Disaster Relief volunteers trained, sent to serve By Sheila Allen NW Baptist Convention, Witness NEwsletter disasterreliefGOLDENDALE, Wash. — Providential timing was at work when Disaster Relief volunteers from across the Northwest gathered at Camp Touchet in Central Washington for training in chaplaincy and incident command September 9-10. Some of those […]

By JOHN FORTMEYER Christian News Northwest Subscribe It’s so scripted, one could even say it sounds “canned.” It’s also unsophisticated in its presentation — the people who utilize it read it out loud while literally staring at a sheet of paper or a card. But those who use it say […]

The First Presbyterian Church in Boise received an eye-opening $17,.000 tax bill in the mail. The surprise tax bill comes from the YMCA partnership the church has. The YMCA leases space from the church at $9,500 a month and say they are just providing a community service. The County Tax […]

Georgene Rice interviews Matthew Lee Anderson, author of “Earthen Vessels, why our bodies matter to our faith”. This is not a book just about body image. It is a deep theological study of the implications of disregarding out bodies, as have some ancient heresies in the past. He explores topics […]

Another Oregon City couple have been convicted of manslaughter over denying medical treatment to their child for faith reasons. This is the fourth case for the Followers of Christ Church. When the story broke, last week, KGW-TV did a good job interviewing what the Jurors thought about their case.

National Back to Church Sunday doubles in size VISTA, Calif.—More than 7,600 churches from 34 denominations opened their doors to an estimated 250,000 visitors during National Back to Church Sunday (www.Backtochurch.com), held Sept. 18.Twice as many churches as last year participated in what has become the single, largest cross-denominational outreach […]

By Colum Cille The Institute for the Theology of Culture: New Wine, New Wineskins Oregon ministry In a few weeks I will be flying overseas and beginning a new season of life. This new season will bring with it many challenges: learning a new language, performing a job that I’m […]

Courageous becoming first faith blockbuster series Guest Opinion Sherwood Film’s Courageous opens in theaters this weekend to a near blockbuster proportions. Unliek otehr Christian films this one comes with its own high level red carpet party, it’s own T-shirt line of clothing, and Bible study guide. Courageous is among the […]

More on Robertson versus Robertson and Why We Should Speak Up By Randy Alcorn Eternal Perspectives Ministry, Sandy Oregon EPM Blob Robert and Muriel McQuilkinIn last Friday’s post, I contrasted Robertson McQuilkin’s dedication to care for his wife Muriel, stricken with Alzheimer’s, to Pat Robertson’s cruel answer to a question […]

Oregon Faith News Note A local Oregonian has made national news for being on the no fly list.  Michael Migliore just wanted to go to Italy. But the FBI wouldn’t let him. He was acquainted with Mohamed Mohamud, the man who tried to bomb the Christmas tree lighting ceremony in […]