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Chick-fil-A in Virginia Opens Doors on Sunday to Serve as Worship Center for Displaced Church Congregation
September 12, 2017: A Chick-fil-A restaurant in Virginia has agreed to open its doors on Sundays, serving as a temporary church for a displaced congregation.
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Greg Laurie Responds: Did God Allow Hurricane Irma to Get America's Attention?
September 12, 2017: Greg Laurie, senior pastor at Harvest Christian Fellowship in Riverside, California, has weighed in on whether God allowed recent catastrophic events such as Hurricanes Harvey and Irma to "get our attention."
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'Heart of Man' Producer Jason Pamer on Sexual Brokenness in the Church and Changing Misconceptions of God
September 11, 2017: In an exclusive interview with The Gospel Herald, "The Heart of Man" producer Jason Pamer opened up about sexual addiction in the faith community - and how to combat the growing epidemic.
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#HurricaneIrma: Tim Tebow Issues Call to Prayer, Says 'God Has a Plan for Everything'
September 11, 2017: Christian athlete Tim Tebow has said he's praying for Florida and urged Floridians to keep trusting God, as He's "got a plan for everything" after Hurricane Irma battered much of the state, knocking out power to millions of people.
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Christian Couple to Sue Church of England School After 6 Y/O Boy Allowed to Wear Dress to Class
September 11, 2017: A Christian couple is suing a Church of England elementary school and said there is an "agenda" overriding their religious beliefs after their six-year-old son's classmate was allowed to wear a dress to school.
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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.
