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Hurricane Irma Path: Will the Category 3 Hurricane Impact the U.S.?
September 4, 2017: Hurricane Irma, a worrisome category 3 hurricane, is expected to strengthen in the Atlantic as it moves towards the Leeward Islands, prompting authorities to warn the US mainland to be prepared should the storm head that way.
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Christian Pastor Imprisoned in Nigeria After Rejecting Islam Shares Gospel With Cellmates, Converting Them
September 4, 2017: A Christian pastor who was rejected by his family and imprisoned in Nigeria after leaving Islam has shared how a number of his cellmates have converted to Christianity as a result of his testimony.
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Hurricane Harvey: Billy Graham on Why God Uses Disasters to Bring Us Closer to Himself
September 4, 2017: Evangelist Billy Graham weighs in on why God uses tragedies like Hurricane Harvey to bring us closer to Himself.
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Sadie Robertson On How God Healed Her from Year-Long 'Dark and Ugly' Eating Disorder
September 1, 2017: "Duck Dynasty" star Sadie Robertson has opened up about her year-long struggle with an eating disorder stemming from a negative body image and encouraged girls to remember they are "beautifully and wonderfully made in God's image.
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Chinese Christians Injured After Clashing With Police Over Church Demolition: 'Jesus, Save Me!'
September 1, 2017: Dozens of Chinese Christians were injured trying to protect their church from being destroyed by bulldozers authorized by authorities in Wangcun village in China's northern Shanxi province.
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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.
