By Oregon Veterans Association, War hero, POW, and missionary preaching forgiveness—all terms describing Jacob Daniel “Jake” DeShazer. This World War II veteran gained international fame as one of the bombardiers in the first air strike over Japan after Pearl Harbor. Staff Sgt. Jake DeShazer was born November 15th, 1912, in […]

By Randy Alcorn, Eternal Perspectives Ministry Ministry headquartered in Oregon Charles Spurgeon, who fought depression most of his life and found great comfort in animals, wrote tenderly to his wife Susannah about their beloved dog Punch: When we drove from the station here, a certain doggie barked at the horses […]

Reflections from the Religious Liberty Chairman By Portland Archdiocese, Every month, Archbishop Alexander K. Sample, chairman of the Committee for Religious Liberty, reflects on a pertinent topic related to religious freedom in the United States. Sign up for the First Freedom News newsletter to receive monthly reflections from Archbishop Sample. […]

By Jordyn Glaser  Oregon Right to Life, “The Life Letters” is an ongoing series aimed at encouraging and inspiring foster and adoptive parents and all pro-life readers. Oregon Right to Life, a non-sectarian, single-issue pro-life organization, welcomes guest contributions from pro-life advocates from many faith backgrounds who wish to share […]

By Portland Archdiocese, The Indonesian Catholic Community of Oregon (KKIOR) celebrated its 25th anniversary with a special Mass with Archbishop Alexander Sample on Sunday, October 18, at St. Michael the Archangel Parish in downtown Portland. KKIOR began in 2001, when Indonesian Catholics gathered in one another’s homes to pray the […]

Originally posted at Eternal Perspectives Ministry Ministry based in Oregon, By Anna Russell October 14, 2026 Note from Randy: In God’s providence, this article by Anna Russell appeared on The Gospel Coalition around the same time our ministry posted an article about Hannah Strege, a 27-year-old woman who was the […]

By Isaac Meythaler, October 08, 2026, NW Adventist, More than 800 families were left without homes following the fires this summer in the Spokane area. Other fires throughout the Northwest have left entire communities devastated. However, through generous donations, Upper Columbia Conference Adventist Community Services has raised more than $130,000 […]

By Taxpayers Association of Oregon Foundation, Help is on the rescue in Bend after the Silver Rail Elementary School shooting. • The Cambira Hotel has offered free stays for visiting family members of victims. • The Lukcy Woodsman food truck has been offering free meals to the community (without strings, […]

Oregon Receives $10,881,191 in Federal Funding to Deliver Home Visiting Services to Families By Association of State and Tribal Home Visiting Initiatives Washington, D.C. — October 5th, 2026 — Oregon has just received $10,881,191 in federal funding through the Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) Program to continue providing voluntary home visiting […]

By Randy Alcorn, Eternal Perspectives Ministry Ministry headquartered in Oregon Our ministry received some remarkable messages from a woman who translated my book Happiness into Ukrainian in 2023 and just finished translating Heaven. She shared how the books have helped her and others in this season of war and suffering […]