Gervais Priest Baptizes his own father By Oregon Christian Post, It was a dream come true for Ron Nelson, Sr. when his own son baptized him at Sacred Heart Parish, a recent Catholic Sentinel article reports.  Nelson, 57, a longtime truck mechanic didn’t attend church as his children were growing […]

Luis Palau Leads Unprecedented Evangelistic Campaign in France By Luis Palau Association MARSEILLE, France, July 7, 2011 /Christian Newswire/ — In a country that has resisted open proclamation of the Gospel for hundreds of years, God provided a much needed breakthrough this past week in southern France, focusing attention on […]

Below is a Georgene Rice KPDQ-FM interview with Chris McDaniel author of Dying to Give, moving from the idea of generosity to personal application. Chris McDaniel: I think money has become such a taboo topic over the years because of scandal and because of those who raise their voices loud […]

K.P. Yohannan Speaks Against Child Injustices in New Book — Children of South Asia are Finding Hope in World of Despair CARROLLTON, Texas — As a voice crying out on behalf of children labeled “slumdogs,” Dr. K.P. Yohannan, founder and international director of Gospel for Asia, sheds light on the […]

Family-Faith Film Review: Horrible Bosses  MPAA Rating: R for crude and sexual content, pervasive language and some drug material. Catholic News Service Rating:  O — morally offensive. Plot: Horrible Bosses is about  three friends who conspire to murder their awful bosses when they realize they are standing in the way […]

Family-Faith Film Review: Zookeeper MPAA Rating:  Rated PG for some rude and suggestive humor, and language Catholic News Service Rating:  A-III — adults only Zookeeper Plot:  A group of zoo animals decide to break their code of silence in order to help their lovable zookeeper (Kevin James) find love — […]

By Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life [Below are highlights from the report] These are among the key findings of a survey by the Pew Research Center’s Forum on Religion & Public Life of 2,196 evangelical leaders from 166 countries and territories who were invited to attend the Third […]

By JOHN FORTMEYER Christian News Northwest Subscribe VANCOUVER, Wash. — In 2006-07, a locally based marriage enrichment organization made national headlines because of legal action surrounding a federal grant it received.  That organization, Northwest Marriage Institute, in 2007 survived that legal challenge, and its director, Bob Whiddon, at the time […]

Buddhist temple finds new home in NE Portland church building By Oregon Christian Post, The old white building that stands near Woodlawn Triangle in Northeast Portland is now the new home of the Heart of Wisdom, a Buddhist temple. The church building has housed three congregations in the past 100 […]

Below is a transcript from Georgene Rice KPDQ-FM radio interview with Oregon State Senator Jason Atkinson about a gunshot accident that nearly took his life. The story of his recovery is inspiring. Georgene: Tell us what happened on that day in July of 2008. Atkinson: I was working on a […]