By Traci Scott, Faith Report Scott Russell remembers almost nothing from the afternoon six months ago when the Woodburn police chief nearly died.   On December 12, he and two officers responded to a bomb threat at a local bank. The bomb was discovered in some bushes, but the officers thought […]

Rolling Hills Community Church Pastor steps down after 31 years of incredible growth. By Traci Scott, Dale Ebel, founding pastor of Tualatin’s Rolling Hills Community Church, recently stepped down in his role as senior pastor after 31 years of service.   Today, between 2,700 and 3,200 attend the two Sunday services.   […]

NEW BOOK: I Did It His Way:  A collection of B.C. Religious Comic Strips is (Nashville, Tenn.) The talented creator of B.C. and co-creator of The Wizard of Id, Hart delighted comic-lovers since 1958 with his quick wit and simple humor. After his well publicized conversion to Christianity in 1977, […]

“[W]e have gone way off course in terms of honoring creation. You are graduating to the most amazing, stupefying challenge ever bequested to any generation. The generations before you failed. They didn’t stay up all night. They got distracted and lost sight of the fact that life is a miracle […]

Expert roundtable explores how churches are easing the strain CAROL STREAM, Ill.,  — Your Church magazine recently surveyed nearly 1,100 church leaders to better understand the ways their churches spend money and prioritize budgets, as well as their views of the current economic situation. The results of the survey reveal […]

By Rick Johnson, Better Dads Ministry, Oregon Seek justice, Encourage the oppressed Defend the cause of the fatherless Plead the case of the widow Isaiah 1:17 (NKJV) In the first part of this series we looked at what authentic masculinity was not—now let’s look at what it is. I am […]

Catholic Movie Reviews: Year One PG-13. Ramshackle road comedy in which two misfit hunter-gatherers (Jack Black and Michael Cera) set out from their prehistoric village and encounter a series of biblical figures, including Cain (David Cross), Abraham (Hank Azaria), Isaac (Christopher Mintz-Plasse) and the elite of Sodom (most prominently Oliver […]

By Randy Alcorn Eternal Perspectives Ministries, Sandy Oregon Author of Bestselling book, Heaven As I mentioned a week ago in my blog on giving and debt, I’m going to set aside Wednesday blogs specifically for question and answers. If you have a topic you’d like to see me address in […]

From BeliefNet: “Tyson Boardman sits before the computer screen at the LDS Missionary Training Center, discussing Mormonism with Jason and Travis in two Internet conversations at the same time. Why do people say Mormons aren’t Christian? What does it mean to be baptized for the dead? How do Mormons view […]

Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights: The Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) has banned member stations from carrying new religious TV programs; the few existing ones can continue. Catholic League president Bill Donohue reacts to this news:The stated reason for censoring new religious programming goes like this: (a) a ban […]