Catholic Campaign for Human Development awards local grants By Portland Archdiocese The Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD) of the Archdiocese of Portland has awarded two local grants. The Campaign is the domestic anti-poverty program of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. Founded in 1970, CCHD works to eliminate […]

New Jesus iPhone for the hi-tech faithful Revolutionary new media company DV8 Media has released “The Life Of Jesus”, and epic, comprehensive mobile phone application dedicated to the life of the Christian savior. Containing cutting edge original video and audio productions, engaging interactive games, Christian-themed communication tools, and the full […]

Family-Faith Film Review: The Warrior’s Way By Catholic Office of Film and Broadcasting The Warrior’s Way:  After refusing to kill the baby girl who is the lone survivor of a rival clan, the world’s greatest samurai swordsman (Jang Dong-gun) turns his back on his murderous past and seeks a new […]

Northwest leader cites factors in church growth By Sheila Allen NW Baptist Convention, Witness Newsletter PASCO, Wash. — Armed with observations from visiting more than 100 congregations and a vision for the Northwest Baptist Convention becoming a network of thriving churches, Joe Flegal reflected on factors leading to church growth […]

A Lane Community College class on Islam has been canceled. The Council on American-Islamic Relations has protested the teacher, Barry Sommer, for lacking qualifications and for being a chapter of Act! for America which they state is an anti-Muslim organization The College President, Mary Spidle, told the Register Guard that […]

Portland church to host famed camel and his friends By Christian News Northwest How to subscribe PORTLAND — Now known worldwide as the camel who was rescued in September from a sinkhole at his rural Oregon City home, Moses the camel and other “Bible Zoo” animals will make a special […]

Georgene Rice of KPDQ-FM interviews Gabe Lyons, author of “The Next Christians: How a New Generation is Restoring the Faith” talks about the new generation of Christian leaders, who are “Restorers”. Georgene: The statement how the new generation is restoring the faith suggests that the faith is drawing to a […]

By The Old Schoolhouse® Magazine In August 2001, the cover of Time magazine posed this question: “Is Home Schooling Good for America?” Today, as more and more adults who were homeschooled assume positions of leadership and service in our nation, we answer Time’s question with a resounding “Yes!”  Without question, […]

Institute on Religion and Democracy A post-election survey shows nearly 60 percent of Americans believe God has assigned America a “special role” in human history. According to the Public Religion Research Institute and Brookings Institution, Over 80 percent of white evangelicals believe in this special role for America, as do […]

Portland Mayor Sam Adams Press Release, This afternoon, I was joined by County Commissioner Diane McKeel, City Commissioner Dan Saltzman, and leaders in the faith and advocacy communities, to announce several advancements in the fight against juvenile human trafficking in the Portland area: * Portland Police Bureau has doubled the […]