A couple years ago, I spent several hours with a group of young pastors. It was a cross representation of church planters and pastors of established churches—healthy churches and unhealthy; growing, plateauing and declining.

Operation Compassion is partnering with Feed the Children to help the Church of God provide kids with the supplies they need to go back to school.

Evangelist Alveda King, Director of Civil Rights for The Unborn, Priests for Life, recently released the following statement:

I have one of the coolest roles in the world right now. I get to hang out with, encourage and support Team USA athletes during the Olympics.

Most of the people I know in ministry are exceptionally busy people. Yes, there are some who are lazy and idle, but they are like overweight distant runners or pale lifeguards—rare.

A wide variety of services from last month’s 76th Church of God International General Assembly are available for purchase at the website, www.cogmarketplace.org.

Bill Donohue comments on an anti-religious freedom bill in California:

SWAT Deputy Mark Diebold of the Tarrant County Police asked God for a sign and got one weighing 6 lbs., 11 ounces. At the time, he did not realize how large a sign it would become.

Every organization wants growth in one way or another. We want growth in clientele and in profits, and it’s common to want to see a certain level of growth in the skill and abilities of our employees.