By Tom Krattenmaker Tom is an award-winning Portland-based writer Recent books Onward Christian Athletes & The Evangelicals you Don’t Know . (Article appeared 5/12/13, USA Today, Huffington post) Depending on what happens at the Boy Scouts’ national meeting this month, gay Scouts might soon be accepted into the venerable organization. […]

By Portland Archdiocese 6th Annual Blessing of the Bikes The parish of St. Mary’s Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception and the Archdiocese of Portland’s Department of Evangelization announce the sixth annual “Blessing of the Bikes,” on Sunday, June 9, 2013 at 2:00 pm in the courtyard of the Cathedral. The […]

Senate Majority Office, Bill gives donors more protection against phony charitable groups HB 2060A sets up a reasonable expectation that charities must deliver services to receive tax benefits The Senate voted to give generous Orego nians more protections against phony charities. House Bill 2060A, which passed on a vote of […]

Terri Patrick Oregon writer Terri Patrick’s blog A recent news article stated the I-pad tablet is Only Three Years Old, then the author revealed how the tablet technology has changed his daily routines and the way he interacts with his young children because of all the cool apps and these […]

By Beaver State Believer, Oregon writer, One of the most talked about movie of the summer may turn out to be the most unexpected. I am talking about Will Smith’s After Earth. The first news to come out of this film was the early prediction that this movie will the […]

By Catholic League for Religious & Civil Rights Bill Donohue comments on the 2012 Annual Report by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops on the subject of sexual abuse: The survey, done by an institute at Georgetown University, shows how utterly absurd it is to maintain that the Catholic […]

. By Paul Louis Metzger Multnomah University Professor New Wine Skins Ministry I took my kids to see the movie 42 today. The movie is based on the real life story of baseball great Jackie Robinson, the first African American baseball player in the major leagues. Robinson wore the number 42 for […]

By Oregon Better Business Bureau In the wake of the massive tornados that touched down in Oklahoma this week, Better Business Bureau (BBB), the Washington State Attorney General’s Office (AGO) and the Secretary of State (SOS) are warning of opportunistic fraudsters. Cons follow the headlines and can easily create bogus […]

By Sheila Allen NW Baptist Convention Students focus on tough questions during conference Students from over 45 churches joined in worship under the leadership of Brady Toops and the Band at the 2013 student conference, sponsored by the Northwest Baptist Convention. God can use anything for his glory, an extreme […]

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