Faith-Family Film Review: The Spy Next Door By Catholic Office of Film and Broadcasting The Spy Next Door—Generally good-hearted but thin martial-arts comedy in which an undercover spy (Jackie Chan) posing as a mild-mannered pen salesman is left in charge of his divorced girlfriend’s (Amber Valletta) three kids (Madeline Carroll, […]

From Holt International, Eugene: Shane Bowers, along with other members of Christian music group, Julian Drive, was in Haiti on a humanitarian trip with Holt Director of Donor Engagement, Kris Thompson, when the 7.0 magnitude earthquake hit. The following is Shane’s recap of the day’s events and the devastating aftermath…. […]

Oregon Faith Report News Note: Nineteen missionaries in Haiti from two Oregon churches, Beaverton Christian Church and Salem Evangelical Church experienced the earthquake but were unharmed. One story told on how the missionaries were handing out care packages when the earthquake hit. Some kids who came to pick up care […]

The U.S. Supreme Court issued a ruling that stopped the proposed internet broadcasting of a trial on Proposition 8 (the California same-sex marriage ban passed by voters in 2008) that is being taken up in U.S. District Court of Northern California.  Supporters of the broadcast saw it as a new […]

Oregon Faith Report News Note: Criminals do not respect good causes.   This is the unfortunate lesson to charitable workers after witnessing a few break ins at charities and churches in the Oregon area.   Robbers can steal more than money as Springfield learned when thieves took off with charity coats. Here […]

Below is a transcript from a Georgene Rice KPDQ FM interview with Theodore Roosevelt Malloch, author of “Thrift – Rebirth of a Forgotten Virtue”.  Malloch is the Chairman and CEO of The Roosevelt Group. Georgene: This is a subject of which we don’t see much written or spoken.  What motivated […]

Church Facilities Expansion Survey reveals disparity between what unchurched say they look for in a church and what church leaders plan to build. CAROL STREAM, Ill., Jan. 8 /Christian Newswire/ — When church leaders envision their next building project, many are selecting interior and exterior styles that may deter the […]

Faith and Family Film Review: Youth in Revolt By Catholic Office on Film and Broadcasting Youth in Revolt—Sometimes witty but consistently sex-focused coming-of-age comedy about a lonely California teen (Michael Cera) whose sophisticated cultural tastes make him a fish out of water in his divorced parents’ (Jean Smart and Steve […]

Faith and Family Film Review: Leap Year By Catholic Office for Film and Broadcasting Leap Year—Likable romantic comedy in which a controlling Boston real estate consultant (Amy Adams) follows her commitment-shy live-in boyfriend (Adam Scott) to Ireland, where he’s attending a cardiologists’ convention and where she hopes to take advantage […]

Faith Report News Note, Southlake Foursquare Church in West Linn told KATU-2 news on the concern of seeing donation plates half empty during the holiday season.   Regardless of donations being down, attendance was up at Southlake Foursquare during the holidays.     The trouble is that a recession creates a greater need […]