Meet Orville Rogers, 100-Year-Old Jesus Follower, Generous Giver, and Athlete By Randy Alcorn Eternal Perspective Ministries One of the great highlights of the illumiNations event I attended last year was talking with Orville Rogers, who serves Jesus with all his heart, and hearing from him as he was interviewed on […]

By Faith News Note: The owners of a Gresham bakery must pay $135,000 for illegally discriminating against a lesbian couple, the Oregon Court of Appeals ruled Dec. 28 in upholding the state labor commissioner’s decision. The courts: The Appeals Court unanimously sided with Avakian, who heralded the decision as “a […]

By Faith News Note: The Tigard-Tualatin School district is considering programs involving providing contraceptives to students.   The Tigard-Tualatin School Board will be discussing this issue on tonight’s agenda (Monday January 8th).   Provided for the agenda discussion is this 21-page information packet by the Oregon Health Authority on School Health Clinics […]

The Deadly Life of Ease Randy Alcorn Eternal Perspective Ministries Jesus isn’t our gofer who exists to run our errands. Rather, He is our Sovereign who gives us what we need while sometimes denying what we want. We want deliverance from suffering. We want our loved ones to be protected. […]

Joel Royce prepares for Sunday worship at First Baptist Church of Castle Rock, WA. Pastor Royce leads worship and preaches, while undergoing treatment for cancer. By NW Baptist Witness, On a routine trip to the grocery store Joel Royce first remembers feeling numbness in his face and right arm. First […]

OHA Admits to Violating Federal Abortion Law, OHSU May be Next Oregon Right to Life On November 17, Pat Allen, director of the Oregon Health Authority (OHA), issued a letter to the governor’s office detailing significant financial problems with the agency. According to The Oregonian, Allen revealed that OHA erroneously […]

It’s time for a sexual counterrevolution By Tom Krattenmaker After radio host Garrison Keillor was dumped from his media throne for sexual misconduct, a friend of mine quipped on Facebook, “Are there any old famous dudes who haven’t been sexually gross?” They are fewer by the day. With idols falling […]

Abandon the Evangelical Ship or Evangelical Idols? Reflections on the Prophet Jeremiah Paul Louis Metzger In a recent blog post, I mentioned that a student asked me why I still call myself an Evangelical Christian. On account of all the conflicted positions and associations politically and culturally, many people connected […]

By M. Martin Oregon writer I was reading the Portland Tribune and I came across a local realtor ad that featured Mickey Mouse wishing everyone a Happy December. Just when you think society can’t water down or move away from Merry Christmas even further, out comes Happy December. That is […]

Portland Man Donates Kidney to Save Stranger’s Life Oregon Optimist When Jen Feldman of Portland, Oregon, discovered she needed a kidney transplant and she first reached out to her family and friends, hoping they might qualify as organ donors. None qualified.