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August 10, 2016 - The coming America persecution

By Randy Alcorn Eternal Perspectives Ministries, Sandy Oregon Several months ago I was asked by World Magazine some questions about religious persecution. Here are my responses. There’s a lot of talk in evangelical circles about the likelihood of increased persecution of believers in the years ahead. Do you think that […]


August 8, 2016 - Baseball returns to Cuba on special mission

Baseball returns to Cuba on historic mission trip In 2015, the Corban University baseball team made history by traveling to Caimanera, Cuba on a Mission Trip, becoming the first Americans to enter the city in more than half a century. In 2016, the Warriors returned to Caimanera to play baseball […]


August 5, 2016 - Left Behind author dies

News Release, Dr. Tim F. LaHaye , the son of a Detroit autoworker who grew up to become a respected pastor, international best-seller and prominent evangelical leader, died July 25, 2016 in a San Diego area hospital, just days after suffering a stroke. Born in Detroit, Michigan on April 27, […]


August 3, 2016 - Gun control pastor’s gun law violation?

Gun control pastor faces gun law violation in unusual twist to an unusual protest By Faith News Note, The Lake Oswego pastor who spent $3,000 of church funds to buy a gun at a raffle in order to destroy it — now may be facing criminal charges regarding violating Oregon’s […]


August 1, 2016 - Is missionary label on its way out?

By Multnomah University, This is the second post in a series of articles on global ministry trends and issues presented by Dr. Greg Burch, Director of the Master of Arts in Global Development and Justice program and Chair of the Global Studies Department. You can read more articles from Dr. Burch on his personal […]


July 27, 2016 - Video: Pastor to destroy gun he won at charity

The pastor at Christ Church Episcopal Parish in Lake Oswego, Jeremy Lucas, bought 150 raffle tickets for a local softball fundraiser. Rev. Lucas had his sights on winning the rifle in order to destroy the rifle and get it off the streets. KGW_8 has more below.  


July 26, 2016 - The summer of invocation disruptions

Oregon Faith News Note, In a telling sign of America’s discord, we are witnessing more controversy and protest occurring in a once sacred space and neutral ground in politics — the invocation. Earlier this summer, a moment of silence in the U.S. House of Representatives following the Orlando shooting, saw […]


July 25, 2016 - Rally for Adoptee Citizenship Act

By Holt International Eugene based charity, This could have been any adoptee. Any adoptive family.  That’s the messages adult adoptee and adoptee advocate Emily Kessel wants to convey in regards to the Adoptee Citizenship Act, a bill that was introduced into the House in June.  “My adoptive parents naturalized me,” […]


July 22, 2016 - Duck Dynasty’s new Faith Film – Torchbearer

Oregon Faith News Note, Below are two videos; (1) the trailer for the new Citizen United film, Torchbearer, featuring the narration by Duck Dynasty patriarch Phil Robertson and (2) an interview of Phil Robertson on this new film by Fox News while Phil was at the Republican Convention. Please watch […]


July 20, 2016 - Oregon take on Russian church crackdown

By Randy Alcorn Eternal Perspectives Ministries, Sandy Oregon In 1991, my friend Steve Keels and I traveled to the Soviet Union, where we had the opportunity to observe believers enjoying the new freedoms to exercise their faith. Lenin’s pictures on statues were everywhere, yet on “Lenin’s Day,” his birthday, we […]