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Duggar Family Members React After Joy-Anna Duggar Announces She's Expecting Her First Child
September 1, 2017: After "Counting On" stars Joy-Anna Duggar and her new husband Austin Forsyth announced they are expecting their first child together, various members of the large Duggar clan took to social media to express their excitement.
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Hillsong's Brian Houston on Australia Same-Sex Marriage Vote: 'God's Word is Clear that Marriage is Between a Man and a Woman'
September 1, 2017: Hillsong Church Senior Pastor Brian Houston has urged Christians to participate in Australia's upcoming same-sex marriage vote and issued a reminder that "God's word is clear that marriage is between a man and a woman."
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott Declares Sunday 'Day of Prayer' in Wake of Hurricane Harvey
Texas Governor Greg Abbott has declared Sunday Sept. 3, a Day of Prayer in the state and reminded Texans that the "greatest power that exists is the power of God" in the wake of Hurricane Harvey.
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Greg Laurie Responds After 2 Naked Men With Guns Arrested Inside Harvest Orange County Church
August 31, 2017: Harvest Orange County Church Pastor Greg Laurie has said he is "thankful to God for the prayers and abundant support of our community" after two naked men with a fake gun were arrested Wednesday night inside the Irvine, California church.
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Anne Graham-Lotz Prays Powerful Prayer over Texas in Wake of Hurricane Harvey Devastation
August 31, 2017: Anne Graham Lotz, daughter of famed evangelist Billy Graham, sent up a powerful prayer over Texas and Louisiana as Hurricane Harvey continues its path of destruction.
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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.
