Mission Connexion, set for Jan. 20-21 at Sunset Church,  offers chance to discover mission opportunities, enrichment and more. Photo by Tim Hirsch By TIM HIRSCH Christian News NW You’ve accepted Jesus, earnestly sought him and grown in your faith. But what’s the next stop in this journey? In essence, what’s next? […]

Randy Alcorn, founder of EPM By Randy Alcorn Eternal Perspectives Ministry I confess I grow weary of some believers’ responses to good news, especially related to evangelism. Instead of believing the best, as believers sometimes we seem to chronically believe the worst. I remember the negative responses I received years […]

By Catholic League on Religious and Civil Rights, Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments on the NFL’s reaction to Damar Hamlin’s serious injury: The day after Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin went into cardiac arrest during Monday night’s NFL game, ESPN analyst Dan Orlovsky said on air, “I heard the […]

By Eric Fruits, Ph.D. Cascade Policy Institute Vouchers and education savings accounts (ESAs) are a subset of school choice policies. Under these programs, families who withdraw their children from public district or charter schools receive a deposit of public funds into government-authorized accounts. Funds in those accounts can be used […]

Wyden Statement on Passage of End Child Exploitation Act By U.S. Senator Ron Wyden Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., issued the following statement on the passage of the End Child Exploitation Act Monday evening, with new cybersecurity provisions to prevent child exploitation images and videos from being stolen and […]

By Taxpayers Association of Oregon Foundation A Portland-based drug treatment and recovery program obtained $917,300 in grants under Measure 110 to expand virtual medication assisted therapy and peer support services to eight rural Oregon counties, according to the Portland Business Journal. Boulder Care applied to serve all 36 Oregon counties […]

By Oregon Faith News Note, The Episcopal Diocese of Eastern Oregon is working with members of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation to restore traditional land to the tribes while retaining its use of a portion for religious retreats and camps offered through Ascension School, according to Oregon […]

By Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights, Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments on what recently happened to pro-life women here and abroad: A woman nurse in Texas has been ordered by President Biden’s Department of Veteran Affairs to assist in performing abortions or she will lose her job. […]

Randy Alcorn, founder of EPM By Randy Alcorn Eternal Perspectives Ministry The joy of giving is something we can instill in the hearts of our children and grandchildren from a young age. I learned of a family sponsoring a child whose son asked them, “Can you help me sell my […]

By Oregon Faith News Note, When he saw an elderly man pushing his lawnmower with one hand and holding a cane in the other, Albany Police Officer Jon Wymore didn’t hesitate. The former dietitian and youth pastor who joined the police force a year ago stopped his patrol car and […]