A federal court in Peoria, Illinois, last week awarded more than $120,000 each to two Muslim truck drivers who were fired from their jobs for refusing to transport alcohol. The truckers, who worked for a general “over-the-road” carrier, said driving beer shipments would violate their beliefs, and the employer, Star Transport Inc., admitted its managers were not trained in how to handle requests for religious accommodation, as federal law requires.

Sevierville, TN–ALYN Children’s Rehabilitation Hospital in Jerusalem, Israel received nearly $10,000 in donations received from the “A Night to Honor Israel” event hosted by Parkway Church of God in Sevierville, Tennessee, held on Monday October 19. The donations were received through sponsorships and a collection taken up that night. ALYN Hospital is a state-of-the-art facility with cutting-edge treatments for children from Israel’s Jewish, Arab, Christian, and Druze communities.

Author and Executive Director of Coming Alive Ministries, Jennifer Hand, will release her book “25 Days to Coming Alive at Christmas,” on November 1, 2015, available on Amazon.com and Barnes and Noble.

The producers of Matilda the Musical, La Cage aux Folles, and Sundance hits Mother of George and Blue Caprice are proud to present EASTER MYSTERIES, a modern reimagining of two medieval mystery plays that was performed at Hunter College last week and filmed for a theatrical release next March. The music, libretto and lyrics are by John O’Boyle, a Tony Award-winning Broadway producer, and the motion picture is directed by Danny Goldstein (Godspell, Tamar of The River) with Musical Arrangements and Music Direction by Milton Granger (Mary Poppins).

After Harold Camping repeatedly missed it on his rapture predictions, he finally admitted his statement was sinful. He even wrote a letter to the body of Christ apologizing for his end-of-the-world dramatics.

Operation Compassion, an independent benevolent organization with roots in the Church of God, has been steeped in disaster relief efforts in the flood-ravaged towns of South Carolina.

Biblica, publishers of the New International Version Bible (the most widely read contemporary English Bible translation in the world), has added the NIV Bible to the Custom Church App platform. This is an industry first for the NIV Bible to be integrated with a brandable church app platform.

Should Christians participate in this popular holiday? This is a question I’ve been asking for a long time. Some Christians believe that any participation in Halloween is satanic and sinful, while others believe it’s a harmless tradition to be enjoyed by all. I’ve come to the conclusion that it probably isn’t as black or white as we all wish it were.

Last year was the worst year for persecuted Christians in contemporary history; beatings, rapes, kidnappings and killings all increased. Unfortunately, the situation appears to have worsened in 2015. Even Christian-majority countries are seeing increases in discrimination, exclusion and violence. The advancement of the Islamic State group and totalitarian governments like North Korea has contributed to the rise in persecution. To let persecuted Christians know they are not forgotten and to educate Americans about persecution, Open Doors USA is turning to technology to reach into homes and churches across the nation via the ministry’s second live webcast.