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March 28, 2018 - How cell phones impact our family, thinking

By Randy Alcorn Eternal Perspectives Ministry Sandy, Oregon One of my favorite bloggers, Tim Challies, linked to a fascinating article in his daily A La Carte feature: Your smartphone is making you stupid, antisocial and unhealthy. So why can’t you put it down⁉ Here are some notable sections from it about […]


March 26, 2018 - Rethinking mission-mindset after amazing travels

By Corban University Salem, Oregon “How do you travel so much?” people often ask Sarah Seibert (’12). Anyone who casually follows Sarah on Instagram probably wonders the same thing. One minute, she’s in Kenya, gingerly grasping a dead chicken by its feet, which somehow isn’t incongruent with her flip-flops, colorful […]


March 23, 2018 - Faith Film ‘Imagine’ breaks top 5 record

I Can Only Imagine film breaks record By Oregon Faith News Note, The Film I can only Imagine was just released and in one week broke into the top five highest grossing faith-based films of the last 50 years. The film is based on the story of the Christian music […]


March 21, 2018 - 3 clergy start gun ban petition

By Faith News Note, Three Oregon clergy members have started a petition to ban certain rifles and hope to gather 88,000 signatures by mid-summer to qualify for the 2018 November ballot. W. J. Mark Knutson, pastor of Portland’s Augustana Lutheran Church in Portland told the Portland Tribune, “Now is the […]


March 19, 2018 - Oregon Judge suspended for declining same-sex marriage

By Faith News Note, A sitting judge accused of letting a felon play with a firearm and refusing to marry a same-sex couple had been suspended from his position for three years. The Oregon Supreme Court took the unusual action Thursday when it suspended Marion County Circuit Court Judge Vance […]


March 16, 2018 - Top Religion Stories 3/16

1. UN ignores ‘Sex Acts for Aid’ Scandal 2 .A Brief History of Stephen Hawking’s Atheism 3. How Trump Is Remaking Evangelicalism 4.Why Rev. Graham’s Greatest Fear Should Be Ours 5. Pope Francis – A Man of His Word Film Trailer


March 14, 2018 - Massive evangelism effort planned for Portland

By JOHN FORTMEYER, Christian News NW PORTLAND — Chris Overstreet is the kind of person who wants to be in on the action, especially if God is involved. That’s why he and his family are moving near the Rose City this summer, because he expects big — very big — […]


March 14, 2018 - Keeping your pace

Randy Alcorn Some years ago the women’s competition in the Hawaii Ironman Triathlon had one of the most dramatic endings in sports history. Coming into the final stretch with a comfortable lead, the triathlete reached the very end of her reserves. She slowed, staggered, then collapsed within sight of the […]


March 12, 2018 - A community of soccer hooligans

By Tom Krattenmaker I USED TO SCOFF when I heard sports commentators glorify a team’s supporters by saying things like, “Football is a religion for [team name here] fans.” How, I thought, is that an advertisement for them? And if that’s their religion, if that’s their source of meaning, it’s […]


March 9, 2018 - Church honors pizza driver. Tears, viral video follows

Oregon Faith News Note, Chicago’s New Life Covenant Church decided to honor various people during their services to help restore respect and value to people and their stations in life. The helping out of a pizza delivery driver stunned the driver and made TV news. The driver, Monique Hall said, […]