The book “Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth” has become the Amazon #1 bestseller thanks in part to a heated debate between the author Reza Aslan and a Fox News reporter. When the Today show decided to do a story they showed a clip of the author […]

Here is what Pope Frances said… “Who am I to judge a gay person of goodwill who seeks the Lord? You can’t marginalize these people.” On the subject of gay clergymen Pope Frances said they should be forgiven and their sins forgotten. Pope Frances also said, “The Catechism of the […]

NBC news is reporting that two Portland teens were among the nationwide sex trafficking bust that occurred this last weekend.   Below is the FBI Announcement on the sting, Operation Cross CountryRecovering Victims of Child Sex Trafficking Operation Cross Country—a three-day nationwide enforcement action focusing on underage victims of prostitution—has […]

By Rebekah Schneiter, Oregon writer Out Numbered Blog Five years ago, my husband and I left a lot behind. We left our home of 14 years. In those 14 years we got married, finished graduate work, had two of our three children, established careers, and had been part of the […]

By Catholic League for Religious & Civil Rights Bill Donohue comments on demands to employ atheist “chaplains”: An amendment has been proposed to the 2014 National Defense Authorization Act to add atheist “chaplains” to the armed forces. The principal organization pushing this idea is the Military Association of Atheists and […]

Movie that Debunks Evolution to Premiere in Tenn. Near Anniversary of Scopes ‘Monkey Trial’ By Living Waters Publications, A controversial new movie that debunks evolution will premiere in Tennessee, almost 88 years to the day after the famous Scopes “Monkey Trial.” Titled “Evolution vs. God,” its producer Ray Comfort says, […]

By Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon Community Food Assessment pinpoints food needs and opportunities in Gresham food desert Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon’s (EMO) Interfaith Food and Farms Partnership (IFFP) is wrapping up a grassroots community food assessment in Gresham Rockwood neighborhood, which is considered a “food desert.” The goal of the […]

Deacon Harold Burke-Sivers, Portland, Oregon Catholic Speaker & Founder of Dynamic Deacon Originally published in Catholic World Report The “not guilty” verdict in the George Zimmerman trail for the death of Trayvon Martin has unleashed a firestorm of criticism regarding gun violence, stirred deep emotions over the enduring legacy of […]

By Randy Alcorn Eternal Perspectives Ministries, Sandy Oregon Author of Heaven Someone asked me this question: In light of today’s world events, do you see hope or destruction for the United States? In the following video and transcript, I share some thoughts: Well, it sounds like there are only two […]

  By Paul Louis Metzger Multnomah University Professor New Wine Skins Ministry Evangelical theology in the United States is often racialized. Racialization pertains to race’s impact on education, health care, job placement, place of living, urban planning, and so forth. When I speak of Evangelical theology as racialized, I am […]