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December 18, 2018 - Mystery plants used to block homeless

By Faith News Note, Concrete pots with newly installed plants are showing up in Portland around sidewalk areas popular among the homeless. The plants block the homeless from sleeping on the sidewalk under bridges and other areas. The interesting fact is that no one is taking credit for the plants […]


December 18, 2018 - Raising kids to be givers in a gimme age

By Randy Alcorn Eternal Perspectives Ministry Sandy, Oregon The next generation is growing up amid—and inheriting—vast wealth. Even many children in Christian families don’t see their parents give and are not taught and encouraged to give themselves. So they become keepers and accumulators, and essentially self-preoccupied materialists. They see the […]



December 14, 2018 - God is Dead author dies

By Catholic League for Civil and Religious Rights. God isn’t dead, but the author who famously declared He is is. Thomas Altizer passed away though few people took note of it. He was the subject of the April 8, 1966 cover story of Time magazine. The black background and bold […]


December 12, 2018 - Oregon as abortion destination state

By Jim Miller, Oregon writer In 2015 Oregon was rated the best state to have an abortion.   Now the customer traffic numbers seem to be showing that those laws are generating people’s attention.  Federal data from 2015 shows that 11.2 percent of the 8,610 abortions conducted in Oregon were done […]


December 10, 2018 - Parent Alert: Groundbreaking screen time study

By M. Martin, Oregon writer 60 Minutes did a special on a new study involving 11,000 kids, 21 research sites and $300 million dollars on the study of the impact of screen time on kids’ brains. This is the largest study in the world on the subject and worth noting.  […]


December 6, 2018 - Reggae Rapper pens books on abuse

Tyrone Short, For young girls who lose their innocence in violation, this book is designed to encourage victims to speak up. Within the pages of Tyrone Short’s book, Speak Up Child and Be Saved, readers will find a book depicting what it means when a young girl loses her innocence, […]


December 5, 2018 - NW florist-gay wedding case before top court

By Christian News NW, Alliance Defending Freedom attorneys representing floral artist Barronelle Stutzman of Arlene’s Flowers in Richland, Wash., filed their opening brief here Nov. 13 with the Washington Supreme Court. The brief on behalf of Stutzman comes after the U.S. Supreme Court vacated the state high court’s previous ruling […]


December 3, 2018 - No-cost refuge ranch for pastors

By Multnomah University Multnomah University  alum Eric Weber is fighting burnout — one ministry leader at a time. While earning his biblical education degree at Multnomah, Weber developed a passion for honoring the local church by caring for its leaders. After graduating from MU in 1980, he went on to […]


November 30, 2018 - Exorcisms on the rise

By Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights, Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments on the rise in exorcisms: The Christmas season has just begun, and so has the need for spiritual peace. By any measure, the number of troubled Americans, saddled with personal problems, is staggering. Some are so […]