People didn’t vote in ancient Israel, nor did they put “KICK THE ROMANS OUT!” bumper stickers on their chariots. But there was plenty of political anger seething in Palestine, even without Fox News, CNN and MSNBC around to stir the pot.

At the recent Church of God International General Assembly in Orlando, Florida, the General Council passed a resolution addressing contemporary concerns about immigration in the United States. The resolution was ratified by the General Assembly on Friday, July 27, 2012 and is now part of the official standing of the denomination on the issue.

When you think of Dallas–the Cowboys, Southfork ranch, and big, shiny things paid for with oil money are what usually come to mind. But a closer look reveals something much darker. Easy access to highways and busy commercial trade make the city a hub for illegal activity.

As Chad Hammond flew into New Jersey a few days after 9/11, his heart was heavy as he thought about the responsibility looming ahead. He had just started a new job at the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association (BGEA) and here he was, dealing with an event unprecedented in U.S. history.

The U.S. is on heightened alert every Sept. 11. This time, the attacks are coming from atheists and the target is the cross. The American Atheists Foundation filed a lawsuit regarding the 17-foot, relic cross found amid the rubble at the World Trade Center. The lawsuit complains of unequal representation.

September 15, 2012 is the 49th anniversary of the Ku Klux Klan bombing of the 16th Street Baptist Church that killed four young girls on a Youth Sunday morning. That violence and hatred corked a well of justice dug by a praying Church in Birmingham. This Saturday, September 15, the praying Church of today’s Birmingham will uncork that well of justice through humble, unified, corporate prayer and worship at Railroad Park in downtown Birmingham. We gather to honor and heal our past and to change our future.

The American Civil Liberties Union, or ACLU, is launching inaccurate missives against religious freedom on school campuses again.

Former director of Church of God World Missions, Roland Vaughan, recently gave thought-provoking insight into “Gathering the Unreached.” His address took place at the Church of God pre-Assembly missions conference in Orlando earlier this summer.

Five years ago a network of prominent leaders from a broad coalition of evangelical, Pentecostal and Charismatic ministries formed the Awakening America Alliance.