I Love You, Beth Cooper, PG-13 CatholicFilmReview.org A nerdy high school valedictorian (Paul Rust) uses his speech to declare his love for the head cheerleader (Hayden Panettiere) after which the unlikely pair have a series of graduation night adventures in the company of his sexually conflicted best friend (Jack T. […]

By Kay Marshall Strom, Eugene author of 36 books, Presence of the Poor: Changing the Face of India For years Lakshmi, named for the “goddess of wealth,” listened helplessly each night as her little ones wailed themselves to sleep.  One handful of rice just wasn’t enough for their  empty stomachs. […]

Haggards tell Vancouver church about ‘God’s grace in our lives’ By JOHN FORTMEYER, CNNW publisher Christian News Northwest, Subscriptions VANCOUVER, Wash. — Two and a half years ago, with his sins now known to the world, a deeply embarrassed and shamed Ted Haggard at times felt suicidal. In a stunning […]

Louisville, Kentucky–U2 is arguably the most popular band in the world today, but are they a Christian band? Greg Garrett, Baylor University professor and author of We Get to Carry Each Other: The Gospel according to U2, says yes. Although many fans perceive the band as a purely secular phenomenon, […]

Kigali Festival with Andrew Palau Luis Palau Association (Kigali, Rwanda) Rwanda President Paul Kagame met with international evangelist Andrew Palau in April, graciously committing to lend counsel and attend Palau’s upcoming Kigali Festival. As part of the festival in July, a preceding Season of Service was launched in tandem with […]

The Michale Jackson memorial was filled with strong spiritual references.   Musician Stevie Wonder began by declaring that “God is good!”, and one of Michael Jackson’s brothers spoke extensively about God and Heaven.   BreitBart news highlighted the spirituality in their coverage. “Michael Jackson’s public memorial started out more spiritual than spectacular […]

Obama’s Favorite Theologian? A Short Course on Reinhold Niebuhr PEW Forum on Religion and Public Life, Some of the nation’s leading journalists gathered in Key West, Fla., in May 2009 for the Pew Forum’s biannual Faith Angle Conference on religion, politics and public life. Ever since then-Sen. Barack Obama spoke […]

By Beaver Believer, Portland Governor Mark Sanford’s infidelity press conference was filled with references to God.   Is this the best choice?   This may be appropriate if you are being more honest, humble and personally responsible than the average spouse-cheating-Mea-Culpa press conference.   Unfortunately, the public did not perceive it as such.   […]

BY Faith Report, See more of Multnomah University Alumni missions Michelle Peel is part of an alumni team from Multnomah University who recently spent time in Rome, Italy, where she just wrapped up an amazing journey reaching refugees.   Because of its central position jutting into the Mediterranean Sea and its […]

According to the UK newspaper, The Independent, the bones of the Apostle Paul may have been discovered.  The article quotes, “On Saturday, the Vatican newspaper L’Osservatore Romano announced the discovery of a fresco inside another tomb depicting St Paul, which Vatican officials said represented the oldest known icon of the […]