By Holt International Eugene based, Since 1997, the adoption tax credit has helped thousands of American families offset the high cost of adoption. Beginning in 2003, families that adopted children with special needs could claim the full credit, regardless of their qualified adoption expenses. Ultimately, this credit has made it […]

A Church of God in Christ International Day Care center, Pathways to Learning Child Care, in Tacoma was hit by a van and then later firebombed. See video below.

From the book “Our Stories, God’s Glory“ A collection of real life inspiration stories from the NW How about your story? Be a part of 1,000 Oregonians sharing their faith story here. Pastor Dick Scott, Beaverton, Oregon One day, when I arrived at the home of José, the native Choco […]

Chen Guangcheng’s Rescuer Released from Detention Photo: Rep. Chris Smith, Reggie Littlejohn, and Wang Xuezhen with photo of He Peirong Women’s Rights Without Frontiers He Peirong, known as Pearl, has been released from detention and has been interviewed by the BBC. Pearl has become known as the rescuer of blind […]

BY Oregon State University Socratic Club The Socratic Club at OSU will sponsor a debate on the topic, “Is Christianity anti-Science?” on Monday, May 7. in LaSells Stewart Center on the OSU campus, at 7 p.m. The speakers are Andrew Karplus and Victor Stenger. The relationship of Christianity and science […]

by Dan Quatier, Edited by Lynn Saint Compassion Connect, After spending a night in a squad car, observing Portland police officers assigned to the sex trafficking division, I became more acutely aware of the plight of sex slaves, especially those below 18 years old. Because of this experience, I feel […]

Love is not bound by time By Guest Submission, Ryan Smith loved the Oregon Ducks, football at Autzen Stadium, and Bethany Schmidt, not in that order. He and Bethany met as freshmen at the University of Oregon in the fall of 2005, and quickly became inseparable—traveling to Europe together the […]

A church in Portland, Mars Hill Church, was vandalized over the weekend. The church is a newly formed congregation with conservative views on same sex marriage in a Portland neighborhood with an active gay community. Witnesses saw six individuals damage the building at night. Repairs expected to exceed several thousands […]

30 Oregon “National Prayer Day” events scheduled  See various events scheduled by Oregon city locations. — ALBANY, Linn County Courthouse Prayer – Dan Jablonski — HOPC – House of Prayer and Celebration 05/03/2012 11:45 am – 05/03/2012 1:00 pm Worship and Prayer. A live worship team and 7 area pastors […]

Pastor Encourages People to Say No to Ministry By WinePress Publishing, ENUMCLAW, Wash.– The Rev. Dr. Eugene Blair is concerned about people who end up in full-time Christian ministry only to discover that they’re in the wrong vocation. After their long, expensive road to seminary, ordination, and consecration, these ministers […]