In their annual convention late last month, the ministers of the Church of God in Scotland—only 15 pastors representing 13 churches—gave a generous $1,600 for typhoon relief for the Church of God in the Philippines.

One of the most spectacular and moving Christmas displays is live again this year at Trinity Broadcasting Network’s Holy Land Experience, the Orlando, Florida family vacation destination that brings the land of the Bible to life through impacting theater, music, historical displays, and life-changing exhibits.

In rural Brazil, a group of mothers met for a health class. The missionary was talking about diarrhea. If not treated, the baby loses fluids and the soft spot on the baby’s head sinks in. One mother offered: “That happened to my baby in the morning and she was dead at night.”

Is there anyone hoping to make a child happy this Christmas morning who doesn’t grieve with this mother in Brazil? But what can anyone do about a problem so overwhelming?

empty tomb, inc., thinks Christians need not get overwhelmed. Instead, they can get organized.

In an audience at the Vatican City last week the Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), H.E. Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu, discussed issues of mutual concern with His Holiness Pope Francis. This was the first ever meeting between an OIC Secretary General and Pope.

Two missionary women whose ministries through Church of God World Missions touched the lives of thousands of people, were summoned to their eternal home on December 8 and 9. Lucille Walker and Jeanette Chesser faithfully completed their earthly assignments in triumph.

Are the Millennials in your congregation making a difference? Every new generation influences society in profound ways. Every new generation also affects churches in America. The Millennial generation is no different.

A federal district court judge in California ordered the removal of the Mt. Soledad Veterans Memorial in San Diego late Thursday.

If you’ve ever wandered into an Abercrombie & Fitch store, you know about coolness. The retailer markets its line of sweaters, hoodies and overpriced T-shirts using dim lighting, funky music and wall-sized photos of buff models wearing $98 jeans. But the store began losing customers this year when it became known that CEO Mike Jeffries only wanted thin, popular teens to wear his clothes.

Engage, a quarterly journal for Church of God ministers, leaders and church staff members, has been released. The digital issue is located at www.cogengage.org.