By Beaver Believer, Portland In Washington’s capitol, in Olympia, the Freedom from Religion Foundation was successful in placing a placard next to the nativity display.  The sign has generated national attention, including heated discussion on the Bill O’Reilly show.   Here is the story link and below is the wording on […]

By Cameron Crabtree NW Baptist Witness Newsletter PORTLAND — Like many pastors, Robert Kelley, Jr., can easily fill his calendar with the activities that come with overseeing a church in a major urban center.  But the pastor of St. Mark Baptist Church in Portland looks at the city where the […]

Multnomah University Press Release, Metzger’s “Consuming Jesus” Recognized as Top-Ten Book in 2008 by CT’s Leadership Journal. Dr. Paul Louis Metzger’s latest book Consuming Jesus: Beyond Race and Class Divisions in a Consumer Church has been selected by Christianity Today’s Leadership Journal as one of the “Top Ten Books of […]

By Pastor Zach Bayer Trinity Project Church, Milwaukie In this season of my life, my wife and I are on a really great journey. As many of you know, we will be brought home baby Ezra from Ethiopia on the week of November 16, 2008. This is going to be […]

From Portland Archdiocese, The Archdiocese of Portland in Oregon has released additional priest files and documents as a result of the Final Report of Document Arbitration from U. S. District Judge Michael R. Hogan. The documents are located at the web site: www.archdiocesedocuments.org. The documents released today are in addition […]

BY Beaver Believer, Portland I have always loved Advent Calendars as a kid eating my way through the 24 days before Christmas Eve. The calendars I grew up always had a nativity scene or angels which has been the tradition for hundreds of years when it began in Germany. I […]

Blessings and best wishes this Thanksgiving

Rick Johnson, Better Dads Ministry As I travel around the country speaking the number one question I am asked is, “How can we engage and motivate men to be involved?” Clearly, this is an issue that affects everyone. The Big Brothers/Big Sisters program here in Portland reports that they have […]

Medical Teams International director of emergency relief calls for urgent aid Medical Team International — All the signs for a looming, catastrophic humanitarian crisis in Congo are on the horizon, says Joe DiCarlo, emergency relief director for Medical Teams International. “We could see more and more death as people lack […]

Judy Dippel, Eugene Author The Art of Authentic Friendship: Real Women, Real Challenges, Real Solutions Relationships are continually shifting and being redefined, and it seems that as we approach the holiday season, when we’ll be spending time with both friends and family, these pearls of wisdom from our “Relationship” chapter  […]