Christian filmmaker Russ Doughten Jr., best known for the 1970s’ end-times thrillers A Thief in the Night and A Distant Thunder, died Monday at his home in Carlisle, Iowa, after a lengthy cardiac-related illness. He was 86.

Over 500 people were baptized in one outdoor service at NorthRidge Church on Wednesday evening. Worship music, applause and celebration filled the amphitheater between the church and M-14 freeway.

◦“I think when God gets bored he pulls out his paint brush and paints the sunset out here in West Texas,” tweeted Carter James.

Operation Compassion has always worked with multiple charitable partners in order to meet the needs of underdeveloped and underserved communities around the world. Any one project could involve 1, 5 or more partners, each doing their part of the project.

Representative Michele Bachmann (Minn.) recently joined Bill Blacquiere, president and CEO of Bethany Christian Services, for an interview on the “Every Child” podcast to discuss a variety of matters related to vulnerable children, including her commitment to foster care children and the Children in Families First (CHIFF) legislation. The podcast is available for download on iTunes and on the organization’s website — www.bethany.org.

On Feb. 9, 1958, a young Assemblies of God pastor in a rural town in Pennsylvania was watching the late show on TV while his wife and small children were asleep. On that night he evaluated his life.

With fewer and fewer domain names available, American Bible Society will facilitate the addition of countless Web addresses by releasing the .BIBLE top-level domain (TLD), making the message of the Bible even more accessible to people in a way that best fits their digital lives.

Dr. Mark L. Williams, General Overseer of the Church of God–Cleveland, TN and Dr. Steve Land, President of the Pentecostal Theological Seminary are pleased to present the inaugural episode of FAITH MATTERS–a bi-weekly discussion that will focus on relevant doctrinal issues and matters of faith.

We Believe (Live), the debut album from the Assemblies of God’s music imprint, Influence Music, has taken this week’s No. 1 position on the Nielsen SoundScan praise and worship chart. (The chart compiles digital and physical sales and then ranks albums based on total U.S. sales.)