By All God’s Children International, Portland adoption ministry  In a rare quiet moment on the front porch of the Watson home, Daniel and Mandy share with AGCI their journey to adopt. Before creating a nonprofit to help single mothers, and before the excitement of Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, God gave them […]

Portland area Catholic students attend Social Justice Summit on human trafficking By Faith News Note, Seventy-five students from six Portland area Catholic high schools attended Jesuit High School’s first-ever Social Justice Summit. The focus of the summit was human trafficking for sex and labor. Speakers urged the students to help […]

Salem churches unite for Martin Luther King By Faith News Note: From Salem Statesman Journal, “Several churches in the community came together Sunday to celebrate the life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr.About 100 to 125 people attended the free event at Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Salem for a […]

By George Fox University Students, staff from George Fox volunteer at MLK Day of Service in Portland Jan. 21 Students and staff from George Fox University will join about 1,000 volunteers from 10 other colleges and universities to serve at the fourth annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service […]

Christian Film database This list is not a list of films released in 2012 but rather a list of the most viewed films on CFDb between January 1, 2012 and December 25, 2012. The point of this list is to show what the most popular films were in 2012 no […]

  By Oregon Catholic Charities NEW PARTNERSHIP TO TRANSFORM LIVES OF OREGONIANS WITH LUPUS  Molly’s Fund Fighting Lupus and Catholic Charities are announcing that they will be working together to empower Oregonians who are living with lupus. The two nonprofits will be pooling their expertise to ensure that people receive […]

Faith News Note: It is a Hollywood tradition to hear celebrities share their Scientology, but now NBC is reporting about an Academy Award winning director< Paul Haggis, who has left Scientology making him the most recognizable person to leave. But every story has two sides, and later in the NBC […]

By Randy Alcorn Eternal Perspectives Ministries, Sandy Oregon Author of Heaven I love the redemptive message of Les Misérables, from book, to stage, to screen. It reminds me of the song “Amazing Grace,” because it is deeply loved even by those who don’t fully believe its message. The beauty of […]

“Under God” in Pledge tweaked by Oregon lawmaker and other faith moments of the 2013 Legislature opening. There were some inspirational and unusual faith moments during the opening of the 2013 Oregon Legislative Assembly this week. Governor Kitzhaber started his State of the State Speech  on a somber note with […]

Kitzhaber proposes reducing welfare time limit By Faith News Note Because of budget deficits, Governor Kitzhaber has proposed reducing the time limit for receiving welfare from five to three years. Currently, Oregon residents who qualify may receive cash benefits under the federal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program for […]