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Iraqi Nun Testify Before Congress, Calling on U.S. to Help Rebuild Lives of Christian Refugees Displaced by ISIS
Iraqi nun Sister Diana urges the U.S. government to help Christians displaced from the Nineveh Plain to go back home and rebuild their lives.
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Kate Middleton's Royal Baby Princess Charlotte Does Not Impress Pitch Perfect Star; ‘It Just Looks like Every Baby’
Royal baby Charlotte's charm fails to capture Picture Perfect star Anna Kendrick but continues to captivate the rest of the world.
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Losing Their Childhood: Many Captive Children Are Forced to Train and Kill For ISIS
ISIS forces captive children out of their childhood by training them to serve as soldiers and even teaching mentally challenged boys to become suicide bombers.
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U.S. Senate Unanimously Approves Resolution for Release of Pastor Saeed Abedini and Others in Iran
The Senate has passed a resolution demanding Iran to release Pastor Saeed Abedini and three other Americans presently imprisoned in Iran.
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Jetman Dubai: 2 Jetpack Fliers Soar over Dubai in Breathtaking Formations: Is This How the Future Looks?
Yves Rossy, popularly known as "Jetman," flew the skies of Dubai Monday, not on a plane or a helicopter but with a jetpack strapped to his back.
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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.
