Black belt preacher, Rev. Robert Bakke, says churches can no longer remain soft targets and must arm themselves. “This is not about gun control, rental trucks or fertilizer bombs. It is about evil, and you will never stop evil because it is in the world,” says Bakke, “But you can deter a coward by letting him know you have plenty of firepower on the premises.” Rev. Bakke, who is a black belt and firearm advocate, says Christians are supposed to overcome evil, not run into the shadows and hide from it. “I’ve never understood why so many pastors teach weakness as being the way of Christianity,” says Bakke, “Our God is almighty and all-powerful, and we are made in that all-powerful nature…it is time for the people who target churches to get a taste of that reality.”

November 6, 2017–Dr. Timothy M. Hill, General Overseer of the Church of God, received word at 11:30 a.m. EST today that Juan Ignacio Macias, son of Church of God national evangelist Ignacio Macias, is one of the victims of the massacre that took place yesterday at the First Baptist Church of Sutherland Springs, Texas. Juan underwent surgery yesterday for his injuries and is slated for more surgery today. Bishop Macias was preaching in California yesterday and is in route to Texas to be with his son.

Billy Graham Rapid Response Team chaplains are in the town of Sutherland Springs, Texas, following yesterday’s horrifying and deadly shooting rampage during a Sunday morning service at First Baptist Church. The massacre claimed the lives of at least 26 people, with several more wounded.

Only God Can, an award-winning Christian film produced by Inspire You Entertainment of Charleston, S.C., will be officially released by Sony on November 7, 2017. DVDs will be available in retail outlets including Walmart, Target, Christian Book Stores and several others, as well as online. It will also be available at onlygodcanmovie.com.

Cleveland, TN–A three-day revival beginning January 9, 2018, will take place at the Church of God International Offices. The event, which will be streamed live each day, is part of a three-day revival for Church of God International Offices employees, but everyone is invited to attend.

Some of Asia’s many outcast and overlooked were invited to the party as guests of honor when GFA-supported (Gospel for Asia) workers celebrated World Food Day.

Bott Radio Network (BRN) expanded its nationwide Christian Talk Radio service with the addition of a new FM radio signal serving Nashville at 107.1 FM! This new signal at 107.1 FM is now on the air.

Missions has always been the heartbeat of God. Send the Light to the Cities is the heart beat of Church of God International World Missions Director Dr. David M. Griffis and Assistant Director Dr. M. Thomas Propes.

“Without.” The word for orphan from the original language of the Bible simply meant “without.” Today, the United Nations defines an orphan as a child who has lost parents due to neglect, abandonment, abuse, or death. The UN definition is just an expansion of “without.”