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Historic Religious Freedom Case of US Marine Advocated by 7 New Parties in Unusual Move
The Sterling legal case began when former U.S. Marine Lance Corporal Monifa Sterling was court-martialed for refusing an order to remove Bible verses from her workspace. Others are joining in now in the name of religious freedom.
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Christian Grammy 2017 Winners Span Many Artists, Including Beloved Joey+Rory
The 59th Annual Grammy Awards took place Sunday night in Los Angeles, with many gospel and contemporary Christian artists nominated. This year's nominees and winners follow.
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American Idol's Jordin Sparks Shares Salvation's Joy at Rock Church in California
Singer and 2007 American Idol winner Jordin Sparks shared her Christian testimony today at Rock Church in San Diego, Calif.
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Immigration Ban: Yale Divinity Prof Says Bible Cites Embracing, Defies Franklin Graham ‘Not Bible Issue’ Stance
The Bible is the story of immigrants, stated Joel Baden, Hebrew Bible professor at Yale Divinity School, in a Washington Post opinion-editorial, proclaiming outsiders should be treated with Biblical-driven respect and care when it comes to U.S. immigration policies.
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Tim Tebow Foundation Hosts for Record-Breaking 75,000 Special Needs' Teens in Annual 'Night to Shine' Proms
For 75,000 "queen and king" teens with special needs, the annual Tim Tebow Foundation "Night to Shine" prom was the place to be Friday evening, across 375 host churches in 50 states, 11 countries and six continents. Making it even better in Haiti and in Jacksonville, Fla. was that Christian athlete and former Florida Gator quarterback Tim Tebow attended those events to add his personal, special blessings.
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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.