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February 18, 2009 - Georgene Rice Radio: Media critic Bernie Goldberg

Portland-Seattle Radio host Georgene Rice of KPDQ-FM interviewed with Bernie Goldberg, author of “A Slobbering Love Affair: The True and Pathetic Story of the Torrid Romance Between Barack Obama and the Mainstream Media.” Georgene: It’s not often we tell a love story, but this is a story that just begs […]


February 17, 2009 - Seahawk coach saves the day for Congo relief mission

Medical Teams International Tigard, Oregon (Tigard, Ore.— Feb. 11, 2009) – The U.S. State Department’s Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration (PRM) awarded $594,000 to Medical Teams International last week so it can continue its lifesaving care of Congolese refugees inside Uganda.  Medical Teams International provided medical treatment for 27,627 […]


February 15, 2009 - Most Inspiring Movie and TV Program of the Year Presented

Weekend National Religion News Focus: “Fireproof,” from Samuel Goldwyn Films and Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, has won the $100,000 Epiphany Prize for “Most Inspiring Movie of 2008,” sponsored by the John Templeton Foundation (www.templeton.org), a philanthropic organization dedicated to exploring life’s biggest questions. The award was presented by Dr. Ted […]


February 14, 2009 - Josh McDowell and Son Focus on Estranged Relationship in New Book

Weekend National News Focus: The empty tomb of Christ was not only intended to offer the church a future hope, according to best-selling author Josh McDowell in his most compelling book since Evidence That Demands a Verdict. In this first collaboration with his son Sean McDowell, titled Evidence for the […]


February 13, 2009 - Catholic Hollywood screenwriter to speak in Portland

Novelist and screenwriter of the recent movie Assassination of Jesse James (w/Brad Pitt), Ron Hansen, to read at the University of Portland, Feb. 19th. University of Portland — Ron Hansen, a noted Catholic author, screenwriter, and professor at Santa Clara University, is the University of Portland’s spring semester Schoenfeldt Series […]


February 12, 2009 - Single Mom Camps Change Lives

By Rick Johnson, Oregon author and founder of Better Dads Each year Better Dads ministry hosts their annual Single Mom Family Camp for approximately 25 single moms and their children.  Their goal is to honor, teach, and pamper the moms.  All the while their children are enjoying time in the […]


February 11, 2009 - Georgene Rice Radio: On new film "Come What May"

Georgene Rice, Wednesday, Jan 21nd, interview with George Escobar, founder of Advent Film Group, who scripted, directed and co-produced the film, Come What May. GEORGENE: The award-winning movie, Come What May screened in Portland on the 35th anniversary year of the Roe v. Wade decision. Its release this spring will […]


February 10, 2009 - Courage profile: The man who stood up to Hitler

How is Courage Made? (Traits of the Courageous Part 2) By Paul Coughlin, Oregon Author of No More Christian Nice Guy One factor that made Fritz Graebe’s life so remarkable is that by 1941, he was already forty-one years old, a husband and father, and a successful construction engineer.  In […]


February 9, 2009 - Despite economy, NW Missions conference sets record

By Mission Connextion, 15,000 – A Record-setting Success Story!  Mission ConneXion 2009 reached a new record.  15,000 came for workshops, exhibits and keynote speakers.  Sunset Presbyterian Church was filled to overflowing.  125 Workshops, 80-plus exhibitors, new enrollments to keep in touch electronically with Mission ConneXion Northwest events and projects — […]


February 8, 2009 - Victory in case over nurse offering her patients prayer

Weekend national faith news update: Christian Newswire/ — Caroline Petrie, the nurse from Weston-super-Mare who was suspended without pay for asking a patient whether she would like to be prayed for, has tonight been reinstated by North Somerset Primary Care Trust, the Christian Legal Centre which represented her can reveal. […]