Just months after an historic evangelistic campaign in New York City, evangelist Luis Palau reached millions of people once again with the Gospel through Continente, a televised call-in program April 4-8 in which viewers asked questions and received biblically-based advice on spiritual matters.

The Evangelical Press Association’s annual convention was recently held in Lancaster, Pennsylvania on April 6-8, 2016 and was capped off with the naming of the 2016 Awards of Excellence and Higher Goals Awards. The ministry of Christianity Today took home 45 total awards.

All Church of God pastors, parents, and church leaders are encouraged to participate in a special webinar, titled, “Parenting in a Sexualized Culture,” which will be presented on Thursday, April 21, at 12:00 p.m., and again on Tuesday, April 26, at 9:00 p.m. The webinar is sponsored by the Religious Alliance Against Pornography (RAAP), in cooperation with the Church of God and other RAAP members.

There was a time (c. AD 1408) when censorship was so oppressive that to possess a copy of the Bible in England was a crime punishable by death. The Bible was a lost book to the people then, much as it is today; but in their day it was a question of access, not of apathy. For the first time in its 26-year reportorial existence The Holy Bible has made the top-ten list (#6) of American’s most frequently challenged books, joining the ranks of other titles such as “Fifty Shades of Grey” and “Two Boys Kissing.” With the Bible’s apparent fall from grace are we transforming into a censor-centric American dystopia? The Bible is hotly contested … or is it? Hardly.

Tulsa, Okla. — Empowered21 is excited to announce that Planetshakers will be a featured worship band for the E21 European Congress Celebration of Pentecost, May 11-13, hosted at Ruach City Church, historically known as the Gaumont State Theatre.

Stars Karen Abercrombie and TC Stallings from Fall 2015’s surprise box office number 1 hit “War Room” reunite in a new project titled “God’s Compass,” releasing on DVD May 3, 2016.

In the course of a few days, three distinct natural disasters have affected Church of God people. As far as we now know, there are not fatalities among our congregations, but news is traveling slowly as to the damages incurred.

Liberty Counsel advised the Franklin County (Tennessee) School Board regarding a student club policy which was adopted on Monday, April 11. This policy requires parental permission for all school clubs, sign-in sheets for nonschool attendees, and accurate recordkeeping. If any club’s content endangers students or creates a substantial risk of material disruption of the schools, then the club may be subject to sanctions, including disbandment.

Change. It’s never easy, is it?

Children grow up … jobs end … finances take a dip … parents grow older … people come and go.

How comforting it is to know that we indeed serve a God who never changes! What constant security that one piece of simple theology delivers into an otherwise unstable and vacillating life pattern!