A bill giving the Administration and the State Department new resources and training to help combat the escalation of persecution of Christians and anti-Semitism has been unanimously adopted by the House Foreign Affairs Committee.

The Ark of Noah Foundation in Pasadena has entered into a strategic collaboration with the owner of the full size replica of the Ark of Noah to move the Ark to the cities of Fortaleza and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Trinity Broadcasting Network, TBN UK, will partner with Empowered21 for the upcoming Empowered21 Europe Congress, London 2016, May 11-13.

In a report from Church of God World Missions, Director Dr. Timothy Hill is deeply moved by the disastrous situations existing around the world involving the Church of God constituency. Every effort is being made on the part of World Missions to supply funds and aid as quickly as possible.

Saturday Night Live launched the careers of some of America’s best-known comedians, including Steve Martin, Ben Stiller, Eddie Murphy, Billy Crystal, Chevy Chase, John Belushi, Will Ferrell and—more recently—Amy Poehler, Tina Fey and Kristen Wiig. But Christians across the country were not amused last weekend when the comedy show aired a skit spoofing the new film God’s Not Dead 2.

A new book by the Very Rev. Dr. Godson Paul-Nzeh, A Crack In The Church And The Biblical Solution, reveals and challenges the progressivisms in Anglican Church especially from the province in North America. It shows the harm the ideology has done to the faith once delivered to the saints. He stresses that spiritually the ideology has created a crack in the Church. This includes the Church challenging traditional marriage before the government and most of the western countries followed suit. The author believes that the spiritual revival the church is waiting for will come only when the church goes back to Biblical values. This book will effectively help a student of theology to grasp the meaning of theology – generally and specifically – the reformed/Anglican theology. It will also help the reader to follow the present historical events and radical ideological changes that the Church is experiencing.

On April 23, nationally coordinated protests will be held at over 200 Planned Parenthood centers throughout the United States, drawing voters’ attention to the ugly side of the nation’s largest abortion chain. These protests are being organized by the #ProtestPP coalition, formed in response to the undercover videos released last year showing Planned Parenthood officials discussing the harvesting and selling of body parts from aborted children.

Dr. Larry G. Hess was recently recognized for 25 years of service as a Church of God member of the National Association of Evangelicals Board of Directors at a NAE Board Meeting in Washington D.C.

One of my favorite movies of all time is The Shawshank Redemption, starring Tim Robbins and Morgan Freeman. From that comes one of my favorite quotes, near the end of the film:
Andy Dufresne: “And remember, hope is a good thing. Maybe even the best of things, and good things never die.”