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Salvation Army Canada: Richmond Rotary Hospice House is for Everyone
VANCOUVER, British Columbia - Salvation Army Canada hosted an open house garden party at their Richmond Rotary Hospice House on June 27th.
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Secrets to Chick-Fil-A’s Success: Biblical Application in Corporate Management
With its headquarter in Atlanta, Georgia, Chick-Fil-A is the second largest chicken fast-food restaurant chains with over 1,482 stores; for 42 consecutive years, they have had a continuous growth and have an annual revenue of 3.2 billion dollars. Recently, their company representative shared the secrets to their management success – applying Biblical principles into corporate management.
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Foxconn Chairman Invites Pastors to Counsel Employees in Shenzhen Factory
Since the beginning of this year, 12 employees of Foxconn factory, the world’s largest contractor for making electronics, have jumped to their deaths one following the other. Recently, an online rumor claimed that the company’s chairman Terry Tai-Ming Guo invited pastors and doctors on mental welfare from Christian hospitals in Taiwan to counsel and share the gospel with the managers and company’s staffs at Longhua Science & Technology Park in Shenzhen.
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China’s Religious Bureau Chief Visits Hong Kong, Addresses Pastors' Questions
From March 26-30, the head of China’s religious bureau met with the religious leaders in Hong Kong. Wang Zuo-an, director of State Administration for Religious Affairs, was invited by two representing Christian church bodies, Hong Kong Christian Council and Hong Kong Chinese Christian Church Union, to meet with their constituencies.
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China Designate April 21 as National Day of Mourning for Qinghai Earthquake Victims
To grieve and mourn for victims of Qinghai earthquake, China’s state council has announced April 21 as the official day of national mourning, where all the flags in China and the Chinese embassies abroad were to be raised to half-mast, karaoke parlors were shut down, and sporting events were canceled.
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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.
