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How Do You Forgive When You Don’t Feel Like It?
Forgiveness is central to Jesus' teaching, yet it is not always easy to do. The human tendency, even for Christians, is to desire to see those who have wronged us punished in some way.
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60 Christian Leaders Sign Letter Urging Trump to Move US Embassy to Jerusalem
Christian leaders delivered a letter to Pres. Donald Trump on Tuesday urging him to move the U.S. Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem in recognition of Israel’s capital and in honor of U.S. law.
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‘Christian Mommy Blogger’ Glennon Doyle Melton Marries Former Soccer Star Abby Wambach
Glennon Doyle Melton, also known as the “Christian Mommy Blogger,” married retired U.S. women’s national soccer team star Abby Wambach on Sunday.
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James Dobson, Ronnie Floyd Commend Trump and Pence for Pressing Turkish President to Release American Pastor Andrew Brunson
Focus on the Family founder Dr. James Dobson issued a statement commending Pres. Donald Trump and Vice-President Mike Pence for being “defenders of the church” in their efforts to press the Turkish president to immediately release American pastor Andrew Brunson.
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Can a Christian Practice Yoga in Good Conscience?
Many Christians are asking whether practicing yoga is sinful or not. Others argue that doing yoga just for its health benefits is not wrong. Christian author, teacher and pastor John Piper addresses these concerns in his column ‘Ask Pastor John.’
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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.
