By Randall Murphree – Guest Columnist

Every Christmas for 40 years, the little town of Wauconda displayed a lighted cross on its water tower. It was a tradition everyone looked forward to. But this year, the town found itself embroiled in a battle that caught them totally by surprise. Someone had complained about the cross on public property.

In cases of emergency, such as a hurricane devastating an island, a community torn apart by war, a missionary child needing immediate hospitalization, Christ’s Birthday Offering provides critically needed help.

PHILIPPINES – After four days of very high fevers, nausea, dizziness, and general agony, I finally convinced Evan to go to the hospital. His breathing was labored and his color not good. I had found him one too many times passed out on the bathroom floor. Something was wrong.

UGANDA — September turned out to be a very busy yet rewarding time in the mission fields of Uganda. David Bonds traveled with me to Uganda, and we immediately started ministering. We did several seminars and open air crusades. We traveled to Lira, a city in Northern Uganda, and did ministry there, resulting in many being converted.

Digital Publishing Corp. today announced the launch of www.NewChristianVoices.com, a new and unique online destination for Christian humor, inspiration and opinion. The non-denominational Christian humor and lifestyle Web site offers insightful and amusing commentary on a variety of topics from some of today’s most well-know Christian comedians, as well as some of publishing’s best up-and-coming writers.

From Friday December 5th, GOD TV will be bringing viewers a special season of programming dealing with Bible prophecy and how it relates to current events as GOD TV founders Rory & Wendy Alec and End-Time experts ask questions like:

By Dr. Don Bennett, Church of God School of Ministry

Nelson Almodovar and Reinaldo Candelaria recently completed the Certificate In Ministerial Studies (CIMS) program in their Distance Learning Center (DLC) at the Rivers of Living Water Church of God in Fayetteville, North Carolina, where Paul Keeter is the senior pastor.

Bill Keller, founder of Liveprayer.com and the world’s leading internet evangelist, is calling for a National Day of Prayer and Fasting for the Economy. By way of a petition to President Bush and Congress, Keller and 250,000 petitioners plan to ask the outgoing president to officially proclaim Thursday, December 18th as a National Day of Prayer.

The Ohio Christian Alliance (OCA) today is calling upon the Ohio Legislature and Governor Strickland to address and truly hold accountable those responsible for the improper investigation of Mr. Joseph Wurzelbacher, known as Joe the Plumber, the highly publicized case in which he asked Presidential Candidate Barack Obama a question concerning taxation on his small business.