By Randy Alcorn, Oregon author & founder Eternal Perspective Ministries Studies show that depression and suicide rates are climbing due to COVID-19 and the disruption of normal life and social structures. More Americans are lonely than ever before, and even teens are at higher risk. Healthline reports, “Struggles with mental […]

Corban University Salem, Oregon Back in 2010, Corban’s administration was looking for a way to expand the School of Ministry’s graduate program. They planned for something servant-hearted yet straightforward, and within the University’s current scope. A pastoral training program in Africa was not even on the table—it hadn’t even crossed […]

By Steve Elzinga Originally published by SHERMAN, SHERMAN, JOHNNIE & HOYT, LLP Oregon has lifted capacity limits on religious gatherings following a series of US Supreme Court orders that indicated Oregon’s restrictions were likely unconstitutional. The change was made in the “Sector Risk Level Guidance Chart” of restrictions published by […]

The Advent of the Happiest Human in History By Randy Alcorn Eternal Perspectives Ministries, Sandy Oregon Please visit his blog In his book Abundant Living, E. Stanley Jones observed, “The early Christians did not say in dismay, ‘look what the world has come to,’ but in delight, ‘look what has […]

Gospel for Asia, COVID-19 is feeding the “growing evil” of human trafficking, pulling more of the world’s children into slavery and sexual exploitation, a new report reveals. The pandemic has “cemented human trafficking as the third biggest illicit trade on the planet, behind illegal arms sales and drugs,” says the […]

By Miriam Rainwater NW Baptist Witness, (photo: Northwest Collegiate Ministries intern Caylea Vessels prepares to lead a Bible study with upperclassmen at Mt. Hood Community College in Gresham, OR.) Despite ministering in settings brimming with numerous questions, civil unrest and economic strain, Northwest Collegiate Ministries (NCM) leaders report their work […]

By Eric Fruits, Ph.D. Winter is coming to Oregon, and it might be a rough one. As if the pandemic, riots, and a recession weren’t enough, the Northwest is looking at La Niña weather conditions that will bring us a cold, wet winter. While most of us will tough it […]

Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights, Catholic League president Bill Donohue shares a Christmas victory: The Catholic League was contacted this week by Knights of Columbus Council #275, in upstate New York, about their being denied the right to erect a nativity scene outside the Ulster County office building, […]

By Corban Univeristy Salem, Oregon Back in March, when Oregonians were mandated to stay-at-home, most were left to wrestle with how they would carry on with life while confined to their homes. Corban alum Courtney Dodds was left wondering, “How do you stay at home when you don’t have one?” […]

By Randy Alcorn Eternal Perspectives Ministries, Sandy Oregon Please visit his blog COVID-19 has brought many challenges to all of us, but the challenges have been amplified for those in prison. WORLD News did a recent feature on this: It’s been a long eight months for inmates since the coronavirus […]