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January 5, 2009 - Tips For Moms Raising Sons

By Rick Johnson Founder of Better Dads ministry, Oregon … • Boys need clear, unambiguous boundaries • Boys need to be held accountable for their actions and decisions • Boys need to learn the correlation between taking risks and success in life • Boys need to not acquire the habit […]


January 1, 2009 - Top web questions of 2008

From Ask.com, here are the web’s most common questions asked.  The modern church may want to pay attention to people askign question #1 and #7. 1. How do I get pregnant? 2. How do I lose weight? 3. How do I write a resume? 4. How much is minimum wage? […]


December 31, 2008 - Unwrapping your spiritual gifts in 2009

Judy Dippel, Eugene Author The Art of Authentic Friendship: Real Women, Real Challenges, Real Solutions Within each of us are God-given gifts and talents, as diverse as the gifts under a Christmas tree. Can you imagine the impact on the world if each of us decided, today, and throughout 2009, […]


December 30, 2008 - Portland Archdiocese in compliance with the Charter for the Protection of Children

By Portland Archdiocese, The Portland Archdiocese is in compliance with the Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People The Archdiocese of Portland was found to be compliant with The Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People in 2008 after submitting information for the data collection audit. […]


December 29, 2008 - Georgene Rice Radio Highlights: Global Warming skeptics face heat

Georgene Rice of KPDQ-FM interviewed Christopher C. Horner who is a Senior Fellow at the Competitive Enterprise Institute and is the author of *Red Hot Lies: How Global Warming Alarmists Use Threats, Fraud and Deception to Keep You Misinformed.  Below are some of the highlights: Georgene: [Global warming] is an […]


December 26, 2008 - New Zealand Worship Leader Tops List of 2008 Albums

National Faith News Update: CAROL STREAM, Ill., Dec. 17 /Christian Newswire/ — Christian Music Today, the online music website for ChristianityToday.com, has published its selections for the Best Christian Albums of 2008, an annual list that is regularly one of the year’s most-read articles on the site. “As we went […]


December 25, 2008 - 77% prefer Merry Christmas

Christian Newswire/ — A Fox News poll reveals most Americans say “Merry Christmas.” The poll taken December 9-10 shows 77% of Americans prefer “Merry Christmas” as opposed to saying something with less meaning.   The poll found that larger numbers of Republicans (87%) say “Merry Christmas”, but Christmas numbers were lower […]



December 24, 2008 - God Cancels Church Again – what about tithes & offerings?

By Joe Bonham, This is the second week in a row that my church had to be cancelled due to weekend snow and ice. Through much teeth gnashing I am inclined to ask God, “why do you treat Sunday’s so?” God’s answer is probably something like, “Why did you build […]


December 23, 2008 - Is there Religious Discrimination in Oregon?

By Jeannie St. John Taylor Oregon Author of Culture-Proof Kids An Oregon author I know has spoken at conferences from New Mexico to Florida and presented programs in public schools in Michigan and Illinois. But the Portland Public schools she has approached rejected her out of hand – even though […]