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North Korean Woman Who Escaped Country Thanks to Pastor Recalls Eating Boiled Rats to Stay Alive
A North Korean woman who escaped the oppressive country thanks to the help of a Korean-American pastor has opened up about the horrors she endured as a young girl, including eating mice to stay alive and watching her little brothers starve to death.
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Reading Through the Bible? Begin With This Book, Says Billy Graham
Although rewarding, it can be difficult to read the Bible in its entirety. That's why renowned evangelist Billy Graham has encouraged those taking on such a feat to begin in the middle - and not the beginning - of the Bible.
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Suspected Islamic Extremists Attack Coptic Christians Headed to Church, Kill 26, Including 'Many Children'
Suspected Islamic extremists attacked a group of Coptic Christians - many of them children - in southern Egypt on Friday, killing at least 26 people and wounding 26 others as they were driving to a monastery.
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'Fixer Upper' Star Chip Gaines Announces New Book Documenting Success, Failures as 'Serial Entrepreneur'
"Fixer Upper" star Chip Gaines has announced he is launching a new book: "Capital Gaines - Smart Things I Learned Doing Stupid Stuff", coming this fall.
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Nine Christians Tied Together, Shot by ISIS Militants Amid Escalating Violence in Philippines
An Islamic extremist group linked to ISIS captured nine Christians, tied their hands together and shot them dead in a city in the Philippines, a disturbing new report has revealed.
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Thanksgiving Fair and Luncheon Hosted by River of Life Foundation, ROLCC New Wave English Ministry, and Santa Clara Mayor’s Office
Santa Clara, CA – November 1, 2024 – The River of Life Foundation, in collaboration with River of Life Christian Church’s New Wave English Ministry and the Santa Clara City Mayor's Office, is proud to announce the Annual Thanks Giving Fair and Luncheon scheduled for Saturday, November 16th, from 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM on the River of Life Christian Church’s campus
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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
