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October 8, 2018 - Will we have jobs in Heaven?

By Randy Alcorn, Eternal Perspectives Ministry Sandy Oregon based Genesis 2:15 tells us, “The Lord God took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden to work it and take care of it.” Work wasn’t part of the Curse. The Curse, rather, made work menial, tedious, and frustrating […]


October 5, 2018 - Good and bad takeaways on Pope U.S. poll

By Catholic League religious and civil rights, Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments on a new poll by the Pew Research Center on Pope Francis: The pope’s popularity has taken a major hit in the U.S., and it is directly traceable to the way he has handled clergy sexual abuse. […]


October 3, 2018 - Medford youth pastor’s elaborate hidden video crime

Youth events were planned around his secret videotaping of minors. Oregon U.S. Attorney Press Release, Donald Courtney Biggs, 40, of Medford, Oregon, was sentenced to 188 months in federal prison for surreptitiously recording minor church members in various stages of undress while employed as a youth pastor at Mountain Christian […]


October 1, 2018 - Bill fixes IRS rule on sex trafficking victims

Senator Ron Wyden Release, U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and John Cornyn (R-TX) introduced a bill that would exempt civil damages, restitution, and other monetary awards given to human trafficking survivors from federal income taxes. The bipartisan Human Trafficking Survivor Tax Relief Act of 2018 would fix a provision in […]


September 28, 2018 - Faith moments during Kavanaugh hearing

By Jim Miller, It is always interesting to see how God and spirituality find themselves into the language of important historic moments. It must be said that invoking God, faith or prayer does not equate to someone’s innocence or righteousness, but interesting nonetheless.  After watching three hours of the hearing […]


September 26, 2018 - 26,000 Oregonians turnout for Rev. Graham

By Christian News NW, Subscribe Three of Graham seven evening events in the Decision America Pacific Northwest tour took place in Oregon, and the remainder in Washington. The first Oregon gathering was Wednesday, Aug. 1, at the Jackson County Fairgrounds and Exposition Park in Medford, with an estimated 8,700 attending […]


September 25, 2018 - Youth pastor arrested over minor he met at church, online corruption

By Faith News Note, Beaverton police arrested 30-year-old Lake Oswego Youth Pastor Ryan Mutchler this week. The suspect drew suspicion from parents fo a minor who were alarmed over texts to their daughter. The police set a sting operation over the phone and then apprehended Ryan Mutchler.  Ryan Mutchler was […]


September 24, 2018 - ‘Aid, Advise, Encourage’ suicide bill passes

Life Legal Defense Foundation, California governor Jerry Brown signed into law  a bill (SB 282) that allows any person to “aid, advise, and encourage” suicide under the state’s assisted suicide law. Until now, these actions were felonies, as the state had a longstanding policy to protect people from self-harm. The […]


September 22, 2018 - Innocent man freed after 27 years, praises God

Faith News Note, Valentino Dixon just spent 27 years behind bars and is now free thanks to a man who confessed. His artwork and a Gold magazine helped play a key role in his unlikely release. Watch the interview on Today show and be encouraged by his praise and thanks […]


September 21, 2018 - China closes church for refusing surveillance demands

China Aid, Photo: People gather outside Zion Church on Sept. 9 after it was banned by authorities. Photo courtesy of Zion Church When one of Beijing’s largest underground churches first refused to install surveillance cameras that would allow authorities to spy on their activities, they didn’t know it would end […]