by Rick Johnson Better Dads Ministry, Gresham, Oregon Two (usually young) people start out in life together under the bliss of hormone-induced euphoria.They have well-intentioned but unrealistic ideas of what their lives together will be like.What starts out as an innocent, uncorrupted, and pure bud of love, over the years […]

By Holt International Eugene based adoption organization It has been an emotionally exhausting couple of weeks for me.  My son, who is bi-racial, was home from college when the Ferguson decision was announced.  He was upset, confused, and after a while, filled with rage.  As his mom, I tried to […]

By Paul Louis Metzger Multnomah University Professor New Wine Skins Ministry For all of orthodox Christianity’s differences in belief from the Dalai Lama and Tibetan Buddhism, we share many things in common. One of the things I admire most is his profound compassionate care for all of existence, most notably, his […]

After Noah, I’m skipping Exodus By Guest Opinion, Oregon Faith Report After I walked out of the movie Noah, I have become much more discerning in my herd mentality to rush to see the next faith film. The problems of the movie Noah seemed to repeat themselves with the new […]

Sky High Gardens is a large Seattle marijuana business with 20 employees and 13,000-square-feet building. The business hopes to turn their large operation into a place that teh publci can do tours. See video below.

By Catholic League for Religious & Civil Rights Bill Donohue comments on the way secular activists are reacting to Christmas: It never ceases to amaze me how down-right scared some secularists are of Christmas. Here are a few recent examples. The University of Maine was forced to come to its […]

By Tom Krattenmaker  Award-winning Portland-based writer Recent book: The Evangelicals you Don’t Know – Article Also featured on..USA TODAY, Ah, the perils and pitfalls of the Christmas … er … holiday season. Like the stockings hung over the fireplace on Christmas morning, my newsfeeds and inbox have been full of […]

By Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon supports the release of the Senate Torture Report, which details the CIA’s use of so-called “enhanced interrogations.” The disturbing acts of torture described in the report clearly violate the ethical and moral values we hold as a nation. Torture is also […]

By Tom Krattenmaker  Award-winning Portland-based writer Recent book: The Evangelicals you Don’t Know – Article Also featured on..USA TODAY, Nondiscrimination and student group leadership: Inclusion gone too far? Is the pope Catholic? Is the president of the Christian student club Christian? These questions might seem equal in their wry obviousness. […]

During Thanksgiving one 10-year old girl went to a Disney blog where it asked kids to write a comment on what they were thankful for. The girl was surprised at the response. See video below. Watch the latest video at video.foxnews.com