Fellowship of Christian Athletes: Neil Lomax, an assistant coach at Roosevelt High School who set multiple NCAA passing records as a quarterback at Portland State University before embarking on an All-Pro career in the National Football League, has been elected to the Fellowship of Christian Athletes Hall of Champions. FCA […]

By Tony Kriz New Wine Skins A program of Multnomah Biblical Seminary. Election seasons divide people.  They do so almost by definition: positions taken, votes collected, ideological-bases solidified (and polarized). I fear that there is little to no hope.  Maybe for this one season, we need to accept that we […]

Church adopts unengaged people group in West Africa By Sheila Allen By NW Baptist Convention Members at Valley Baptist Church in McMinnville, Ore., intend to prove a lone church can make a difference in the world, one mission trip at a time. Pastor Ronny Cooksey was struck by the emphasis […]

By Faith News Note, On September 26, 2012, about 40 Christian students gathered at the at McMinnville High School flagpole to participate in a “See You at the Pole” (SYATP) prayer meeting. The News-Register reports that students at Yamhill-Carlton, Dayton, and Newberg high schools also participated in this annual global […]

Colton Burpo gets interviewed by the Today Show on the third book to come out from his best-selling experience of visiting heaven as a young boy. Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy

The Billy Graham Association has put out full page ads in the nation’s top newspaper including The Wall Street Journal and USA Today. Here is what the ad said. “The legacy we leave behind for our children, grandchildren, and this great nation is crucial. As I approach my 94th birthday, […]

‘Prince of the Mafia’ Michael Franzese of NY’s Colombo Crime Family Takes Over Pulpit at Liquid Church of NJ By Liquid Church This month, nearly 2,500 attendees of Liquid Church of NJ won’t hear from their regular pastor on Sunday morning, but rather, a real-life gangster. Michael Franzese, who has […]

The Abstinent Majority—Do Teens Respect Abstinence? Part 2 of a three-part series Oregon Family Council You have to appreciate the nobility of trying to teach sexual abstinence to teens. But, the skeptics scoff, why bother? Isn’t that like trying to teach monarch butterfly larvae not to eat milkweed? (Science hint: […]

Muslim cleric denies plans to set up terrorist training camp in Oregon Faith News Note, Egyptian-born Muslim cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri pleaded not guilty to charges that he conspired with Seattle men to set up a terrorist training camp in Bly, Oregon, in 1999. The camp would have provided material […]

By Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon Prof. Gary Dorrien to speak on “God’s Economy” 2012 Collins Lecture will explore faithful response to economic crisis With high levels of unemployment and underemployment across the country, a growing divide between rich and poor, and economic uncertainty throughout the world, one question becomes increasingly […]