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A biochemistry expert at the science-faith think tank Reasons to Believe is among those hailing the recent creation of the first-ever “synthetic cell,” though not for the same reasons as most.

On April 25, a Hong Kong-based Chinese evangelical ministry held a press conference in Hong Kong, disclosing the possible discovery of the remains of Noah’s Ark by their Hong Kong and Turkish-led expedition team at 4,000 meters above sea level on Mount Ararat in Turkey.

During the 4th Chung Chi College Christian Festival held in late March, Dr. He Guan-hu, professor at Remin University of China, explained the three major misunderstandings that Chinese culture and Chinese people have towards the well-known phrase found in the Sermon on the Mount: “Blessed are the peacemakers.”

An archaeologist who visited Mount Ararat with the Chinese and Turkish expedition team that now claims to have found the remains of Noah’s Ark says he has more reasons to believe that the “discovery” is fake than the team has proof that it’s real.

Despite the notable lack of significant evidence, the media and the blogosphere are abuzz over the cries of a team of Chinese and Turkish explorers who claim that the wooden structure they found on Mount Ararat in Eastern Turkey is none other than Noah’s Ark.

In real life, unreasonable and unexplainable things happen to Christians as well as non-Christians, and sometimes believers may experience more struggles than non-believers, because of our desire to use faith to explain why these things are happening to us.

Two fossils that were discovered in South Africa nearly two years ago are causing a stir today after two articles published recently in the journal Science introduced them as members of a new species that “might help reveal the ancestor” of the genus Homo.

Three high-profile Chinese Christian experts explain their views on “Who is qualified to be a peace-maker?” at the 4th Chung Chi Christian Festival: Blessed are the Peace-makers.

It’s being touted as “a Genesis machine” – the Large Hadron Collider, which on Tuesday forced two proton beams to cross in an effort to bring scientists one "huge step" closer to seeing how the creation of the universe might have looked like.

With nearly 12,000 residential students and more than 45,000 online students, Liberty University has moved well past the mark of 50,000 that its late founder had envisioned nearly 25 years ago.

The world's largest Baptist university has named Kenneth Winston Starr, who is most well-known for his work as special prosecutor in the Clinton scandals, as its next president.

The Church of England's governing body on Friday approved a motion that emphasizes the compatibility of belief in both God and science.

Abilene Christian University’s Board of Trustees selected the school’s next president Friday after narrowing down their list of prospects to two last month.

Psychologists in a new study suggest that moral judgments operate independently of religious background.

A new landmark study shows that abstinence education is more effective in reducing sexual activity among youths than other programs.

As mainland China society’s rapid development, the youths are facing numerous changes and temptations, causing the churches to emphasize more on developing youth gospel and pastoral ministries. In the latest issue of China Horizon published by Christian Communications Inc., the main topic of analysis is “Youth Ministries in Mainland Churches.”

Journalist Brit Hume who urged Tiger Woods to “turn to the Christian faith” was right when he drew distinction between Buddhism and Christianity in terms of the concept of forgiveness and redemption, said a prominent evangelical theologian.

Michigan Theological Seminary (MTS) is now officially Moody Theological Seminary – Michigan, after an agreement to merge with Moody Bible Institute officially went into effect with the arrival of the New Year.

The growing prevalence of the prosperity gospel around the world, and particularly in Africa, has prompted a group of theologians to release a statement of concern and a call for further reflection.

The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) will honor formerly imprisoned journalist Roxana Saberi with its 2010 Award of Valor next month during its annual convention in Atlanta.

Ministry leader Ray Comfort surprised college students and atheists throughout the country on Wednesday when his planned giveaway of On the Origin of Species came one day early.

Upon the invitation by scholastic organizations and secular groups in Hong Kong, influential Beijing-based author Yu Jie and Sichuan-based scholar Wang Yi recently gave a series of lectures from the perspectives as a Christian and intellectuals in public sphere on the development of house churches in mainland and its influence on China’s society’s transformation.

Against all odds, French is alive and well in a province where Chinese is the mother tongue of more than half a million people. If you step through the doors of Alliance Française of Vancouver (AF) --an international organisation that promotes French language and culture -- you could be in Hong Kong, Beijing or Taipei. Indeed 80% of its children and youth students are Chinese Canadian!

Bill Mounce, who was part of the translation team for the English Standard Version of the Bible, was elected this week to join the NIV team.

One of the three house church leaders who met with former U.S. President George W. Bush in 2006 gave an insightful speech on the present situation of China’s churches and its gospel mission earlier this month. Visiting Canada for the first time, Yu Jie spoke on the topic of Revival of Urban Churches in China and the Missions of Christian Intellectuals in the Public Square at the North American Chinese Baptist Church in Vancouver on Oct. 3.