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Birmingham Winter Storm: Hundreds Stranded, Facebook, Google Docs Help Good Samaritans Rescue Those in Need
Birmingham Winter Storm Leaves Hundreds Stranded; Facebook, Google Docs Help Good Samaritans Rescue Those in Need
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Christians Jim Daly, Natalie Grant Respond to Grammys Gay Wedding Ceremony with Grace and Truth
Many in the Christian community were upset when the 56th Annual Grammy Awards hosted a mass wedding ceremony for 33 same-sex and straight couples on Sunday. Jim Daily from the Focus on the Family ministry wrote a blog post encouraging believers to respond to what is now a prominent worldview in our culture with both grace and truth.
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Youth Pastor Reaches Out to Man Who Killed Son, Wife in Tragic Accident
Pastor Erik Fitzgerald lost his wife and son in a tragic car accident in the fall of 2006. He was serving as a youth pastor at Hebron Baptist Church in Dacula, Georgia when he learned that Matthew Swatzell, a twenty-year-old firefighter, had collided with his wife's vehicle head-on after falling asleep at the wheel of his pick-up truck.
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Join Karen Kingsbury’s Beach Party with Duck Dynasty’s Sadie and Korie Robertson, American Idol Colton Dixon, and Matthew West
Christian author Karen Kingsbury plans to host a four-day beach party with special guests Sadie and Korie Robertson, American Idol contestants Colton and Schyler Dixon, Christian recording artist Matthew West, and more at Tradewinds Resort this October.
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Sources: A&E Is Making a New Reality TV Show with Christian Values - Can It Match 'Duck Dynasty' Fame?
Fox News reports that A&E may be looking for "Christian talent" for a new reality television series, likely hoping to attract the Christian audience that has flocked to "Duck Dynasty."
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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.
