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October 21, 2012 - Boy who saw Heaven authors new book

Colton Burpo gets interviewed by the Today Show on the third book to come out from his best-selling experience of visiting heaven as a young boy. Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy


October 20, 2012 - Billy Graham goes political with full page ad

The Billy Graham Association has put out full page ads in the nation’s top newspaper including The Wall Street Journal and USA Today. Here is what the ad said. “The legacy we leave behind for our children, grandchildren, and this great nation is crucial. As I approach my 94th birthday, […]


October 19, 2012 - Ex-Mafia kingpin shares conversion story

‘Prince of the Mafia’ Michael Franzese of NY’s Colombo Crime Family Takes Over Pulpit at Liquid Church of NJ By Liquid Church This month, nearly 2,500 attendees of Liquid Church of NJ won’t hear from their regular pastor on Sunday morning, but rather, a real-life gangster. Michael Franzese, who has […]


October 18, 2012 - What do teens think of abstinence?

The Abstinent Majority—Do Teens Respect Abstinence? Part 2 of a three-part series Oregon Family Council You have to appreciate the nobility of trying to teach sexual abstinence to teens. But, the skeptics scoff, why bother? Isn’t that like trying to teach monarch butterfly larvae not to eat milkweed? (Science hint: […]


October 17, 2012 - Cleric denies Oregon terrorist training camp plot

Muslim cleric denies plans to set up terrorist training camp in Oregon Faith News Note, Egyptian-born Muslim cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri pleaded not guilty to charges that he conspired with Seattle men to set up a terrorist training camp in Bly, Oregon, in 1999. The camp would have provided material […]


October 16, 2012 - Priest to speak on God’s economy — Portland

By Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon Prof. Gary Dorrien to speak on “God’s Economy” 2012 Collins Lecture will explore faithful response to economic crisis With high levels of unemployment and underemployment across the country, a growing divide between rich and poor, and economic uncertainty throughout the world, one question becomes increasingly […]


October 15, 2012 - Remember the persecuted church

By Randy Alcorn Eternal Perspectives Ministries, Sandy Oregon Author of Heaven Today’s guest blogger, Tami Yeager, is the bookkeeper at EPM. She also happens to be an area coordinator for The Voice of The Martyrs. (Read more about Tami.) By Tami Yeager This month marks the 45th anniversary of The Voice […]


October 14, 2012 - Einstein letter disproves atheist claim

Einstein was not an Atheist By Living Waters Publications, The faith of some of the more crusading fundamental atheists has no doubt been bolstered by a letter written by Einstein, in which he said, “The word god is for me nothing more than the expression and product of human weaknesses, […]


October 13, 2012 - Eugene charity recieves $100,000 donation

Holt International Receives MoneyGram Grant for Education in India By Holt International Eugene based outreach MoneyGram, (NYSE: MGI), a leading global money transfer company, announced a $100,000 grant to Holt International Children’s Services to support girls in India who are at risk of dropping out of school. An international child […]


October 12, 2012 - Study: Evangelicals losing the most

Excerpt from Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life report “Nones” on the rise. While the ranks of the unaffiliated have grown significantly over the past five years, the Protestant share of the population has shrunk. In 2007, 53% of adults in Pew Research Center surveys described themselves as Protestants. […]