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ORU Forgives 10 Students' Debts to Celebrate 50th Anniversary

To celebrate 50 years of building Holy Spirit-empowered leaders, Oral Roberts University (ORU) forgave the debts of 10 students during its chapel service Wednesday. The University randomly selected the students through a drawing.

Recipients included Erin Clothier, Daniel Farias-Alvarez, Leah Foster, Cingza Gin, Elizabeth Gomez, Kimberley Leatherwood, Natalie Persinger, Brittany Reagle, Luke Rentz and Thy Tran.

"This 50th year is a time of jubilee at ORU," said ORU President William M. Wilson. "We care deeply about our students and are concerned about their debt. While the University can't pay the debt of

Woman Bishop: God Should Not be Referred to as Male or Female

The first woman bishop to sit in England’s House of Lords has said that God should not be referred to as either male or female.

The Bishop of Gloucester Rachel Treweek, who was inaugurated yesterday (Oct. 26) into the House of Lords, said, “God is not to be seen as male. God is God.”

Treweek further stated that God should also not be seen as only female. "In the creation narratives, we're told that God created human beings in

Finding Total Restoration in Christ

God is in the business of restoration, and as believers in Christ, He wants to make us whole in every area of our lives. This process transforms us into the new creation that 2 Corinthians 5:17 (AMPC) describes as "(a new creature altogether); the old [previous moral and spiritual condition] has passed away …."

I remember when I desperately needed to recover from the abuse in my past. I had thought that when I was old enough to leave home, I would leave the pain behind, but the problem was in

Joel Osteen: Don't Abandon Your Dreams, 'Believe in What God Has Promised'

Lakewood Church Pastor and New York Times best-selling author Joel Osteen and his family told thousands of New Yorkers who attended his Night of Hope event at the Barclay's Center in Brooklyn on Friday that they are "pregnant with possibility" and shouldn't abandon their dreams.

Osteen, along with his wife, Victoria, and mother, Dolores, shared testimonies about how they endured harsh trials — yet emerged from their ordeals feeling blessed — as the crowd eagerly listened.

Dolores testified of her battle with cancer in 1981 when she was given just two

Christian Woman Burned Over 50% of Her Body in Pakistan After Refusing Marriage Proposal

A Christian Pakistani woman was set on fire and nearly burned to death in Punjab province after she refused to marry her former boyfriend. The crime took place just weeks after another Christian woman was abducted, forced to marry a Muslim man and convert to Islam.

As the mistreatment of women and religious minorities in Pakistan continue to be the biggest human rights concern in the nation, AFP reported last week that 20-year-old Sonia Bibi was nearly

Fathers of Kidnapped Chibok Schoolgirls Say the Girls are 'in the Hands of God'

Fathers of the kidnapped Chibok schoolgirls are continuing to hope that they will get their daughters back and have said that the girls are “in the hands of God.”

The Christian Post reports that Kristen Wright, director of advocacy for relief group Open Doors USA, recently met with the fathers of the kidnapped girls and spoke with them about

10 Steps to Overcoming Insecurity

Insecurity relegates you to a small, insignificant place with other scared people.
But confidence in your identity will help you to draw other champions around you so that you can together, collaboratively, conquer the promised lands.

Insecure People:
1. Spend a lot of their time comparing themselves to others.
2. Fear strong, gifted people.
3. Are only able to

Battling Throat Cancer, Rod Parsley Shares the Battle Against His Mind

Rod Parsley was diagnosed with throat cancer. It's not a big secret, though he has not been speaking much about it publicly—until now.
Rod Parsley is beating throat cancer.
Now, the TV host, evangelist, educator, humanitarian and statesman has shared his story with Charisma News . In part one of this interview, he shares how he discovered he had cancer, the battle that raged against his mind and how he used the

Singapore Pastor Kong Hee Considering Appeal Following Conviction

Following the conviction of City Harvest Church founder Kong Hee for diverting funds to bolster his wife's musical career, church officials say they are disappointed by the ruling, "studying the judgment intently" and seeking legal advice regarding a potential appeal.

The conviction of Kong and five other church leaders on Wednesday on charges of misusing more than $35 million in donated funds follows one of the longest trials in

AMAZING, MEET U.S BASED NIGERIAN DOCTOR WHO BUILT 100 HOMES FOR WIDOWS IN ANAMBRA STATE

 This is great news!..its the kind of news i love to hear..:)..A Nigerian medical doctor based in the United States of America, Godwin Maduka, has built no fewer than 100 bungalows for widows and other indigent persons in his Umuchukwu community in Orumba South Local Government Area of the state.
Umuchukwu, a boundary community between Anambra and Abia State, is relatively rural. And according to an excited native of the community, today, there is no

Joel Osteen: Don't Abandon Your Dreams, 'Believe in What God Has Promised'

NEW YORK — Lakewood Church Pastor and New York Times best-selling author Joel Osteen and his family told thousands of New Yorkers who attended his Night of Hope event at the Barclay's Center in Brooklyn on Friday that they are "pregnant with possibility" and shouldn't abandon their dreams.

Osteen, along with his wife, Victoria, and mother, Dolores, shared testimonies about how they endured harsh trials — yet emerged from their ordeals feeling blessed — as the crowd eagerly

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2 Corinthians  2:14 Now thanks be unto God, which always causeth us to triumph in Christ, and maketh manifest the savour of his knowledge by us in every place.  2:15 For we are unto God a sweet savour of Christ, in them that are saved, and in them that perish