Jesuits Offer a Spiritual Addition During Upcoming Lenten Period of Abstinence In just a few days, Catholics across America will begin the Lenten season, a 40-day period of prayerful reflection and, for many, a time of fasting and temporary denial of chocolate, wine or Starbucks.  While there’s no empirical data […]

‘The Vow’ Tops Times Best-Seller List; Joins Three Other Faith-Based Books The Vow, Kim and Krickitt Carpenter’s amazing, true story of faith and commitment and the inspiration behind the No. 1 movie in the country, topped the New York Times non-fiction best-seller list in its first week of re-release. From […]

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 story click here.  Rebecca & Mike Beaverton, Oregon I hate road trips and I was eight months pregnant, so what in the […]

By Faith News Note: Jamal Tarhuni is a Tigard man who went to Libya for a humanitarian trip for several months. He went with Medical teams International. Upon his return he was stopped in Tunisia by FBI and was interrogated — including a lie detector test and being asked to […]

Oregon Faith News Note: Oregon’s only Jewish newspaper has officially closed after an amazing 53 years of serving the Oregon Jewish Community. The Jewish Federation of Greater Portland cited economic reasons for closing the newspaper and plans to use the $100,000 in savings for other projects. Oregon’s top gay newspaper, […]

ChristianMingle.com Poll Shows 55 Percent of Christian Singles Believe in Love at First Sight By Christian Mingle A recent Valentine’s Day poll conducted by ChristianMingle.com, the largest and fastest growing online community for Christian singles, revealed 55 percent of Christian singles believe in love at first sight. Twenty-four percent said […]

Say “I Love You” with an Emu! By India Partners St. Valentine’s Day usually inspires images of hearts and winged cupids delivering sweets and treats to loved ones. However, this Valentine’s Day we’re talking about a different winged creature that will provide both nourishing food and income to pastors, children […]

Georgene Rice interviews Jonathan Saenz, attorney with the Liberty Institute who was very much involved with the Texas case that the 5th Circuit Court upheld stating that sonograms must be performed 24 hours before abortions. The case signals one of the biggest legal advancements in a decade for pro-life advocates. […]

George Fox’s Center for Peace and Justice hosts forum focusing on Dr. King’s call for ‘beloved community’ By George Fox University University’s Woolman Peacemaking Forum welcomes Mission Year President Leroy Barber as special guest Feb. 27. What does it mean to be a true neighbor – one who embraces Dr. […]

By Portland Rescue Mission  Portland Rescue Mission recently was awarded a four-star rating by Charity Navigator. This highest possible rating reflects the Mission’s ongoing commitment to financial accountability and transparency. “We’ve made great strides in recent years in improving our ministry effectiveness,” says Executive Director Eric Bauer. “The needs of […]