. 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 […]

In Florida, a case involving sexual relations between an 18 year old and a 14 year old is makign headlines. See the Today Show News Clip below. Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy

By Chris Long, In honor of our veterans, past and present, Congressman Bill Johnson reintroduced the D-Day Landing Prayer Act in the U.S. House of Representatives. The bill was also reintroduced in the U.S. Senate. Ohio Christian Alliance President Chris Long stated, “We are pleased that members of Congress are […]

Mt. Calvary & Gethsemane Cemetery Portland’s Archdiocesan cemeteries invite you to attend our annual Memorial Day Mass to pray for our loved ones who have been laid to rest, particularly at our Catholic Cemeteries over the past year. Please join us for the celebration of Mass on Memorial Day Monday, […]

By Beaver State Believer Oregon blogger  The latest Hollywood blockbusters Iron Man 3 & Star Trek Into Darkness, may be a grand spectacle on the silver screen but when it comes to roles for women – it is a dud.   It is no conspiracy that both films just happens to […]

Joseph Anfuso, President and Founder Forward Edge International Vancouver based charity You’ve probably seen it all over the news. Over the past two days, one of the largest tornadoes in U.S. history has ravaged Oklahoma. Twenty-four are already confirmed dead and hundreds of others are severely injured. Join Forward Edge […]

By Tom Krattenmaker Tom is an award-winning Portland-based writer Recent books Onward Christian Athletes & The Evangelicals you Don’t Know Many of my fellow progressives and seculars will wonder what possessed me to journey to Focus on the Family as part of the legwork for my new book — not […]

By Maggie Clark, Staff Writer PEW Charitable Trust An abortion protester stands outside the Red River Women’s Clinic in downtown Fargo, N.D., the state’s sole abortion provider. State attorneys general in North Dakota, Arkansas and Kansas are preparing to defend new abortion and gun laws, recently passed by their state […]