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50,000 Pro-Lifers Walk for Life in San Francisco
In a beautiful, sunny Saturday afternoon, an estimated crowd of 50,000 people marched in front of the San Francisco's City Hall, marking the ninth year that Walk for Life West Coast has been held. Protesters held signs that supported their undaunted message of pro-life.

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John Ortberg: Three Steps to Living Out an ''Authentic Community''
The Rev. John Ortberg, senior pastor of Menlo Park Presbyterian Church in Menlo Park, Calif., an evangelical church with more than 4,000 members, recently preached in his sermon about living out an authentic community. He gave an example from Mark 3, in which “Jesus went up on a mountainside and called to him those he wanted, and they came to him. He appointed twelve...that they might be with him and that he might send them out..."

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Rick Warren Compares Life to a Poker Game on Oprah's Lifeclass [Video]
Pastor Rick Warren, author of The Purpose Driven Life, the best-selling nonfiction book in publishing history, made an appearance on OWN network’s “Oprah’s Lifeclass” on Sunday, where he compared life to a poker game.
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Persecution World Watch List: North Korea Remains No. 1, Sharp Increases in Africa
The number of African countries has sharply increased on the annual persecution world watch list due to increasing influence of Islam, states Open Doors, an organization that supports persecuted Christians worldwide.
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Early Flu Season Leads to Shortage of Vaccine, Tamiflu
The latest fluview report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention states that influenza activity continues to increase in the United States and most of the country is now experiencing high levels of influenza-like-illness.

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Reflections on attending the 2025 International Gospel Conference
Over the past few days, I had the privilege of traveling to Jakarta for the 2025 International Gospel Conference organized by Stephen Tong Evangelistic Ministries International (STEMI).

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Rick Warren challenges pastors at WEA assembly: preach, teach, and heal like Jesus
On the opening night of the World Evangelical Alliance (WEA) General Assembly, Rick Warren issued a heartfelt challenge to church leaders around the world: “Don’t just preach the message of Jesus; learn His model—share the gospel with the poor, the sick, and the broken as He did; pray as He prayed; and build the church as He built it.”

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[Exclusive] Watoto Asia director Rev. Sunny Cheng: bringing life-changing education from Africa!
Watoto—an international Christian child-care ministry—held “Emily: A Life Story” in Hong Kong to promote “Keep a Girl in School” poverty-relief campaign. Following it, Rev. Sunny Cheng, the Asia Regional Director of Watoto, shared about his remarkable journey in ministry with Gospel Herald.
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Silicon Valley’s River of Life Christian Church to hold 2025 missions conference: “united in mission, unlimited possibilities”
River of Life Christian Church (ROLCC), the largest Chinese church in the United States located in Silicon Valley, will host its 2025 Missions Conference from October 17–19 under the theme “United in Mission, Unlimited Possibilities.”

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[Exclusive Interview] Evangelist Stephen Tong exhorts the Chinese church to return to the foundations of reformed faith
During the 14th World Evangelical Alliance (WEA) General Assembly, Pastor Stephen Tong, the founder of the Reformed Evangelical Church of Indonesia, spoke with Gospel Herald (GH), offering earnest counsel to the Chinese church.
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