• Rick Warren on 'Surrender: The Path to Peace'

  Rick Warren, senior pastor of Saddleback Church in Lake Forest, Calif., recently preached a sermon called “Surrender: The Path to Peace,” from a series titled “Getting Through What You’re Going Through.”

• ‘Choice Texas’ Abortion Video Game Sets Abortion as Player's Ultimate Goal

  An “abortion video game” designed to show the obstacles Texan women face when pursuing the procedure has sparked controversy, with pro-life supporters noting it completely fails to acknowledge the life at stake and offers no voice to the unborn baby, reports The Christian Post.

  

• Senior Chinese Official Falls under Scrutiny as Some Point to Larger Inquiry

  The Chinese Communist Party announced this week that a senior official responsible for overseeing state-owned corporations was under investigation, according to The New York Times.

• U.S. Sending Special Envoy to Free Kenneth Bae, Imprisoned American Christian in North Korea

  The U.S. State Department has said it will send a special envoy to North Korea in hopes of freeing Kenneth Bae, an imprisoned U.S. Christians who was sentenced to 15 years of hard labor, supposedly for plots he had made against the government.

  

• On Day of Hope and Celebration, Obama Leaves Himself on the Sidelines

  In his speech Wednesday that commemorated the 50th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech, the first black president emphasized the work of anonymous foot soldiers in securing gains in racial equality.