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'Linsanity' Movie Trailer Released: Jeremy Lin's Story of Faith and Perseverance
The trailer for “Linsanity” the movie, which documents the Cinderella-like career start of first Asian-American NBA basketball player Jeremy Lin, has been released on YouTube.
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Soul Surfer Bethany Hamilton Loves Married Life with New Husband Adam Dirks (Photos)
Christian pro-surfer and shark-attack survivor Bethany Hamilton is enjoying her first week together with her new husband Adam Dirks after saying "I do" to each other Sunday in Hawaii. Fans from around the world gave congratulatory remarks to the newly wed.
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Soul Surfer Bethany Hamilton Gets Married to Christian Youth Minister Adam Dirks
Bethany Hamilton, whose story of resilience and faith after losing her left arm to a shark attack in 2003 that inspired the film Soul Surfer, got married to her fiancé Adam Dirks, a Christian youth minister, on Aug. 18 in Kauai, Hawaii, the pro-surfer announced on Twitter.
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Jeremy Lin's 'You've Changed Bro' Video Features Steve Nash, James Harden
Jeremy Lin continues to make headlines not just about basketball but also about his newest short-video posted August 14th titled “You’ve Changed Bro,” which is a funny reflection of how fame has changed some things in his life, where he started from, and a message pointing his fans to God’s truth.
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Egypt's Coptic Christian Churches Attacked, Burnt by Hardliner Islamist, Muslim Brotherhood
52 churches in Egypt were reportedly stormed, burnt, and destroyed Wednesday by hardliner Islamists and pro-Morsi supporters, leaving the Coptic Christian community in panic and distress.
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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.
