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Mother's Day 2017: Biblical Truth, Bible Verses and Gift Suggestions
Motherhood... is a dual vessel of promise and foretaste of eternal life for Christian believers. In an age where the maternal vocation goes largely unrecognized even in the church, it is vital that Christians re-assume a biblical perspective---and no better time to reassert such appreciation this rapidly approaching Mother's Day (May 14). We at the Gospel Herald have some elegant (but reasonably priced) suggestions:
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Frozen Embryos Turned into 'Sacred Art': How Far is Too Far?
“What a better way to celebrate your most treasured gift, your child, than through jewelry? Unfortunately, Amy McGlade,experienced midwife and founder of Baby Bee Hummingbird, isn't referencing jewelry memoirs made of precious stones or metals, but of "extra" human embryos.
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Titanic Theory: Fate Sealed By Coal-Fire, not Iceberg
In the sensational documentary "Titanic: The New Evidence," Senan Molony shocks many long-time Titanic fans and historians with a proposal: the elegant liner sank not ultimately by an iceberg, but by a coal-fire which preceded the fateful maritime journey.
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Princess Diana: Plans to Commemorate Her Life With Statue
"All I want to do is make my mother incredibly proud,” Prince Harry beautifully remarked last year, “That’s all I’ve ever wanted to do. When she died, there was a gaping hole, not just for us but also for a huge amount of people across the world. If I can try and fill a very small part of that, then job done. I will have to, in a good way, spend the rest of my life trying to fill that void as much as possible. And so will William.”
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Germany: Autopsy Ordered on Six Teenage Bodies
A shroud of mystery yet to be lifted remains concerning the news of six bodies found in an Arnstein garden house. The figures were discovered by the owner of the house---who, tragically, was also the father of two of the teens found.
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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.
