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October 14, 2020 - Sex and violence comes to Lord of the Rings

By M. Martin, NW writer Amazon’s planned Lord of the Rings spin-offs are looking like it will become more sexual and violent than the beloved trilogy we have come to love. Showbiz cheatsheet reports, Amazon has hired an “intimacy coordinator” for an “Untitled Amazon Project.” However, the publication suggests that […]


October 12, 2020 - Inspirational story behind Redeeming Love’s bestselling success

By Randy Alcorn, Eternal Perspectives Ministries Ministry based out of Oregon Many Christian fiction readers are familiar with Francine Rivers. Her books are exceptionally powerful, well-written, and always Christ-honoring. Redeeming Love is probably her best known, but my own favorite is The Atonement Child. In my opinion, she is one […]


October 9, 2020 - Devotional: Experience God with all 5 senses

By Group Publishing, Learning about Jesus is one thing. Experiencing him every day is something completely different. A new book is inviting readers to do just that while using all five of their senses. Jesus-Centered Daily: See. Hear. Touch. Smell. Taste is a year-long devotional from Group Publishing filled with […]


October 7, 2020 - Prayer, worship concert tours Oregon

By JOHN FORTMEYER, Publisher, Christian News NW Subscribe With the Northwest’s biggest cities beset this summer by deep unrest, evangelist Sean Feucht got national attention when on Aug. 8 he countered with a positive, upbeat Portland event — a praise and prayer rally that drew thousands. Since then, one of […]


October 5, 2020 - NW churches aid wildfire victims

NW Baptist Newsletter, Compiled from reports by Northwest Baptist Disaster Relief and Baptist Press staff George Schroeder & Tess Schoonhoven September 23, 2020 Recovery from devastating wildfires that roared through the Pacific Northwest states so far this summer will take months for thousands of residents, but many Northwest Baptist churches […]


October 2, 2020 - International Pray for Persecuted Church Nov 3rd

By Christian Freedom International, On November 3, churches are invited to join the International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church. To equip Christians for the annual event, Christian Freedom International designed a free resource kit with resources to engage churches whether meeting in-person or virtually. “We pray year-round for […]


September 30, 2020 - Wild smear attacks on Amy Coney Barrett begin

By Faith News Note, The unusual religious and character based attacks are already appearing against Trump Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett. Ibram X. Kendi, an American author who was head of the Center for Antiracist Research at Boston University, compared Barrett and her husband to “White colonizers.” and said, […]


September 28, 2020 - Trump’s Court pick religious ties to Oregon

By Faith News Note, This weekend, President Trump picked Judge Amy Coney Barrett to replace Ruth Bader Ginsberg as the next United States Supreme Court Justice. Wall Street Journal Reporter Peggy Noonan wrote in detail about the Judge and her connection to a popular group called People of Praise. During […]


September 25, 2020 - Church survey: Big change in giving

National Association of Evangelicals A new survey of churches across America reveals a turnaround for church financial health — halting a downward trend in offerings caused by COVID-19. The findings are welcome news for churches as the National Association of Evangelicals (NAE) launches the second annual Bless Your Pastor (BlessYourPastor.org) […]


September 23, 2020 - Two sides of Portland: Prayer rallies? Bible burnings?

Christian News Northwest, Subscribe Is it the one that is now nationally infamous as the site — at press time for this newspaper — for nearly 100 consecutive evenings of protests, often riotous and violent, in the downtown core? And where now God’s Word has been publicly burned? Or is […]