A town in Massachusetts made headlines last year when it attempted to ban profanity. Protesters descended on the small community of Middleborough to voice their disapproval—using words television stations often had to bleep out. The controversy arose when residents at a town hall meeting voted to impose a $20 fine on anyone caught cursing in a public place. The Massachusetts attorney general later ordered the town’s leaders to rescind the measure.

This year, 2014, Church of God Community Service Chaplaincy celebrates 20 years of continual service in volunteer ministries. Thousands of Chaplains have gone before us and, should the Lord tarry His coming, thousands more will follow us in the fields of service.

Religious freedom is only one consideration out of many in the battle between retail craft giant Hobby Lobby and the Obama administration, according to the amici curiae brief filed by Life Legal Defense Foundation in the United States Supreme Court. “The Health and Human Services mandate that requires employers to provide insurance coverage for abortion and abortion inducing drugs puts women at risk,” said Dana Cody, President and Executive Director of Life Legal Defense Foundation. “It’s unbelievably irresponsible and sexist,” Cody added.

This Sunday is the biggest game of the year, and on Friday January 31st Trinity Broadcasting Network, America’s most-watched faith channel, will get you ready for Super Bowl XLVIII (48) with a two-hour faith-and-football special from New York City, featuring on-the-field interviews with members of both the Denver Broncos and the Seattle Seahawks, as well as appearances by NFL and other sports greats, along with impacting stories about how faith in God has made a difference in the lives of athletes.

The January 27 issue of The Nation, in a story headlined “How US Evangelicals Fueled the Rise of Russia’s ‘Pro-Family’ Right,” recognizes the World Congress of Families (WCF) leadership role in bringing together pro-life/pro-family forces in the United States and Russia.

Every Christian ministry has ongoing needs. They need prayer, resources, workers, and finances. They might have a lot to offer but many times it’s an uphill battle just to get the resources needed to operate. A startup ministry called Crowds for Christ is hoping to change that. They’re building a network that will allow ministries, churches, small groups, and individuals to post needs (prayer, material, financial, and personnel) and share resources.

The Affordable Care Act’s contraceptive mandate unconstitutionally violates the religious freedom of a Christian family that owns a chain of craft stores and a chain of Christian bookstores, the American Civil Rights Union argues in a brief submitted today to the U.S. Supreme Court.

A North Carolina megachurch pastor has started a blog series on the doctrine of hell, a topic that once almost caused him to lose his faith.

During my first year of college, a woman from my church in suburban Atlanta introduced me to the experience of being baptized in the Holy Spirit. Her name was June Leverette.