You may have heard the news that late Wednesday afternoon the so-called Hate Crimes Bill, HR-1913, passed the U.S. House with a vote of 249 – 175. Around 5 p.m. a motion to reconsider was agreed to without objection.

A laundry bag containing several unusual items has been instrumental in doing more than storing dirty clothes–it’s changing lives.

The Church of God Chaplains Commission will be offering its Community Service Chaplaincy Basic Training Seminar on June 1-5, 2009. The seminar will be held at the Church of God Theological Seminary in Cleveland, Tennessee.

Before Slumdog Millionaire made the world’s largest garbage dump famous, Biju Thampy was feeding the children who live there.

Christian broadcaster Pat Robertson on Tuesday announced plans to retire as president of Regent University during a meeting with the school’s Board of Trustees. Robertson founded the Virginia Beach, Va., school in 1978 and will step down as president effective July 1, 2010.

The gesture of throwing a baby shower for friends or loved ones is a common, and cherished tradition for most Americans — providing new parents with all the necessities to care for their infant. In the Holy Land, the gesture is difficult to come by for expectant mothers who live in a region that many would consider primitive and impoverished.

“Kari and I have found that it is always when you expect it the least that God blesses you the most….”

The Church of God World Missions’ children’s Web site, Mission Possible, has been updated with tools to help celebrate the upcoming Centennial of World Missions.

The American Family Association (AFA) is urging Christians to contact their representatives to oppose a bill that would add sexual orientation and gender identity to the list of protected classes under federal hate crimes law.