Entertainment
On Wednesday night, Justin Bieber announced that he has accepted Christ into his life after attending a Bible study that was held by Pastor Judah Smith with Selena Gomez, his former girlfriend. The Mirror reported that the pop star is trying to slow down his party life and has been witnessed Christian or Bible-related posts on social media. READ MORE
Ministries
Over 41,000 people showed up at the Angels Stadium in Anaheim, California to listen to evangelist Greg Laurie’s message of hope titled “Jesus and You”. Pastor Laurie, the leader of Harvest Christian Fellowship, led over 4,000 people to come out onto the field and accept Christ. READ MORE
World
The U.S. and Republic of Korea Navy are planning for a joint military exercise titled the UFG or “Ulji Freedom Guardian”. The exercises will take place in South Korean seas from the 17th to 18th of August. The North Korean military (KPA) officially dubbed these training programs as acts that threaten their nation.READ MORE
US
Courts of Arizona and California delivered their verdicts for two divorce cases that as a result recognized transgender marriages, including that of Thomas Beatie, the world’s “first pregnant man”. READ MORE
Entertainment
Jeremy Lin, the well-known Christian NBA star revealed through a questionnaire given to him through his fans via Facebook that he too as a Christian struggles with sin like all believers do. He shared on Facebook that his greatest sin was pride. READ MORE
Ministries
More than 28,000 people gathered at the Angels Stadium in Anaheim, California for the 3-day-long SoCal Harvest. The opening of this huge evangelist event happened on Friday night with a message from Evangelist Greg Laurie and his talks with former mobster Michael Franzese. READ MORE
World
Dr. Kent Brantly, a missionary who was working in Liberia with Ebola victims is reported to be doing well and expected to be released from hospital after receiving treatment for the virus. READ MORE
World
North Korea has recently requested that South Korea send a group of representatives to the city of Gae-seung to receive a commemorative bouquet to pay their respects to the late former South Korean president Dae-jung (D.J.) Kim. READ MORE
World
Yesterday, Pope Francis spoke at a Mass before 50,000 South Korean Catholics at the World Cup Stadium in Daejeon. He warned his congregation that as the nation’s economy grows even larger, the danger of materialism also becomes far more imminent. He urged the Korean believers to hold fast to the spirit of evangelism and reject “inhumane economic models”. READ MORE
US
Navy Exchange Service Command insiders have announced that the U.S. Navy had reversed its original policy to remove Bibles from areas such as lodges and guest rooms and other military quarters. They noted that they will be reviewing the decision they had initially made following complaints from an atheist organization. READ MORE
US
Despite heavy criticism from both sides of the political table, U.S. President Barrack Obama announced that the United States will continue supporting Iraq with the conflict against the Islamic State, but will not be sending in ground troops. The pledge was made in a statement given on Thursday. READ MORE
World
Today, Pope Francis spoke at the Asia Youth Conference in Choong-Nam Province, Korea where he met with teenagers that gathered from countries all over Asia to experience Korean culture. The leader of the Catholic Church moved many in the audience by talking about Korean reunification which is something that must be eventually accomplished and that there is still hope. READ MORE
World
August 15th, 1945 is the day Korea was liberated from 36 years of Japanese colonial rule since its occupation in 1910. While Korea is celebrating and commemorating the day it became recognized as the only independent state of the Korean peninsula, Japan, one of the key nations that started the Second World War is celebrating the same date as a Memorial Day. READ MORE
World
U.S. Pastor Saeed Abedini is currently serving an 8-year sentence at the Rajai Shahr prison in Iran. The American Center for Law and Justice reported however, that the pastor is receiving death threats from ISIS Jihadists who are being held in a separate section of the prison. READ MORE
Ministries
Alcon Entertainment and Warner Bros. have announced plans to produce a movie about the beginnings and growth of the megachurch Hillsong titled, “Hillsong – Let Hope Rise”. They are planning for this film to be released in April 2015. 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
