By Holt International Eugene based charity Join Holt and Voice for Adoption in sending messages to legislators — thanking them for making the adoption tax credit permanent, and also urging them to reinstate the refundable provision of the adoption tax credit. Here’s the message we need to communicate: Nationally, nearly […]

By Paul Louis Metzger Multnomah University Professor New Wine Skins Ministry Listen to this piece. Many people respond to questions about undocumented immigrants by saying that they must be deported if the law says so: always obey the law—no questions asked. But what if the law were to be changed […]

By Catholic League for Religious & Civil Rights Bill Donohue comments on the decision by U.S. District Judge Edward Korman ordering the Food and Drug Administration to make the “morning-after” emergency contraception pill available without a prescription to girls of any age: A 12-year-old girl in a New York City […]

By Cameron Crabtree NW Baptist Convention Leaders urged to ‘share the gospel with everybody‘ Ying Kai (left) shares the story of church planting multiplication in Asia as Gihwang Shin translates during a T4T event at Tacoma First Baptist Church. Spiritual renewal and rapid expansion of church planting in North America […]

The baseball movie “42” about Jackie Robinson, has revived the spiritual Christian legacy of Jackie Robinson and the baseball general manager Branch Rickey who made it all happen.    Jackie Robinson’s contribution to America has stemmed from breaking the color line in baseball to overcoming racism while serving in World War […]

by Institute on Religion and Democracy Raised a devout Methodist who later joined the Church of England, Margaret Thatcher vigorously applied her Christian faith to her public life as one of the most important and successful leaders of the Cold War era. Thatcher outlined her public theology in her 1988 […]

Deacon Harold Burke-Sivers, Portland, Oregon Catholic Speaker & Founder of Dynamic Deacon From his Article entitled “Put Out Into The Deep” On Tuesday, April 2, 2013, the Archdiocese of Portland in Oregon, welcomed its new shepherd, Alexander K. Sample. You can read more about Archbishop Sample and the installation Mass […]

Miami & Portland share a battle with the public and regulations to feed the poor. Faith News Note In Miami City officials hit Missionaries of Charity (a charity formed by Mother Teresa) with violations for not having adequate filled out food and distribution permits. This despite the charity working in […]

Echoes & Reflections Holocaust Training-April 13 By Oregon Holocaust Reflection Center Echoes & Reflections Holocaust Training Sat., April 13, 2013 from 9am-noon Vancouver, WA Room 100, Bates Center for Educational Leadership 2921 Falk Rd., Vancouver, WA 98661 (Part of the complex for Eleanor Roosevelt Elementary School and Parsley Center District […]

By Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon EMO honors Rev. Kent Harrop as “Ecumenist of the Year” The Rev. Kent Harrop, senior pastor of First Baptist Church in McMinnville, will be named “Ecumenist of the Year” on April 25, 2013, at the Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon (EMO) Annual Community Awards & Celebration […]