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January 14, 2026 - Faith, leadership, coaching

By Corban University Salem If you’re looking for new Corban men’s basketball coach, Wayne Mendezona, odds are you’ll find him in the gym, planted in front of his new team like the captain of a ship, a 45-pound plate held in both hands in place of a captain’s wheel. Each […]


January 12, 2026 - Heaven author explains what and where is Heaven

By Randy Alcorn Eternal Perspectives Ministry Oregon headquartered ministry Randy spoke to students at Sattler College in Boston. Drawing from Scripture, he paints a picture of the New Heavens and New Earth. Randy explains that the present Heaven is temporary, pointing to the ultimate reality of resurrected life on a […]


January 7, 2026 - Oldest black church gets $3M grant

By Oregon Faith News Note, The oldest Black church in Oregon plans received a $3 million grants from the Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines to help realize its dream of constructing 44 buildings in the Albina community of Portland to provide affordable housing to veterans and their families, […]


January 4, 2026 - Most Catholic Teens Walk Away And How to Rekindle the Fire

Most Catholic Teens Walk Away And How to Rekindle the Fire By Portland Archdiocese,  On the Second Sunday of Advent, Archbishop Alexander Sample spoke about the alarming fall-off rate among recently confirmed Catholics and the urgent need to for all Catholics to rekindle the fire of faith. Drawing from Christ’s […]


December 30, 2025 - Church hit with Christmas Day fire

By Oregon Faith Report, The cause of a two-alarm fire on Christmas Day at the Reformation Covenant Church in Oregon City remains under investigation. Clackamas Fire responded shortly after 2 p.m. to the church near JQ Adams Street and 12th after receiving reports of black smoke pouring from the building’s […]


December 29, 2025 - Making discoveries in God’s animal kingdom

By Randy Alcorn Eternal Perspectives Ministry Oregon headquartered ministry Think of the spectacular creativity and amazing features God put into His creation, including the full variety of animals, which are said to convey His attributes to us (Romans 1:20). Animals declare God’s glory, yet the vast majority of people who’ve […]


December 23, 2025 - Security increases for Jewish activities in Portland

By Taxpayers Association of Oregon Foundation The December 14 attack on members of the Australian Jewish community celebrating Hannukah, which killed 15 people and injuring 42 others, prompted Oregon leaders to bolster security at events. • Security was tightened as 500 people gathered at Pioneer Square in Portland to mark […]


December 22, 2025 - Student contests to support life

Robert Young, Jr. Community Outreach Specialist, Oregon Right to Life, I know you’ve probably been getting lots of emails lately as we get closer to Christmas, so I’ll keep this one short and to the point: Deadlines for our student contests are coming up almost as fast as Christmas is! […]


December 16, 2025 - Jewish artwork fountain needs repair on its 100th

By Taxpayers Association of Oregon Foundation, A Jewish Polish immigrant over a hundred years ago in Portland created the Semhanski fountain.  It is called “Rebecca at the well” as it depicts the Bible Genesis story of how the great patriarch Isaac met his wife, Rebecca, at a well. The very […]


December 15, 2025 - What does the Christmas spirit really mean?

By Randy Alcorn Eternal Perspectives Ministry Oregon headquartered ministry When J. I. Packer’s book Knowing God came out in 1973, I was a young Christian. God used it in my life profoundly, and it is still one of my top five books of all time. I appreciate these challenging words from Knowing […]