some Chick-fil-A restaurant operators just launched a new "family challenge" to encourage customers to place their cellphones on silent and put them in a "Cell Phone Coop" on their food tables until the end of each meal. More than 350 locally owned Chick-fil-A locations currently offer patrons the opportunity to take the Cell Phone Coop challenge, which started with one of the company's Georgia-based franchise owners.
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Caitlyn Jenner Supports Ted Cruz For President, Wants to Be His ‘Trans Ambassador’
Reality celebrity and former Olympian gold medalist Caitlyn Jenner likes U.S. Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz so much, Jenner wants to be his "trans ambassador." However, this sign of support drew criticism on Friday from some LGBTQ community members, with major transgender rights organizations staying out of the fray.
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Joey Feek Is In Heaven Now, Singer's Husband Rory Says She is Singing to Her Savior
"My wife's greatest dream came true today. She is in Heaven. The cancer is gone, the pain has ceased and all her tears are dry. Joey is in the arms of her beloved brother Justin and using her pretty voice to sing for her savior," shared Rory Feek about his terminally ill, beautiful 40-year-old wife, Joey Feek. Joey died around 2:30 p.m. Friday (March 4), with her family gathered around her, holding hands and praying.
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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.
