The danger of replacing Communion with a coffee bar. by Paul Louis Metzger Prof. Multnomah University, It’s very difficult for many contemporary Christians to recognize how much we have been shaped by the consumer culture in which we live—it is in the air we breathe and the water (or coffee) […]

By The Witherspoon Institute WASHINGTON — A growing body of research suggests that the habitual use of pornography — especially Internet pornography — can damage people of all ages and both sexes, negatively impacting their relationships, productivity, happiness and their ability to function in society. These are among the social […]

By Randy Alcorn Eternal Perspectives Ministries Sandy Oregon Sunday morning, March 7, I was with Greg Laurie and Harvest Fellowship in Riverside, California. Greg interviewed me about Heaven, and evil and suffering, and we opened the Word together…To facilitate the interview, someone at the church built a Larry King-style interview […]

Oregon Ruling could affect churches’ dealings on internal matters By John Fortmeyer, CNNW publisher Christian News Northwest, Subscriptions SALEM — In what is being described as a first-of-its-kind ruling in the United States that could force churches to change the way they handle internal matters, a former Vernonia pastor’s $335,000 […]

Faith News Note:  Latest developments and both sides speak out on the Mississippi same-sex prom debate. A Mississippi school board has ruled that the prom will be canceled after a senior student requested to bring her girlfriend to the upcoming prom.  Also part of the request is that her date […]

The Archdiocesan Office of Youth & Young Adult Ministry is sponsoring a Catholic Youth Pilgrimage Walk on Saturday, April 17. The goal of the event is for the youth of the Archdiocese to journey spiritually and physically to the sacred space of the Archdiocesan Cathedral. Along the way the participants […]

Family-Faith Film Review: Green Zone By Catholic Office of Film and Broadcasting Green Zone—Idealistic but raw combat drama, set in the early days of the U.S. invasion of Iraq, as a dedicated Army officer (Matt Damon) tries to discover why his unit’s search for the Saddam regime’s weapons of mass […]

Family-Faith Film Review: Brooklyn’s Finest By Catholic Office of Film and Broadcasting Brooklyn’s Finest—Seamy New York police drama chronicling a week in the lives of a cynical patrolman (Richard Gere) on the verge of retirement, an undercover operative (Don Cheadle) desperate for promotion to a safe desk job and a […]

Faith Report News Note: The most unpredictable court in America, the 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals has made an interesting ruling on whether the words “Under God” in the Pledge of allegiance is a religious prayer or a citizen declaration.  Their decision surprised many as reported in the San […]