Deb Zwilling and three other moms meet every Tuesday afternoon to pray unceasingly for their children for one hour. The women pray as part of Moms in Prayer International — formerly Moms in Touch — a group Zwilling joined when her oldest child was about 6; her three kids are now 29, 26 and 22. “In the late 1980s, founder Fern Nichols was worried about sending her children to junior high, so she    .. more …

It had nothing to do with the Lakers ‘ 2-0 deficit to the Oklahoma City Thunder in the Western Conference semifinals. It had nothing to do with basketball. It had everything to do with fans issuing profantiy-laced death threats to the Twitter account of Lakers guard Steve Blake and his wife, Kristen, after he missed a potential game-winning three-pointer in the Lakers’ 77-75 loss to the Thunder in    .. more …

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — Los Angeles Lakers guard Steve Blake was the unsung hero of his team’s first-round series victory over the Denver Nuggets , scoring 19 points in Game 7.But he learned quickly how a town can turn on him after he missed a potential game-winning 3 in the Lakers’ 77-75 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder on Wednesday. After the game, both the Twitter feeds of Blake and his wife,    .. more …

Trinity Lutheran Church Women had their annual Thankoffering service and quarterly meeting. The program began with a brief history of the Women of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Thankoffering and included bible verse readings, prayers and songs accompanied by Debbie Westphal. Special guests were the Rev. Barney Matocha and Don Angerstein. A salad luncheon was served after the service.    .. more …

After the game, both the Twitter feeds of Blake and his wife, Kristen, were inundated with criticism ranging from curse word-laden rants to threats.”I hope your family gets murdered,” read one tweet that Kristen Blake re-tweeted along with a single comment: “Wow.”Kristen Blake also mentioned on her Twitter account that she blocked more than 500 people from viewing her timeline and quoted a bible    .. more …

DETROIT – Prosecutors are reviewing a warrant request in the shooting death of an 84-year-old security guard in the parking lot of a Detroit church while bible study took place inside.The Wayne County prosecutor’s office says Friday it won’t release additional information until a decision is made about possible charges.Police said Wednesday they had arrested one suspect were seeking a    .. more …

The congregation’s humble beginnings and passion for ministry reflect a motto that members have taken to heart: they are “ordinary people doing ordinary things with gospel intentionality.” Today, the small sanctuary of St. Roch Community Church is full, and its ministries include weekly gatherings for study and fellowship, a Christmas store that helps families on a budget, and the nonprofit St.    .. more …

As about 15 members of a Detroit church studied passages at bible study, the 84-year-old man hired to protect them was gunned down outside.The Wednesday night death of Joseph Lewis is a “heartbreaker,” said deacon Jimmy Jones, 61, from Victory Way Assembly Church of God in Christ.”We were in Bible study, and a young man ran into the church and said, ‘Your guard was shot,’ ” Jones said Thursday.    .. more …

CORONA (CBS)” A boy taken to a men’s group home for discipline was instead tortured and abused, according to court documents released Wednesday.Lonnie Remmers, 54, of Corona, is the pastor of the Heart of Worship Community Church, which operates the men’s group home. Remmers, along with Nicholas Craig, 22, and Darryll Jeter, 28, were arrested on suspicion of kidnapping, torture, and child abuse,    .. more …

A little background on this cross-country fiasco: Manny Pacquiao, who recently committed to becoming a serious Christian devotee, is currently under fire for criticizing Barack Obama’s decision to support same sex marriage. In an article written by Granville Ampong, published in Examiner.com , Manny made his thoughts on same-sex marriage known and that is, that he is not for it.Soon, reports from    .. more …