By University of Portland University of Portland RISE Campaign raises nearly $182 million, making it among the largest funding campaigns ever for a Pacific Northwest private college or university University of Portland has successfully completed its RISE Campaign, raising nearly $182 million and exceeding its goal by almost $7 million, […]

By Randy Alcorn Eternal Perspectives Ministries, Sandy Oregon Please visit his blog Someone wrote to me, “My children are hoping extinct animals will be in Heaven, maybe even dinosaurs.” Is this merely a child’s fantasy? I think it’s a question based on a rational conclusion. Were dinosaurs part of God’s […]

By Heidi McDow, Clint Eastwood’s son and rising Hollywood star Scott Eastwood (“Gran Torino,” “Flags of Our Fathers”), Rachel Hendrix (“October Baby”) and Cheryl Ladd (“Charlie’s Angels”), star in the Christian film, “The Perfect Wave,” which is set to open in select theatres on July 11. “The Perfect Wave” follows […]

By George Fox University It has been reported that the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) has closed and effectively denied a complaint against the university filed by a local attorney/activist on behalf of a transgender student. George Fox never received the complaint nor received official confirmation of its dismissal. On […]

By Paul Louis Metzger Multnomah University Professor New Wine Skins Ministry Have you ever met people with messiah complexes? Such individuals are scary. They often end up making a mess of things as they throw their good will around. Unfortunately, I am often tempted to cultivate such a complex. I […]

By Faith News Note, The terrorist who recently invaded Iraq, ISIS, videotaped the destruction of a dozen ancient graves — one of them being the tomb of Jonah the Jewish prophet. Jonah was a unique prophet honored across faiths which included Christians and Muslims in addition to Jonah’s Jewish origins. […]

Faith News Note, The first day for the stores in Washington to begin selling recreational marijuana has begun and the news out of the stores is big demand and high prices.

By ST. Luke Productions Battle Ground, Washington He was an actor first. That’s the thing that inspired me to start Saint Luke Productions. Pope John Paul II, who’ll be canonized, started out as an actor. In 2003, I brought “Thérèse” to the Vatican for an official screening. John Paul II […]

By Catholic League for Religious & Civil Rights Bill Donohue notes the reaction of bigots to the Hobby Lobby case: “Once again an all-Catholic, all-male, all-ultra-conservative majority of five has voted en bloc to eviscerate fundamental rights,” said Annie Laurie Gaylor of the atheist Freedom From Religion Foundation. Yup. Catholics […]

By Oregon Right to Life, In a close 5-4 ruling, in the case of Burwell v. Hobby Lobby, the Supreme Court struck down the HHS mandate this morning. They ruled in favor of Hobby Lobby, Conestoga Wood and other companies, which, on the basis of their religious conviction, objected to […]