By Christian News NW, Subscribe here Corvallis-based Oregon Life United will very soon learn whether its third attempt — a more than yearlong effort by concerned Christians — will result in a statewide ballot measure this November to halt state funding of abortions. As of press time for this newspaper, […]

By Randy Alcorn Eternal Perspectives Ministry Ministry based in Sandy Oregon Of the many fine young men I’ve gotten to know through the ministry of Pro Athletes Outreach (PAO), quarterback Nick Foles stands out as one of those most serious in his Christian faith. (See my past blog on Nick and Case […]

By M. Martin, Parents, physicians, and school officials are growing concerned as more teenagers potentially damage their health by “juuling,” inhaling puffs of nicotine from discrete electronic cartridges resembling flash drives. Each JUUL pod, or cartridge, contains the same amount of nicotine as found in a pack of cigarettes, about […]

By Christian News Northwest, Subscribe here. Bible reading in public schools hasn’t taken place much in America for many years, but it happened not too long ago in this Oregon coastal city as a form of punishment. And the fact that it did cost a school principal his job last […]

By Northwest Baptist Convention A Northwest team sent to serve as a feeding unit spent much time helping Puerto Rican residents dig out from the effects of Hurricane Maria. Jason Spurlin remembers feeling hit in the chest when he first heard mention of the need for responders to assist in […]

Steve Buckstein Cascade Policy Institute President Trump signed a national Right to Try law, allowing terminally ill patients the right to try drugs that have gone through part of the FDA testing process but are not yet approved. In 2015 Cascade Policy Institute helped craft Oregon’s Right to Try law, […]

Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon, Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon (EMO) supports the Palestinians’ right to demonstrate peacefully in their decades-long conflict with Israel, and we call for an end to violence in the region. We believe that the decision by the current administration to unilaterally move the United States Embassy from […]

Wall Street Journal Editorial, One of the more compelling issues of our time is the assault on traditional free-speech protection in the U.S., a right currently under pressure on many university campuses. On Tuesday the Supreme Court issued an important decision, National Institute of Family and Life Advocates v. Becerra, […]

By Christian Game Developers Conference The Christian Game Developers Conference is a unique event, focused around encouraging and edifying those who are interested in both making games and glorifying God. It will take place July 18th – 21st at Multnomah University in Portland, Oregon. The CGDC is not just another […]

By Oregon Optimist, Gresham, Oregon — When doctors told Joseph Beaupre he had only a few months to live, the army veteran knew exactly how he wanted to spend his remaining moments. Beaupre told his care providers that he wanted to celebrate his son Tracey’s graduation next year by wearing […]