World
David Writebol, husband of Nancy Writebol, completed a 21-day period of medical monitoring on Sunday, allowing him to rejoin his wife at the Emory University Hospital in Atlanta. “We both placed our hands on opposite sides of the glass, moved with tears to look at each other again,” David Writebol explained, describing his reunion with his wife.READ MORE
Ministries
Hillsong has been well known all around the world for not only its powerful music, such as its most recent hit, “Oceans,” but also for its Bible college and church campuses all over the world. A documentary is also being created about Hillsong’s journey and influence, and recently, Hillsong earned 10 Dove Award nominations. The worship team’s leaders say that in the midst of all of this renown and success, HIllsong has been pursing the purpose of making “Jesus’ name great” more than anything else, according to the band’s leaders.READ MORE
Ministries
An intercessory prayer movement for North Korea was launched on Friday at an event called “Adopt a Day 815,” which was organized to bring awareness to Korean Americans, particularly of the second and third generation, about Korean history and the reasons Korean Christians must pray for North Korea.READ MORE
World
Prominent Christian leaders, including Anne Graham Lotz, daughter of the renowned Billy Graham and president of AnGel Ministries, and Tony Perkins, the president of the Family Research Council, will be traveling to Israel next week to show support for Israel in the midst of the conflicts in Gaza.READ MORE
Society
A recent study released by Child Trends showed that more than four out of ten births, or 41 percent, were to unmarried women in 2013, and that a majority of births to unmarried women were to cohabiting parents. The study stated that children born to unmarried mothers are “more likely to grow up in a single-parent household, experience unstable living arrangements, live in poverty, and have socio-emotional problems.” These children are also more likely to “engage in sex at a younger age, and have a birth outside of marriage,” the study explained.READ MORE
World
A petition created by evangelical, Catholic, and Jewish activists and leaders was released this week, asking the U.S. government to “act immediately and decisively to stop the ISIS/ISIL genocide and prevent the further victimization of religious minorities.” “President Obama was right to order airstrikes against ISIS/ISIL to stop its advance on key cities, as well as to provide humanitarian assistance to people fleeing their assaults,” the letter continues. “Much more needs to be done, however, and there is no time to waste.”READ MORE
Ministries
The 25th annual SoCal Harvest, or the Harvest Crusades located in southern California, will be taking place this weekend, August 15-17 at the Angels’ Stadium in Anaheim. Harvest Crusades, annual outreach events which were first started in 1990, “are designed to be opportunities for Christians to invite family members, coworkers, friends, and acquaintances to hear the life-changing message of the gospel in an environment that is entertaining, yet nonthreatening,” according to the event website.READ MORE
World
The Obama administration is weighing out options to rescue the religious minorities that are currently trapped on Mount Sinjar, according to senior officials. 130 military personnel have been dispatched to Erbil in order to consider these rescue options, reported Fox News. According to the report, Defense officials have been expressing concerns that airstrikes alone will not have an effective impact on the Islamic State militants.READ MORE
Ministries
Numerous Korean and English ministries of Korean churches all over southern California have been organizing Adopt a Day 815 Dedication Worship, a prayer movement to be held to celebrate Korea’s independence and also to intercede on behalf of North Korea. Next year (2015) will be the 70th year of Korean independence. Korea was freed from Japanese imperialism on August 15th, 1945, but was also simultaneously divided into North and South Korea on that day. What was supposed to be only a two to three year division has now lasted almost 70 years.READ MORE
US
In a gay marriage divorce case last Tuesday, a Tennessee county judge upheld the state’s ban on same-sex marriage, making this decision the first in opposition to same-sex marriage after a surge of court decisions have been ruling in favor of it in recent months.READ MORE
Life
The term “Christian” derives from the Greek word, Christianos, which means “follower of Christ.” Many also say that “Christian” means “Christ in one,” signifying the way that Christ literally comes to live in the believer. God’s Eye View (시선) (2013), and Apostle (신이 보낸 사람) (2014), which were both shown during the last night of the 6th annual Pan Pacific Film Festival (PPFF), are two films that cause the viewer to consider these very meanings and how exactly they apply to a Christian’s life, whether in a comfortable, advanced society, or in a destitute place in which a believer’s life cannot be guaranteed in the next moment.READ MORE
Society
Target publicly announced its support of gay marriage by signing an amicus brief last Tuesday, only years after the company experienced media attention and severe opposition from the gay activist community for supporting a Repbulican who opposed gay marriages. The brief opposes the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), and specifically its lack of federal benefit protection to LGBT couples. It is currently pending in the Seventh Circuit Court.READ MORE
World
As much of the Christian community may be aware, two American missionaries who had been serving in Liberia had contracted the Ebola virus and are now being treated at Emory University Hospital. Before their departure from Liberia, however, they both had been given an experimental drug called ZMapp – Kent Brantly was given one dose, while Nancy Writebol was given two after her first dose did not have much effect. A missionary priest from Spain also recently contracted the virus, and is also being treated with ZMapp in an isolated hospital in Madrid.READ MORE
World
In a recent Youtube video, Rebekkah, 7, and Jacob, 6, Abedini asked President Obama to help bring their father, Pastor Saeed Abedini, home from imprisonment in Iran, expressing how much they miss him. “I don’t want to miss another birthday without him,” said Rebekkah. Jacob said, “I don’t want him to miss another birthday, or Christmas, or Father’s day.”READ MORE
Society
Motivational speaker, renowned evangelist, and international best-seller Nick Vujicic, 32, recently posted photos of himself and his family on Facebook. Vujicic posted three photos of himself and his son Kiyoshi in a stroller, and captioned, “Our sweet summer afternoon, Daddy taking Kiyoshi out for a roll.”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
