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Keys to a Joyful Life - Thankfulness, Affirmation, Giving, and Choice
Everyone has thought of living a joyful life. But "joy" carries a different meaning from person to person: some think that "life is short, be merry now", and some decide to "see through life itself, and not wish for more". Pastor Liu Tong from the Silicon Valley River of Life Christian Church recently shared with the community "The keys to a joyful life" at an annual charity gathering organized by the River of Life Foundation.
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The Cosmic Light Bay Area Forum Discusses the Influence of Christians in Modern Chinese History
The three-day long "Dr. Sun Yat-sen and the one hundred years of Xinhai history" exhibition organized by the Cosmic Light Holistic Care Agencies in the Bay area came to an end on the 13th. The forum held in the afternoon themed "Reflecting on the hundred years and looking into the future" focused on historical leaders of the previous century and how they influenced the era under the influence of Christianity.
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Department of Justice Lawyers Turn Against People, Legal Organizations Initiate National Complaint Actions
Since February of this year, when President Obama announced refusal to protect the "Defense of Marriage Act", many Department of Justice lawyers who were once defending the Act have backed off from the fight against various challenges and complaints against the "one man one woman" theory as basis for marriage. Some have even opted to defend and support the same sex marriage side. There are legislative activists who initiate national protests, in hopes of bringing these lawyers who act against
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Double Portions Ministry in San Francisco Bay Area Prepares ''Talented Women in Heaven
The annual international Double Portions Ministry convention organized by the Double Portions Ministry Women's Centre took place at the Santa Clara Hyatt Regency Hotel, from the evening of the 14th through to the afternoon of the 15th. One to two hundred sisters from 12 churches in the San Francisco Bay area attended in preparation to become "talented women in Heaven".
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Churches of Multicultural Backgrounds in Bay Area Unite in Prayer, Where Over 500 People ''Cry Out for America''
This is the year of presidential election for the United States of America, and tomorrow marks the preliminary election day in California. In the face of a deteriorating social and political atmosphere, churches from multiple cultures in the San Francisco Bay area joined forces and participated in "Cry Out America", a prayer gathering that united five to six hundred Christians yesterday (the 3rd) who, through prayers and faith, proclaimed that God is the ruler of this land.
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A church in South Korea’s Guri City suffers fire damage, no injuries reported
A church in Guri City, near Seoul, South Korea, experienced a fire on July 3 that caused damage to parts of its main sanctuary building
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Bible scholar suggests ‘Mark of the Beast’ may not be 666 after all
Canadian Bible scholar Wes Huff is encouraging Christians to reexamine a widely held assumption about Revelation 13:18—that the number of the beast is definitively 666. According to Huff, some of the earliest and most respected manuscripts suggest a different number altogether: 616.
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‘Squid Game’ Season 3 raises spiritual questions about trust, despair, and redemption
In a recent column for Christianity Today, Michelle Park explores Squid Game: Season 3 through a biblical lens, arguing that the show’s narrative highlights not only societal decay but also a deeper, often unspoken, yearning for redemption and trust.
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“Sinners”: Gospel distorted by ethnicity and regionalism
In the latest installment of his Bricolage in the Movie series, Dr. Ukjoo Park offers a cultural-theological reading of Sinners, a supernatural drama directed by Ryan Coogler. Set in the racially segregated 1930s Mississippi Delta, the film follows two Black brothers who operate a juke joint while battling vampires—and racism.
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27 girls and 1 counselor missing after flash flood hits Texas Christian Camp
A sudden flash flood swept through a Christian summer camp in Texas early Friday morning, leaving 27 girls and one adult counselor initially unaccounted for, with 12 still missing as of Sunday.