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September 20, 2021 - Giving has an amazing boomerang effect

By Randy Alcorn Eternal Perspectives Ministry Ministry based in Sandy, Oregon Scripture is full of God’s words to generous givers: “Honor the Lord with your wealth and with the firstfruits of all your produce; then your barns will be filled with plenty” (Proverbs 3:9-10). But God doesn’t intend for us […]


September 17, 2021 - Novel delves into life-after-death questions

By Carmel Communications, Author David Pinault imagines a fantastical world of controversial poets and writers and what happens when they pass from this world to the next in his new novel, PROVIDENCE BLUE: A FANTASY QUEST (Ignatius Press). Pinault urges readers to contemplate what happens after death and if despair […]


September 14, 2021 - Aid groups request protection, support in Afghanistan

By Mercy Corps, International charity based in Oregon Mercy Corps Urges Support and Guarantees for Aid Groups to Resume Operations in Afghanistan as Humanitarian Crisis Reaches Tipping Point Mercy Corps Regional Director for Asia, Alan Glasgow, says: “The needs of 18.4 million Afghans reliant on humanitarian assistance are growing increasingly […]


September 13, 2021 - Nancy Alcorn: “My Cancer Is God’s Servant”

By Randy Alcorn Eternal Perspectives Ministry Ministry based in Sandy, Oregon Note from Randy: Nanci read the following to me from her journal a few days ago, and I asked her if we could use it as a blog. As many of you know, she has been battling cancer for […]


September 11, 2021 - Spiritual significance of 9/11

By Catholic League of Religious and Civil Rights, The 20th anniversary of 9/11 carries great significance to all Americans (at least those who are patriotic), but it has a special meaning for Christians. First some thoughts on the fateful day. On September 11, 2001, I was in my Manhattan office […]


September 8, 2021 - Science Supports Six-Week Ban

By Oregon Right to Life, On Wednesday (9/1), shortly before midnight, in a 5-4 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court allowed the Texas law, SB 8, to go into effect. The Texas law is designed to protect unborn babies whose hearts have begun to beat. “Science has clearly shown that, by […]


September 7, 2021 - Words from inside Afghanistan

By Randy Alcorn Eternal Perspectives Ministry Ministry based in Sandy, Oregon The following informative Q&A comes from a source inside Afghanistan who cannot be identified for security reasons: What is the situation of believers in Afghanistan? Precarious. We know from the media but also from local sources that the Taliban […]


September 3, 2021 - Persecuted Afghan Christians brings focus to Sept. rally

For the Martyrs, More than 340 million people around the world suffer persecution for practicing their Christian faith – making it the largest persecuted religious group. In solidarity with them, and to help raise awareness, the 2nd annual March for the Martyrs will take place in Washington, D.C., on Sept. […]


September 1, 2021 - Ceremony: Nez Perce return to reclaimed land

By Faith News Note, (Photo: Nez Perce Facebook site) Nez Perce tribal members rode on horseback onto farmland west of Joseph in the Wallowa Valley in late July—reversing the journey taken by their ancestors 144 years earlier when the band objecting to what they considered a “steal treaty” escaped on […]


August 30, 2021 - Methodist church closing

By Faith News Note, After more than a century, the United Methodist Church of Pendleton disbanded, in large part because of the COVID-19 pandemic and loss of its physical church in 2019. The Methodist congregation erected the stone building with stained glass windows in 1906 on land bought for $4,000. […]