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'Young Love' Country Music Hall of Famer, 'Southern Gentleman' Sonny James Dies
Country singer Sonny James, who recorded romantic ballads, such as "Young Love," died Monday at age 87. He was good at turning pop songs into country hits. James, whose given name was James Hugh Loden, died in a Nashville, Tenn., hospice facility, according to a family friend, Gary Robble, who was the lead singer of James' backing band, the Southern Gentlemen. He is survived by his wife, Doris, and was a member of the Church of Christ.
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Mysterious 'Space Music' Scrutinized First Time in 50 Years After Apollo 10 Clip Declassified by NASA
Apollo astronauts who orbited the moon two months before Neil Armstrong's famous 1969 landing heard unexplainable "music" on its far side, while they reportedly were out of the range of Earthly radio transmissions. People are hearing and seeing the entire declassified video for the first time in nearly 50 years as part of the upcoming third season of Science Channel's series, "NASA's Unexplained Files," which returns Feb. 23.
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Bible of Driver Survives Accident Flames After Vehicle Burns In Tennessee Off I-385
Witnesses to a burning SUV accident scene off Interstate 385 in Memphis, Tenn., on Sunday quickly praised God after volunteers rushed to pull a male driver out of a crashed car that burst into flames, leaving only a Bible to be recovered by responders.
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Magic Johnson will Boycott Manny Pacquiao Boxing After Same-Sex Marriage 'Animal' Remarks
"I won't be watching another one of Manny Pacquiao's fights," Magic Earvin Johnson wrote on Twitter Wednesday. His drop of support is stilling getting attention, due to his son, E.J. Johnson being publicly gay and due to fans reminding the basketball star he hasn't exactly had a clean slate himself in life. Johnson responded to the boxer's comments last week comparing gay marriage to animals. Pacquiao, who said he stands by his Biblical-based "Law of God" perspective, lost the backing of Nike in
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Erin Andrews' $75M Civil Trial Begins Against Marriott For Room's Peepholes, Nude Videos
Fox Sports reporter and television personality Erin Andrews is in a Nashville, Tenn., courtroom on Monday (Feb. 22) regarding jury selection for the negligence lawsuit she issued against a Marriott hotel, in which she's seeking $75 million. The hotel ownership company, Windsor Capital Group, is named in the suit as well, along with Michael David Barrett, an Illinois insurance executive who secretly shot nude videos of the reporter, who was working for ESPN at the time.
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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.
