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December 14, 2022 - Portland pastor pens prayer book — an invitation to the wonder

By Oregon Faith News Note, Tyler Staton, the pastor of the nondenominational Bridgetown Church in downtown Portland, wants people to improve their prayer lives, which is why the husband and father of three wrote Praying Like Monks, Living Like Fools: An Invitation to the Wonder and Mystery of Prayer, according […]


December 12, 2022 - J. I. Packer: Having “Christmas Spirit” and the “Christian Snob”

Randy Alcorn, founder of EPM By Randy Alcorn Eternal Perspectives Ministry I appreciate these challenging words from J. I. Packer about what it means to truly have a God-honoring “Christmas Spirit.” May God one day say of us what He said of King Josiah: “He defended the cause of the […]


December 9, 2022 - Christianity Today gets $1 million grant

By Christianity Today Christianity Today has received a grant of $1,000,000 from Lilly Endowment Inc. to equip preachers in bringing their message to life and create opportunities for them to engage God, their peers, their congregations, and the world through them. The grant will fund efforts through Christianity Today’s popular […]


December 7, 2022 - Kevin Palau reaches near 1/4 million in Argentina

By Luis Paula Association International ministry based in Beaverton, Oregon (file photo) Fourteen years after renowned evangelist Luis Palau’s historic campaign in Argentina’s capital city of Buenos Aires, the Palau Association returned to deliver the same message of hope to a new generation of Argentines, this time led by Luis […]


December 5, 2022 - Oregon abortion hearing this week

Oregon Faith News Note, Oregon Right to Life announced a State Capitol hearing on abortion this week: “In May, Tina Kotek’s hand-picked replacement for Oregon House Speaker, Dan Rayfield (D-Corvallis), announced the “Reproductive Access Care and Health Work Group.” Since their formation, they’ve been working behind closed doors to expand […]


December 2, 2022 - Building the restorative prison to transform lives

By Prison Fellowship International, Prison Fellowship International (PFI), an international nonprofit ministry working to transform the lives of prisoners through Jesus’s love, was in the spotlight Thursday as a diverse group gathered at the American Society of Criminology 77th Annual Meeting to examine the future of criminology. During an examination […]


November 30, 2022 - Oregon Food Bank serves 1.5 million

By Taxpayers Association of Oregon Foundation, The CEO of Oregon Food Bank says that they serve over 1.5 million Oregonians. The Salem Reporter says, “Susannah Morgan, CEO of the Oregon Food Bank, the state’s primary hunger relief organization, estimates 1.5 million people will have visited the state’s food banks and […]


November 28, 2022 - AG warns over chairty relief scams

By Oregon Attorney General Press Release Attorney General of Oregon, Ellen RosenblumIn a time of national crisis like Hurricane Ian, our natural instincts are to feel compassion and want to help. Before donating to Hurricane Ian relief funds, those eager to assist should be aware of scams and fraudulent charities, […]


November 25, 2022 - Baby Record Breakers: Twins born from embryos frozen 29 years

National Embryo Donation Center (NEDC) Nov. 21, 2022 KNOXVILLE, Tenn., Nov. 21, 2022 /Christian Newswire/ — Two babies in the Pacific Northwest, whose births were facilitated by the National Embryo Donation Center (NEDC), have made history with their arrivals. Siblings Lydia Ann and Timothy Ronald, the daughter and son of Philip […]


November 23, 2022 - United in Prayer

Prayer at the Heart draws more than 100 to central Oregon for two days or worship, prayer and dedications By TIM HIRSCH Christian News Northwest Subscribe (phot by Tim Hirsch) More than 100 Oregon residents made the trek to the central Oregon to give honor to God by gathering at […]