From the book “Our Stories, God’s Glory“ A collection of real life inspiration stories from Oregonians How about your story? Be a part of 1,000 Oregonians sharing their faith story here. . During World War II, I was among the American troops who were captured in Germany. German soldiers forced […]

Theft & vandalism strike Oregon churches  By Guest Submission, Air conditioning units stolen from Portland church The Rivercrest Community Church in Portland had five heating and air conditioning units stolen from their property. Thieves hit the church on two different occasions and made of with over $9,000 worth of materials. […]

CATO Institute’s VP speaks at George Fox on foreign policy, military Topic:“Solving America’s Power Problem: Why a More Modest Foreign Policy and a Smaller Military Will Keep us Safe and Free.”  By George Fox University Public invited to hear author, media personality Christopher A. Preble free of charge on March […]

Honoring Kevin Pratt for his life-saving action this weekend By Guest Opinion, There are heroes among us in Oregon and not all wear a uniform.   Sometimes the heroes are everyday people who live with us like Kevin Pratt.   As played out this weekend a cyclist saw man drowning in the […]

The Beaverton Religion Forum Discusses the Human Soul – March 18 by Evergreen Presbyterian, Beaverton, Oregon Secular Humanist, Bernie Dehler and Pastor Nathan Lewis will answer the question: “Can modern science disprove the existence of the human soul?” at the next Beaverton Religion Forum, Sunday, March 18 at 6:00 p.m. […]

By Open Arms International April 6, 2012, Oregon Convention Center, Portland, Oregon We hope you will join us to hear Joel Manby’s encouraging message of “No Greater Love”. Joel is the President and CEO of Herschend Family Entertainment which owns and operates 20 theme park and entertainment properties in nine […]

Ignatius Press Brotherly love is not uncommon, but the over-80-year-old bond between Monsignor Georg Ratzinger and his brother Joseph – Pope Benedict XVI – is of one of the rarest and most fascinating fraternal relationships ever written about. In My Brother the Pope, available March 1 in English from Ignatius […]

By Guest Opinion, If you remember the “Death of God” Time Magazine cover, you may remember one of their movement’s spokesmen William Hamilton. It was announced today that William Hamilton died at age 87 in Portland from congestive heart failure. The Oregonian comments on an early youth experience that led […]

Oregon mayor apologizes for Sodom-Gomorrah Facebook comment By Guest opinion, Daniel Pokorney, mayor of La Grande, Ore., has apologized for two Facebook posts he made two weeks ago. One post compared Washington State to Sodom and Gomorrah for its decriminalization of homosexual “marriage,” while the other criticized New Jersey for […]

Bill will protect kids by expanding list of mandatory reporters — HB 4016 adds to the list of persons who are required to report child abuse By Senate Majority Office, The Oregon Senate approved legislation that will help protect children from abuse by expanding the list of people who are […]