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China's House Church Reps' Joining Lausanne III Draws Concerns
Only eight more days left until the third Lausanne Congress. While China's house church representatives are making their last minute preparations to attend this year’s conference, overseas Chinese Christian leaders have expressed their concerns.
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Liu Tong-Su: Significance of China's House Church Reps Joining Lausanne III
In less than a month’s time, the third Lausanne congress will gather 4,000 Christian leaders from 200 countries for a conference to be held in Cape Town, South Africa, 16-25 October 2010.
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U.S. and Chinese Church Leaders Unite in Vision at Biblical Worldview Conference
A church leadership conference on instilling the biblical worldview into the society and on church leadership was held in late August in New Mexico, where Chinese church leaders from mainland China were invited and speak.
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Hong Kong Churches Mourn for Victims of Manila Bus Hijacking Incident
Since the August 23 hostage hijacking incident in Manila that left eight Hong Kong tourists dead, the political parties in Hong Kong legislative council have united together in a march for “grieving for the victims and demanding for a complete investigation to uncover the truth”; over 80,000 people joined in the march, mourning for the deceased Hong Kong citizens.
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Church of China Seeks Prayers as Deadly Mudslide Toll Passed 1,117
A massive rain-triggered mudslide hit Zhouqu in northwest China’s Gansu Province Sunday, causing 1,117 deaths, with 627 still missing, local authorities said Wednesday.
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A church in South Korea’s Guri City suffers fire damage, no injuries reported
A church in Guri City, near Seoul, South Korea, experienced a fire on July 3 that caused damage to parts of its main sanctuary building
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Bible scholar suggests ‘Mark of the Beast’ may not be 666 after all
Canadian Bible scholar Wes Huff is encouraging Christians to reexamine a widely held assumption about Revelation 13:18—that the number of the beast is definitively 666. According to Huff, some of the earliest and most respected manuscripts suggest a different number altogether: 616.
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‘Squid Game’ Season 3 raises spiritual questions about trust, despair, and redemption
In a recent column for Christianity Today, Michelle Park explores Squid Game: Season 3 through a biblical lens, arguing that the show’s narrative highlights not only societal decay but also a deeper, often unspoken, yearning for redemption and trust.
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“Sinners”: Gospel distorted by ethnicity and regionalism
In the latest installment of his Bricolage in the Movie series, Dr. Ukjoo Park offers a cultural-theological reading of Sinners, a supernatural drama directed by Ryan Coogler. Set in the racially segregated 1930s Mississippi Delta, the film follows two Black brothers who operate a juke joint while battling vampires—and racism.
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27 girls and 1 counselor missing after flash flood hits Texas Christian Camp
A sudden flash flood swept through a Christian summer camp in Texas early Friday morning, leaving 27 girls and one adult counselor initially unaccounted for, with 12 still missing as of Sunday.