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Celebrating Christmas: The Glory of Jesus' Name
In a recent Revive Our Hearts message entitled "Fully Human, Fully God," Nancy Leigh DeMoss taught on the name of Jesus and what it means to call Him "Savior." The preciousness of His name can often be lost, and there is no better time to reflect on its true meaning than the Christmas season.
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Pastor Saeed Abedini's Wife Urges Congress to Demand His Release in Iran Negotiations
Naghmeh Abedini, wife of Pastor Saeed who has being held in one of the most dangerous prisons in the Islamic Republic of Iran, is pleading with Congress to urge the release of her husband during nuclear negotiations with Iran.
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Duck Dynasty Airs Christmas Finale, Season Five to Begin January
The Robertson family worked together to kill a Christmas ham, find the perfect Christmas gifts, and to put on a Christmas play for their church in "O Little Town of West Monroe," A&E's season finale of "Duck Dynasty."
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Teenage Drunk Driver Ethan Couch Gets Probation for Killing Good Samaritans
Ethan Couch, the sixteen-year-old who killed four people fixing a young woman's flat tire in June, was given ten years of probation Tuesday for intoxication manslaughter. The teen barreled into Brianna Mitchell and three Good Samaritans in a Ford F-350 truck just before midnight.
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Billy Graham's Health Declining, Son asks for Prayers
Franklin Graham is asking for prayers for his father, world-renowned evangelist Billy Graham who recently celebrated his 95th birthday. Graham was hospitalized briefly for a respiratory infection, and has since returned home to recover.
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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.
