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September 28, 2021 - Eugene pastor finds success, hope for local homeless

By Oregon Faith News Note KEZI-9 News has a great story about Pastor Gabe Piechowicz. Before Westside Christian Church in Eugene closed, a former logger of 20 years who became a pastor let homeless people sleep on the building’s porch. When the church closed, Pastor Gabe Piechowicz moved his ministry […]


September 26, 2021 - Man who lost entire family in flood shares faith, restoration story

By Randy Alcorn Eternal Perspectives Ministry Ministry based in Sandy, Oregon In writing my book If God Is Good, I interviewed dozens of believers who have experienced deep suffering firsthand. One of those people was Robert Rogers, whose entire family drowned in a 2003 Kansas flash flood. In a moment […]


September 23, 2021 - CA Governor should veto bill slandering saint

By Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments on a bill before California Gov. Gavin Newsom: The California legislature has sent a bill to Gov. Gavin Newsom that he should forthrightly veto. The bill is based on a vicious lie: it contends that St. […]


September 22, 2021 - Oregon cited as ‘tough terrain’ for religious liberty

By Christian News NW Subscribe here The California-based Pacific Justice Institute’s name obviously reflects its West Coast roots, but the Christian legal defense organization is now in such demand nationally that it has had little choice but to stretch its boundaries. But founder and president Brad Dacus, who paid a […]


September 20, 2021 - Giving has an amazing boomerang effect

By Randy Alcorn Eternal Perspectives Ministry Ministry based in Sandy, Oregon Scripture is full of God’s words to generous givers: “Honor the Lord with your wealth and with the firstfruits of all your produce; then your barns will be filled with plenty” (Proverbs 3:9-10). But God doesn’t intend for us […]


September 17, 2021 - Novel delves into life-after-death questions

By Carmel Communications, Author David Pinault imagines a fantastical world of controversial poets and writers and what happens when they pass from this world to the next in his new novel, PROVIDENCE BLUE: A FANTASY QUEST (Ignatius Press). Pinault urges readers to contemplate what happens after death and if despair […]


September 14, 2021 - Aid groups request protection, support in Afghanistan

By Mercy Corps, International charity based in Oregon Mercy Corps Urges Support and Guarantees for Aid Groups to Resume Operations in Afghanistan as Humanitarian Crisis Reaches Tipping Point Mercy Corps Regional Director for Asia, Alan Glasgow, says: “The needs of 18.4 million Afghans reliant on humanitarian assistance are growing increasingly […]


September 13, 2021 - Nancy Alcorn: “My Cancer Is God’s Servant”

By Randy Alcorn Eternal Perspectives Ministry Ministry based in Sandy, Oregon Note from Randy: Nanci read the following to me from her journal a few days ago, and I asked her if we could use it as a blog. As many of you know, she has been battling cancer for […]


September 11, 2021 - Spiritual significance of 9/11

By Catholic League of Religious and Civil Rights, The 20th anniversary of 9/11 carries great significance to all Americans (at least those who are patriotic), but it has a special meaning for Christians. First some thoughts on the fateful day. On September 11, 2001, I was in my Manhattan office […]


September 8, 2021 - Science Supports Six-Week Ban

By Oregon Right to Life, On Wednesday (9/1), shortly before midnight, in a 5-4 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court allowed the Texas law, SB 8, to go into effect. The Texas law is designed to protect unborn babies whose hearts have begun to beat. “Science has clearly shown that, by […]