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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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. […]

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 […]

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. […]

By Every Student Sent All national surveys point to the fact that 50% to 70% of students involved in the church today are walking away from an active faith in college. We can no longer afford for this to happen; they are needed to help shape their generation and catalyze […]