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May 13, 2019 - How satellite phones help missionaries

By NW Baptist Witness, Disaster relief volunteers with Japanese International Baptist Church (JIBC), of Tigard, OR, are grateful to community partners after a recent donation of a portable satellite terminal for use in the mission field. During a presentation Jan. 15, the church received an iSavi IsatHub from Friends of […]


May 10, 2019 - Preacher and bike dog become a hit

By Living Waters When bestselling author Ray Comfort picked up his dog and put him onto his bike, he didn’t realize that he was creating an Internet sensation. Comfort’s Living Waters YouTube channel has since exploded to over 75 million views. He took his Bichon Frise along on a bike […]


May 8, 2019 - HB 2217: Euthanasia bill up for Oregon vote

By Oregon Right to Life, HB 2217 passed out of the House chamber and is scheduled for a hearing and vote in the Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday, May 9. SB 579 will likely be scheduled for a Senate floor vote soon. On April 8, a press conference was held […]


May 6, 2019 - Christian guidelines for Artificial Intelligence

By Randy Alcorn Eternal Perspectives Ministries, Sandy Oregon Please visit his blog We know that God isn’t against technology. After all, He gave us the creativity to make it, and technology helps us govern the earth as He commanded. I have always loved science (and science fiction) and artificial intelligence […]


May 3, 2019 - The political implications of PEW religion poll

Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights A new Pew Research Center survey, “Changing World: Global Views on Diversity, Gender Equality, Family Life and the Importance of Religion,” offers many fascinating insights on these subjects. What it has to say about religion, in particular, has grave political implications. Almost 6 […]



April 29, 2019 - True-life faith film, Breakthrough: Too many flaws

Tom Krattenmaker, Oregon writer,  USA TODAY contributor and Yale Divinity School communications director. The new movie “Breakthrough” tells an inspiring, real-life story about a boy rescued from death by his mom’s prayers and a medical miracle. Producer DeVon Franklin calls it the kind of unifying balm the country needs in […]


April 26, 2019 - House chaplain lawsuit ends

By Catholic League of Religious and Civil Rights The House of Representatives begins each legislative day with a prayer, a practice that has been observed since the First Continental Congress. The Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF), comprised of religion-hating militant secularists, wants equal time: in 2016 they asked House Chaplain […]


April 24, 2019 - Fake Oregon church used to avoid taxes

By US Attorney, Oregon District. A federal grand jury in Portland has returned a seven-count indictment charging Glen Stoll, 68, a resident of Washington State, with multiple crimes stemming from a scheme whereby he organized, promoted, and marketed fraudulent tax avoidance strategies. Stoll made his initial appearance in the District […]


April 22, 2019 - Pastors as government informants?

By Pacific Justice Institute, The Pacific Justice Institute—Center for Public Policy (PJI-CPP) is raising the alarm about a bill in the California Legislature that would require clergy to report some confessions to the government. Senate Bill 360 by Sen. Jerry Hill (D – San Mateo and Santa Clara Counties) has […]