The annual search for the Longest Married Couple (LMC) in the United States and Canada begins on Saturday, October 10, 2015, it was announced today by Worldwide Marriage Encounter (WWME), the original faith-based marriage enrichment program in the world.

After their first four years, more than 1,000 blog posts, and more than 150 combined research papers, white papers, podcasts, and videos, the Institute for Faith, Work & Economics (IFWE) has boiled down some of the most important ideas on faith and work into one 7-day study on Genesis, God’s Purpose in Creation.

“Self-compassion is simply giving the same kindness to ourselves that we would give to others.” —Christopher Germer

Plans are being finalized for the 2015 biennial Jail and Prison Ministries Pastors and Workers Conference to be held at the Church of God International Offices chapel, October 22-23, 2015. The event is being coordinated by the Church of God USA Missions office.

Crisis-trained chaplains with the Billy Graham Rapid Response Team have deployed to Columbia, S.C., one of many areas across the Palmetto State that have been blanketed by once-a-millennium floodwaters.

I am passionate about two things—my love of God and giving up sugar. The two go together. There was a time in my life, even though I was a Christian and would tell you I loved God, I reserved a big space in my heart for a substance—sugar and anything made with sugar.

I love marriage. I love the idea of marriage and the process of marriage.

Dr. Walt Mauldin, executive director of the Church of God Smoky Mountain Children’s Home, made a recent announcement that the late William G. Squires has left a part of his estate to the Sevierville based children’s home.

It’s a situation that nearly all churches face: what to do when someone asks for financial assistance to pay for things such as electric bills, rent, gas or food. How can we obey Christ’s call to care for the materially poor without creating crippling dependencies?