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Hong Kong Grad Student Admits to Punching Pro-Life Elderly Woman
A six-foot-one University of Iowa graduate student from Hong Kong has admitted to punching 78-year-old pro-life advocate Donna Holman on Wednesday morning. Holman was holding an anti-abortion sign near a Planned Parenthood office in Iowa City, hoping to steer mothers away from infanticide when she was struck in the back by Man Chun John Ma.
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Back To School: John Piper on Raising Children Who Are Confident in God
In light of prevailing secular values in American schools, Christians ought to reflect on the call of God on their lives to be good stewards of their children’s education; retired pastor John Piper says we ought to first and foremost help our children place their confidence in the Lord, and we can strengthen our resolve to do so as this school year begins.
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Christian Music from Tedashii and Lecrae on ‘So You Think You Can Dance’
Paul Karmiryan and Comfort Fedoke danced to Tedashii’s “Dum Dum” featuring Lecrae on Tuesday night’s “So You Think You Can Dance” episode. The Christian rappers are committed to ministry through music, mixing catchy beats with Christ-exalting lyrics.
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Chemical Weapons Attack in Damascus Kills Hundreds of Syrians, U.N. to Investigate Against Assad, Rebels
Hundreds of Syrians were killed early Wednesday morning in an alleged chemical weapons attack against the Syrian National Coalition in a suburb east of Damascus. President Bashar al-Assad's army denies that it used poisonous gas, however, and has suggested that rebel forces may have used chemical weapons themselves. The United Nations had arrived three days prior to lead an investigation of the ongoing civil war in the country.
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Compassion International Scott Todd Speaks on Extreme Poverty
Compassion International Senior Vice President Scott Todd spoke at Menlo Park Presbyterian Church (MPPC) in California on Sunday, encouraging believers to be others-centered and presenting a hopeful outlook for the future of the poor.
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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.
