By Michael Davis, Oregon Guest Opinion Mel Gibson’s plans to create a film about the famous Jewish Maccabee rebellion entitled “The Maccabees” hit disaster this week.   Screenwriter Joe Eszterhas released a nine page letter to the media detailing his thoughts and proposed conversations with Mel Gibson which included accusing Mel […]

By Sheila Allen NW Baptist Convention VANCOUVER, Wash. — A swarm of gold t-shirts designating disaster relief workers was on full display throughout the Northwest Baptist Convention Center for an annual roundtable. The event helps train new volunteers and upgrades skills for existing volunteers in specialized fields. Instructors from five […]

By Christian News Northwest Subscribe SEASIDE — Liberty Counsel, a national Florida-based organization that provides free legal assistance in defense of Christian religious freedoms, asked a year and a half ago to make use of a meeting room at the public library here. The library said no. So Liberty Counsel […]

Oregon Needs Food Stamps. More than one out of five people in Oregon are on food stamps, says a new report from the state Department of Human Services. Just don’t call them food stamps: a footnote in the report informs readers that that’s passé: “The Food Stamps program name changed […]

by Randy Alcorn Eternal Perspectives Ministries Sandy Oregon While visiting friends in Texas last week, Nanci and I saw Kirk Cameron’s documentary Monumental. We found it interesting, inspiring, and very well done. It’s very engaging, and tells an important story. I appreciate the fact that Kirk doesn’t look to politics […]

Easter: Worship Mingles Joy with Sorrow for Those Changing Churches The Christian faithful all over the world will gather in local churches in joyous commemoration of the most important date on the Christian calendar — the celebration of the resurrection of Christ, Easter Sunday. Despite many other differences, Christians on […]

Cardinal Timothy Dolan has been all over the media in the past few weeks and represents a strong media presence for the voice of Catholics in America.    Below is a Wall Street Journal interview about Dolan’s conversations with the President and a Fox News video interview. From Wall Street Journal, […]

Snapshots of Today’s Youth Culture Youth For Christ Portland It always amazes me how much the youth culture changes and how frequently it happens. The changes are often motivated by the ever increasing influence of media. Take a look at how media influences teens: Media/Technology Controls Teens • In General: […]

By Holt International Thirty-seven years ago, on April 5, 1975, Holt evacuated exactly 409 children from Saigon in what has now famously become known as the “Vietnam Babylift.” Holt’s flight – one of several agency-arranged “babylifts” at the end of the war – came two days after President Gerald Ford […]

By Guest Opinion, Oregon, The $640 million jackpot came and went and does anyone feel any better? I didn’t think so. Last Friday, my local Portland Fred Meyer had 20 people standing in line to get tickets hours before the deadline, “The highest ever” said the clerk. Unfortunately, the aftermath […]