Life
Tim Howard, the goalkeeper of the U.S. national team, is famously known today for his solid performance during this year’s World Cup (including his sixteen saves in one game); but what is not so known about him is that he is also a solid Christian.READ MORE
World
Tuesday morning marks the 20th anniversary of the death of Kim Il-Sung, the first leader and creator of North Korea. To commemorate his life and death, President Kim Jong-Un held a memorial meeting at the capital of the country. READ MORE
US
On Tuesday, the White House requested $3.7 billion from Congress to spend on handling the enormous influx of illegal immigrants coming in from Central and South America.READ MORE
World
Reports say that more than 60 women and girls have fled from their captivity from Boko Haram, a Nigerian Islamic extremist group. According to National Public Radio, “… the girls and women managed to get away when their militant abductors took off to attack a military base near Damboa, in Nigeria’s troubled northeastern Borno state.” This attack happened last Friday. READ MORE
Ministries
Barnabas Piper, son of renowned author and pastor John Piper, shares his joys and struggles of being a pastor’s kid in his book, The Pastor’s Kid: Finding Your Own Faith and Identity, which was released on Tuesday. READ MORE
World
The three teens who had been kidnapped in June were found dead on Monday in the West Bank field, not far from where they had last been seen. Eyal Yifrach, 19; Naftali Fraenkel and Gilad Shaer, both 16; were abducted as they were trying to hitchhike a ride home. However, on Wednesday, a body of a 16-year-old Palestinian teenager, Mohammed Khdeir was also found dead in Jerusalem forest. READ MORE
Church
An interview with Reverend John Kim, head pastor of World Agape Mission Church, and Pastor Timothy Yoo, pastor of the English ministry. They share their experiences on how their church and English ministry developed over the years.READ MORE
US
Supreme Court refused to hear a case against California Senate Bill 1172, a bill which bans sexual orientation conversion therapy, on Monday. The case was brought by Liberty Counsel, a Christian legal aid group. They wanted the Supreme Court to step in because although many LGBTQ activists believe that conversion therapy can be harmful, Liberty Counsel argued that there is no scientific evidence to prove the harm. Instead, they believe that not providing counsel does more harm. READ MORE
US
Supreme Court ruled on Monday that employers with religious beliefs against abortion and contraceptives are allowed to exclude contraceptive coverage from their employees’ health care benefits. The issue was brought to court by two separate businesses. Hobby Lobby is a craft store owned by the Greens, a Christian family. The Hahns, who also claim to be Christian, own a wood-working business called Conestoga.READ MORE
Life
Isaiah Austin, a 7”1’ former center player at Baylor University, was one of the players with greatest potential to be picked at the NBA Draft on Friday – until he learned that he has a syndrome that would end his basketball career. Austin was diagnosed with Marfan syndrome, “a genetic disorder that affects the body’s connective tissue,” according to the Marfan Foundation website. READ MORE
US
Supreme Court unanimously struck down buffer zones which prevent protests and other activities from happening in front of abortion clinics, on the basis of the First Amendment which protects free speech. These buffer zones were set in place by a Massachusetts Act.READ MORE
World
An explosion happened on Wednesday at a busy shopping mall in Abuja, Nigeria, right around the time when traffic in the mall is heaviest. The mall is also surrounded by two other shopping centers. Many surrounding cars have also been involved in the explosion.READ MORE
World
On Wednesday morning, the 75 survivors of the Sewol ferry disaster returned to Danwon High School in Ansan. The students were greeted by a large throng of parents of those who did not survive the incident, embracing them and crying with them as they entered.READ MORE
World
Late last Thursday, June 12, three Israeli-American teens were abducted in the West Bank while they were hitchhiking home. Israel has been blaming Hamas, a Palestinian Islamic militant group, for their abduction, but without much substantial evidence.READ MORE
US
Federal judges have struck down the ban on same-sex marriages in Indiana and Utah, saying that these bans are unconstitutional. In Utah, the Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit ruled against a state ordinance which defined marriage as being only between a man and a woman. Although this has been ruled against in this appeals court, this can still further be appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court. 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
