When Sarah Williams learns that the baby she is carrying will likely not survive birth, her world crashes down around her. Amidst the voices of well-meaning onlookers offering to pray for healing, the bittersweet companionship of a pregnant best friend, medical staff who question her decision, and the loving support of friends who respect it, Williams and her family learn to celebrate life while preparing for the birth and subsequent death of their youngest daughter, diagnosed with a lethal skeletal deformity.

Ron Hepperly, regional superintendent for the Church of God in the Southeast Asia Region, is also director of RIO Missions. Its vision and mission are “to go boldly in Christ where no one dares, to shine His light, to share His name, to meet the need, to help, to feed, to reach this world ‘til Kingdom come.”

Paul McCartney easily took the top spot on the Billboard 200 this week when his new album Egypt Station blew past 153,000 equivalent album units — a forceful 147,000 of which were traditional album sales. Eminem’s Kamikaze, now two weeks old, slotted in at Number Two with 136,000 units.

LOS ANGELES – On a recent fall day, a group of protesters gathered in a university courtyard, many holding rainbow flags. About 100 students and faculty members were fighting for LGBTQ rights on campus.

Cleveland, TN–Lee University saw its ranking rise once again this year in the popular U.S. News & World Report (USNWR) “Best Colleges 2019” edition. The Church of God’s oldest educational institution was also recently ranked sixth in the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) ranking of “Colleges Where Students Feel Most Engaged.”

When’s the last time you said thank you to your pastors and let them know you are praying for them? October might be a good time, since it’s National Clergy Appreciation Month. And if your pastor is like many, they are feeling stress.

Saifura Khorsa and Leah Sharibu—these are the real faces of global Christian persecution.

Sunday, October 28, 2018 is Retired Ministers and Widows Appreciation Day in the Church of God. It is part of a long-standing tradition to honor those heroes of the faith who have contributed and sacrificed over a lifetime of ministry.

The Center for Security Policy declared Thursday, October 4 to be a national day of prayer for Brett Kavanaugh ahead of the vote to confirm him as the newest Supreme Court justice.