Church
Pastor Ron Carpenter’s wife, Hope Carpenter returned to her church in S.C. after her husband rebuked church leaders who supported his divorce with her. Pastor Carpenter had revealed Hope’s marriage infidelities from the pulpit and led to her leaving Redemption World Outreach Center which she cofounded with her husband. Though it had been months since they had divorced, Mrs. Carpenter was still enthusiastically welcomed by the congregation. READ MORE
Society
There was a special gathering for Korean organization leaders on February 8th at the Los Coyotes Country Club. The participants of this event came together for a time of intercessory prayer and worship to bring God’s blessings to the Korean and Korean American community in Orange County. The event was hosted by Orange County’s Council of Korean Churches in Southern California. READ MORE
Michael Bailey, a psychologist at Northwestern University tackled a popular question concerning homo-sexual men and women: Are gays and lesbians born homosexual? The Telegraph’s science correspondent Sarah Knapton reported on Bailey’s research that brought up a great deal of criticism from both conservatives and the LGBT community. However, not very many definitive answers were found. READ MORE
World
Dike Ocha (50), the pastor of Assemblies of God Church in Kankia, was killed by a mob who torched both his home and the church. The incident took place on the morning of in Kankia, a local town in Nigeria. February 4th Local authorities expressed their sorrow for the incident. READ MORE
US
Judge Arenda Wright Allen, an activist judge of the state of Virginia appointed by President Obama, ruled against the state’s marriage laws which affirmed that marriage was the union of a man and a woman. She stated that current legislation perpetuated prejudice, stigma, and even pain for today’s families. READ MORE
Society
A church in Nashville, Tennessee comprised only of atheists is reported to have grown so large that they are now carrying two “services” every day, only after three months after their inception. READ MORE
Recent archeological discoveries at the city of Magdala (Migdal in Hebrew) in Israel stirred up a great deal of excitement among both scholars and Christians around the globe. Archeologists reported that they may have discovered the place where Jesus started his earliest ministry along with several other significant artifacts. READ MORE
Cecile Richards, the president of Planned Parenthood made a suggestion through a short video that one of the things that women need for Valentine’s Day is “safe, legal abortion”. This is a rather startling suggestion for believers to hear on Valentine’s. READ MORE
Society
A recent survey conducted by Christian Mingle, a popular Christian dating organization, revealed that a majority of Christians who attend church and believe in God in fact go through premarital sex. Only around 10 percent of the participants stated that they are waiting until marriage, while the rest said that they either have intercourse before marriage or even if they are not in a relationship. READ MORE
Church
Darlene Zschech, the well-known singer-song writer, and praise leader for Hilsong Church in Sydney, Australia, posted on her blog that she has completed the first out of five stages of chemo for breast cancer. READ MORE
Ken Ham, the founder and head of the Creation Museum in Kentucky, and Hill Nye the “Science Guy” continued their debate on creation and evolution through CNN’s Pier’s Morgan, after the initial talk that took place last week at Kentucky. This time the two figures focused on a more specific topic: Did dinosaurs and humans ever coexist? READ MORE
World
The 2014 Sochi Winter Olympic Games kicked off this Friday and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) began distributing condoms for all the participating athletes to use for the 2-week duration of the event. Around 100,000 condoms will be given out to the 2,800 participating athletes. The IOC officially announced to TMZ that the condoms are to prevent HIV and AIDS infections among athletes. READ MORE
World
A North Korean ambassador announced that Kenneth Bae, a U.S. citizen who is currently imprisoned, will be moved from hospital to a labor camp. Kenneth Bae has been sentenced to 15 years-worth of hard labor in this so called “Education Place” with the charge that he had plotted to overthrow the current North Korean regime. READ MORE
Mission
A team of Evangelists from Alaska left their homes to travel to Sochi, Russia to utilize this year’s Winter Olympic Games to spread the Gospel. These missionaries are part of a larger organization known as SOAR International Ministries, a prominent Christian group from Alaska. The missionaries will be in Russia for the entire 2 week duration of the Olympic Games. READ MORE
World
A team of French archeologists are working to solve the mystery of a huge mass of skeletons found inside an ancient Roman catacomb. Archeological experts are guessing that these are the remains of Christian martyrs, but the exact circumstances of this mass burial are not yet clarified. 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
