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Texas Teen Aaron Rose Found Adrift 18 Miles off Honduras Coast after Going Missing on a Missionary Trip
Aaron Rose, who had gone missing, was found alive Thursday about 18 miles off the coast of Honduras.
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Michigan Signs Law Allowing Faith-Based Adoption Agencies to Refuse Same-Sex Prospective Parents
Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder signed a law Thursday that allows private faith-based adoption agencies holding state contracts to refuse prospective parents if it is against their religious beliefs. This means they can refuse adoption referrals for gay couples.
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ISIS Captures 88 Eritrean Christian Refugees In Libya Just Months after Beheading 21 Egyptian Christians
ISIS has taken 88 Eritrean Christians captive while the group, traveling with a convoy, was passing through south Tripoli.
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Kansas Student Who Risked and Died Stopping ISIS Suicide Bomber in Saudi Arabia Mosque Is Hailed a Hero
A 22-year-old student from Wichita State University died while trying to stop an ISIS suicide bomber from entering a mosque in Saudi.
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Who Is Rick Perry? Here Are Few Things Christians Should Know About the Texas Governor
Get a glimpse of Rick Perry's background and popular stand on controversial issues.
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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.
