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Feast Feb. 2: Presentation of Child Jesus on #Candlemas
Feast of the Presentation of Christ in the Temple, or Purification of the Blessed Virgin, is being observed today (Feb. 2) by Christians around the world. While it is customary for Christians in some countries to remove their Christmas decorations on Twelfth Night (Epiphany Eve), those in other Christian countries historically remove them on Candlemas. On Candlemas, many Christians (especially Anglicans, Methodists, Lutherans, Orthodox and Roman Catholics) also take their candles to their local
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National Prayer Breakfast 2017: Pastor Rick Warren Says Election 'Really Divided America'
Pastor Rick Warren, of Saddleback Church in California, said this year's 65th annual National Prayer Breakfast in Washington, D.C., on Thursday is particularly important due to how estranged Americans have become following the recent presidential election. More than 3,000 attendees are expected.
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God Will Determine Super Bowl 2017 Winner, Says 25% of Americans Polled by PRRI
While there may be significant disagreements by religious backgrounds among Americans about the function God plays in sports, one-quarter, or 25 percent, of Americans polled during last month by nonprofit PRRI believe God plays a role in determining the outcome of sporting events. However, 73 percent of the public polled disagreed with this concept.
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Jenna Bush Hager Condemns Immigration Travel Ban: 'This Is Not America I Know'
Former first daughter Jenna Welch Bush Hager shared her thoughts on President Donald Trump's controversial immigration ban on Tuesday, saying the face of terror is not the true faith of Islam. "That's not what Islam is all about. Islam is peace. These terrorists don't represent peace. They represent evil and war."
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Sally Yates, Veteran Attorney General, Fired by Trump Over Travel Ban Dissent
After acting attorney general Sally Yates issued a memo Monday ordering U.S. Justice Department lawyers not to defend President Trump's controversial immigration executive order, he "relieved" her of her duties," according to a White House statement late Monday evening. Yates, 56, a career official with a history of bipartisan support and former U.S. President Barack Obama appointee, said she was "not convinced" Trump's immigration order is "lawful" and that the Justice Department would not defe
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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.