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May 13, 2024 - Our Skewed View of Wealth

By Randy Alcorn, Eternal Perspectives Ministry Based in Oregon When Zacchaeus said he would give half his money to the poor and pay back fourfold those he had cheated, Jesus did not merely say, “Good idea.” He said, “Today salvation has come to this house” (Luke 19:9). This is amazing. […]


May 8, 2024 - Terry Williams builds up community through basketball

By Corban University Salem, “I’ve always been a builder, simple as that,” says Terry Williams, his workman’s hands folded together in front of him. Throughout his nearly 50-year career coaching basketball at virtually every age-group and level imaginable, Williams has built up program after program—practice by practice and shot by […]


May 6, 2024 - Luis Palau ministry in Jamaica (video)

By Luis Paula Ministry, In partnership with hundreds of local churches and our good friends at Jamaica Broilers, the Good News was boldly proclaimed in Kingston, Jamaica. Hundreds were served, tens of thousands were reached with the Gospel, and more than 2,000 people responded to the invitation to place their […]


May 1, 2024 - Why is God not more evident, visible?

By Randy Alcorn, Eternal Perspectives Ministry Based in Oregon Note from Randy: Last year I was asked to endorse a new book by Josh and Sean McDowell, 12 Critical Truths of the Christian Faith. While I’ve written countless endorsements, it was the only book I’ve ever written three different endorsements […]


April 29, 2024 - Springfield church opens parking lot to homeless cars

By Oregon Faith News Note, St. John the Divine Episcopal Church in Springfield, Ore., has opened its 50-space parking lot for a decade to temporarily unhoused people who need a place to park their cars or RVs, according to the Episcopal News Service. Church-goers usually only fill about 30 spots, […]


April 24, 2024 - Ruling knocks down city from limiting church meals

By Taxpayers Association of Oregon Foundation A federal judge ruled that the southern Oregon city of Brookings has no legal right to limit the number of meals offered by a local church, according to ABC News. An ordinance approved by the City Council in 2021 in response to citizen complaints […]


April 22, 2024 - Social media being used to sell drugs to Oregon minors

By Faith News Note: Parents should be aware that their kids’ cell phones are a hotline to access every drug imaginable. One local man was charged with selling cocaine, psilocybin mushrooms, MDMA, ketamine, LSD, Xanax, Adderall, and marijuana to local minors. This is a reminder to guard your children’s social […]


April 17, 2024 - A special church birth story in Gresham

By Gemedi Geleto, NW Adventist, Reviewing the abundant blessings the Lord bestowed on their church in 2022 and 2023 has filled the members of Oromo Adventist Church with gratitude, joy and praise to God. As a result of baptisms held in 2022, the Oromo congregation welcomed 24 new souls into […]


April 15, 2024 - Heaven and Earth Part of the Same Universe?

  By Doreen Button Eternal Perspectives Ministry Based in Oregon April 4, 2024 Question from a Reader: I am preparing to lead a study on Randy’s book Heaven and ran into a couple of issues unnoticed at my first reading. The first has to do with his use of the […]


April 10, 2024 - Eucharistic revival in Springfield, Oregon

EUCHARISTIC REVIVAL IN SPRINGFIELD, OREGON By Archdiocese of Portland Staff Fr. Mark Bentz, pastor of St. Alice in Springfield, OR, discussed the importance of Eucharistic devotion being at the heart of his parish’s spiritual and community renewal. Fr. Mark earned a Sacred Theology Bachelor at the Catholic University of Louvain […]