By Faith News Note; Although they’ve been doing it nearly 40 years, Catholic priests can no longer celebrate Mass at the ecumenical Lutheran-Catholic Spirit of Grace church in Beaverton, Ore., according to a dictate just before Christmas by U.S. Archbishop Alexander Sample of Portland. The archbishop sent a letter to […]

By Oregon Faith News Note, As of January 17, four people have died from hypothermia from the snow storm.   Washington County has opened an additional 100 shelter beds and Multnomah County 450 additional shelter beds. Here are some local TV news outlets on the dangerous risks of homeless dying during […]

By Faith News Note, Portland General Electric is warning people of false power restoration hitting people’s online sources. Here is their brief warning below.

Randy Alcorn Eternal Perspectives Ministry Based in Oregon The following was first posted on my blog ten years ago. The grandson of Marden Wickman, my first pastor, recently shared it on Facebook, and it made me think that given all that has happened in the last ten years, and even […]

By Mission Connexion NW, It’s a new year and also a new month for Short-Term Mission Connexion. That’s right… it’s happening in January. More importantly it’s all taking place in 2 WEEKS! We don’t want you to miss out on this focus event that is paralleling the larger MissionConnexion Northwest […]

By Luis Palau Association, Remembering Gospel moments of 2023… Celebrate with us! A local pastor in Nanyuki reported that not only were many schools powerfully reached with the Gospel, but Nanyuki also experienced a reduction in crime and drugs as a result of the unified Gospel-sharing efforts. How beautiful! What […]

Randy Alcorn Eternal Perspectives Ministry Based in Oregon . Note from Randy: Today is the first day of 2024. What better time to stop and evaluate our choices and the direction we’re headed than at the start of a new year? I hope these reflections from Marshall Segal, staff writer […]

By Corban University Salem, Oregon “Never stop being a student.” These are the first words of advice from the Teacher of the Year for the state of Oregon. Dr. Mandy Vance (’08), a Corban alum and teacher in the Oregon Trail School District, was recently honored by the Oregon Department […]

By Taxpayers Association of Oregon Foundation, People think that all the homeless need is a little helping hand. When drugs are involved it can make doing charity work outright dangerous. An elderly Seaside man who tried to help a homeless teenager wound up beaten with a chain and padlock, stabbed […]

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 […]