The past year has been a thoroughly encouraging time for the Argenteuil Church of God. The key word is still “growth.” We have seen the salvation of two 16 year-old young ladies: Marie-Ange and Cindy and a young man, Stanley, all three attending church regularly.

By Star Parker – Syndicated Columnist

A travesty of justice has occurred in Oakland, California. But realities surrounding this local issue point to how the economic crisis in our nation is symptomatic of and flows from a deeper fundamental moral crisis.

Each year, children, adults and children’s ministry volunteers participate in KidFest, a ministry of the Church of God Department of Youth and Christian Education. Excitement rings through buses and vans as they make their way to what has become a weekend of a lifetime!

Cranford Blackmon of Wilsonville, Al has designed a unique line of Christian products to promote a new avenue of sharing Christ. Focused mainly on youth and young adults, the products are intended to both inspire Christians, and more importantly, to get non-believers to ask about the imagery on each item. Since the world is already inundated with jewelry and other products that focus on the cross, his products focus on the resurrection and what it means for Christians.

A California evangelist is challenging an advertising campaign offering ” praises” to evolutionist Charles Darwin by countering with a publicity effort of his own.

Church of God General Overseer Dr. Raymond F. Culpepper has recorded a video message addressing the future of the Church of God entitled, “The Tides of Time on the Shore of Tomorrow.” The video is currently on the Church of God Web site under the graphic, ‘Missional Message’ and is also available for download for pastors to broadcast to their churches.

In his brand new television series, Love, Marriage and Stinking Thinking, marriage expert Mark Gungor exposes the true source of marriage problems–the flawed notions that shape our expectations of marriage and our spouses. Beginning in February the show airs on Trinity Broadcasting Network 9:30 PM PST/12:30 AM EST and 4:00 PM PST/7:00 PM EST on Thursday nights and airs twice a week on Sky Angel on Tuesday and Thursdays at 6:00 PM Central.

CHICAGO– Awana, a long-time supplier of church and Bible study curriculum, and Adventures In Missions (AIM), an evangelical organization that specializes in prayer-focused mission trips, launched a strategic relationship, beginning January 1.

DALLAS– William Young’s The Shack, has become a runaway bestseller, and it is easy to see why. The book brings us on a redemptive journey through the shacks of deepest pain and suffering in our lives, guided by the triune God of Christian faith. But even as lives have been transformed through this book, other readers have sternly denounced it as a hodgepodge of serious theological error, even heresy.