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Osteen to Speak at Dallas MegaFest Conference 2013
Joel and Victoria Osteen are scheduled to speak at MegaFest, a three-day festival to be held in Dallas, Tx. The couple will speak in a joint session at the conference, which will be hosted by megachurch leader T.D. Jakes in late August.
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40 Psychiatric Patients Escape Kenya's Mathari Mental Hospital
Forty psychiatric patients escaped from Mathari Mental Hospital in Nairobi, Kenya on Sunday. More than half of the 70 men who tried to escape succeeded, overpowering the guards at the main gate and climbing over the walls of the facility.
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The Death of Kendrick Johnson
Kendrick Johnson was found dead earlier this year, wrapped up in a wrestling mat at a high school in Valdosta, Ga. The young African American athlete had suffocated after falling head-first into the standing mat, officials say.
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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.
