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December 20, 2023 - Christmas and materialism

Randy Alcorn Eternal Perspectives Ministry Based in Oregon I was on the Faith & Finance podcast with Rob West, talking about giving guidelines to fight materialism. (You can read all 11 guidelines here.) We don’t need to be victimized by the world’s materialism, especially at Christmastime. By taking our focus […]


December 18, 2023 - Bend is helping their homeless vets during dire winter season

By Oregon Veterans Association, A church in Bend has donated more than 1,200 pairs of socks and more than 140 cases of Spam to the Central Oregon Veterans Outreach for distribution to those who need them, according to KTVZ. Holy Communion Church has worked for a decade with the Veterans […]


December 13, 2023 - My Holiday Blues Story

by Christopher C. Thompson As featured in NW Adventist newsletter Tiffany died in September of 2010. It was a very painful loss as I had provided premarital preparation for her and her then fiancé. I officiated their wedding. I was also pastoring them through a very difficult season they were […]


December 10, 2023 - QB Kirk Cousins: How God uses adversity

. Randy Alcorn Eternal Perspectives Ministry Based in Oregon . Kirk Cousins, quarterback for the Minnesota Vikings, and former QB of the Washington Redskins, is a faithful and Christ-centered brother. We’ve gotten to know each other well over the last seven years, seeing each other once or twice a year and often texting. Several […]


December 6, 2023 - Chavez-DeRemer: Boost SNAP Recipients’ Access to Healthy Foods

Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (OR-05) Press Release WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (OR-05) recently joined Rep. Josh Gottheimer (NJ-05) to introduce bipartisan, bicameral legislation that seeks to boost access to healthy foods for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipients. Currently, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) does not gather data […]


December 4, 2023 - Beware of these holiday scams, tricks

AG Rosenblum Urges Oregonians to Watch Out for Scammers this Holiday Season By Oregon Attorney General Press Release,  For many Oregonians, Black Friday and Cyber Monday are the perfect time to check items off their holiday shopping lists. For others, it’s an opportunity to trick people out of their money […]


November 28, 2023 - 60 Years Later, C. S. Lewis’s Voice Still Speaks

Randy Alcorn Eternal Perspectives Ministry Based in Oregon I shared these reflections on my Facebook page , but I wanted to also share them on my blog and add some other important things about C.S. Lewis. Wednesday, November 22, flooded me with memories of exactly 60 years ago, as a […]


November 27, 2023 - 4,000 Ukrainians find refuge in Oregon

By Taxpayers Association of Oregon Foundation Since Russia invaded their homeland in February 2022, nearly 6 million Ukrainians have fled the carnage, seeking asylum in other European nations and throughout the world.   About 4,550 have settled in Oregon, struggling to survive with little money and few possessions.   More […]


November 21, 2023 - Project Love Represents Jesus

By Carmen Prada, October 18, 2023 NW Adventist Newsletter article, On July 22, 2023, Monroe Adventist Church (WA) collaborated for the first time with Project Love, a felt-needs event held at New Hope Fellowship. Twice a year, local groups come together to freely offer much-needed items to families and individuals […]


November 20, 2023 - Joni Eareckson Tada on Suffering, Sorrow, Wheelchairs and Eternal Gratitude

By Joni Eareckson Tada, Randy Alcorn Randy Alcorn of Eternal Perspectives Ministry Based in Oregon Jesus promised that in Heaven, those who endured difficult things on Earth would be comforted for them (Luke 16:25). The comfort implies memory of what happened. If we had no memory of the difficult things, […]