Ministries
On June 6, Kumran United Methodist Church in Gardena, California hosted “Rise Up,” a Christian dance showcase during which multiple Christian dance groups gathered together to perform and show that dancing is an expression of worship to God. This is the third year that the church has hosted this dance showcase event.READ MORE
Church
On May 30, Church of Joy, located in Koreatown, Los Angeles, hosted “New Life Festival,” a gospel outreach night, to bring the love of Christ to the unbelieving and the unchurched. With the help of a parachurch organization, Korea Campus Crusade for Christ (KCCC), and various artists, the night presented the gospel through different media besides preaching from the Word. READ MORE
US
Robert M. Gates, former Secretary of Defense and the current President of the Boy Scouts of America, spoke on the topic of gay leadership for Boy Scouts of America at the annual meeting of Boy Scouts in Atlanta, Georgia on Thursday. He warned the group that "we must deal with the world as it is, not as we might wish it to be." READ MORE
Ministries
The missions organization for the largest Protestant denomination has recently changed its policies on qualifying missionaries. The Southern Baptist Convention’s International Mission Board (IMB) has decided to lift a decade-long ban on candidates who spoke in tongues or belonged to a church that disagreed with the convention’s view on baptism. READ MORE
US
Russell Moore, the president of the Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission (ERLC) of the Southern Baptist Convention, has called for the national Church to dedicate itself to prayer for the sanctity of marriage on a Supreme Court hearing that will be happening on April 28. On that day, the Supreme Court will receive oral arguments involving several cases on same-sex marriage for about two and a half hours. The arguments will be mainly dealing with the two questions: 1) Does the Fourteenth Amendment require a state to license a marriage between two people of the same sex? 2) Does the Fourteenth Amendment require a state to recognize a marriage between two people of the same sex when their marriage was lawfully licensed and performed out-of-state?READ MORE
Ministries
On April 12, Beloved International, a para-church ministry dedicated to the work of fighting against the orphan crisis in Africa, held a benefit concert at the University of California, Irvine. The benefit concert was titled, “Huruma,” which is the Swahili word for compassion. The goal of the organizers was to raise funds and awareness within the college students so that they can be equipped to do something about the international crisis. READ MORE
World
Another terrible act of violence by Islamic fundamentalists happened on the morning of April 2 at Garissa University College in Kenya. Armed terrorists who associate themselves as part of an Islamic terrorist group, al-Shabaab, stormed into the university. The attack lasted for over 15 hours. According to the official Twitter account of Kenya’s National Disaster Operation Centre and Kenyan media reports, a total of 147 people were killed, 79 injured, and 587 evacuated.READ MORE
Ministries
From March 27-29, Church Everyday in Northridge, California hosted The Truth Matters Conference featuring speakers from Ravi Zacharias International Ministries and Stand to Reason. The goal of the conference was to “to help young people think about the credibility of the Christian faith, and to train them to make a gracious defense of the Gospel of Jesus Christ,” according to the conference website. Alan Shlemon from Stand to Reason spoke at one of the main sessions as well as a separate breakout session to equip the young believers to live as ambassador for Christ.READ MORE
Mission
On March 8, Christian collegians gathered at New Life Community Church in Artesia, California to attend SOLA Conference. In the breakout sessions, many speakers continued on the topic of “Becoming What We Behold” in different aspects of the Christian walk. One such breakout session was “Faith and Our Future” led by Dr. Danny Kim, who is currently the Principal of Corona High School.READ MORE
Church
“Most recent statistics report that every day, nearly 5,760 children become orphans, accumulating to over 2.1 million orphaned children each year in Africa alone. 12% of all children in Sub-Saharan Africa are orphans and of those children, 5.7 million were orphaned in just 2010. The growing number of children contributing to this statistic are orphans victimized by AIDS who add to this figure every 15 seconds and have unfortunately...READ MORE
US
With the recent increase in terrorist activity by ISIS and global problems, President Barack Obama’s foreign policies have been under fire by many critics. Obama has laid down the 2015 National Security Strategy today in an attempt to explain his stance on foreign policy to his critics. Many have seen this New Security Strategy as the “Obama Doctrine,” or his strategic patient approach towards international issues, written in 29 pages.READ MORE
Entertainment
On February 1, 2015 at 3:30 PM, hundred millions of Americans will tune in to NBC to watch the biggest sporting event of the year: the Super Bowl. This year, the Super Bowl will be held in Glendale, Arizona at the University of Phoenix Stadium. It will be a memorable one because it will be featuring the New England Patriots, team known for its historical successes, and the Seattle Seahawks, the winner of last year’s Super Bowl XLVIII. READ MORE
Church
On January 16, 2015 at Trinity Bible Church in Phoenix, Arizona, The Gospel Coalition Arizona chapter held The Bible: Canon, Texts, and Translations Conference. The conference featured: Dr. Peter Williams, the CEO of Tyndale House Cambridge; Dr. Wayne Grudem, the Research Professor of Theology and Biblical Studies at Phoenix Seminary; Dr. John Meade, professor of Old Testament at Phoenix Seminary; and Dr. John DelHousaye, professor of New Testament at Phoenix Seminary. The main question of the conference was: Can people trust the authenticity and validity of the biblical text?READ MORE
The Sunday Assembly, also known as the “Atheist Church”, based in the United Kingdom is scheduled to have its first global assembly. The “church” is also known to have a branch and ...
World May 06, 2014 02:34 AM EDTThe leaders of the DPRK have been making very strong statements regarding human rights. A representative from the North Korean government has stated in a speech that the U.S. is a ‘living ...
World May 08, 2014 03:08 AM EDT
