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.)

Aretha Franklin, the Queen of Soul, says the nature of her latest health issues is not important. What she wants the world to know is that she’s has been “miraculously” healed.

Devotional material by one of the 20th century’s all-time best-selling authors, C. S. Lewis, is now available on Bible Gateway, the world’s largest Christian website (bg4.me/11Km8QK). Email subscription signup is at www.biblegateway.com/newsletters.

Dr. Thomas Grassano, who leads Urban Harvest Ministries, submitted the following testimonial of lives changed at the recent Hope for the City event.

We give God praise for the mighty things He has done for His glory through Hope for the City this summer!

Deeply committed to his religion, Jayesh went to the local temple every morning to worship his gods and godesses. One day, he met Gospel for Asia pastor Nabhith as they were walking past one another through the village. It didn’t take long for Pastor Nabhith to share his love for Jesus with Jayesh.