The death of Osama bin Laden—which spurred discussions among people of faith on issues of forgiveness, peace, justice and retribution was voted the number one religion story of 2011 by the nation’s leading religion journalists.

Church of God publications began over a century ago when what is today the Church of God Evangel was launched under the title Evening Light.

Matthew and Luke are the only Gospel writers who wrote about Jesus’ birth, and we aren’t sure who provided them with firsthand reports. Jesus’ mother was among the earliest Christian disciples, so we assume she shared her story with them. All details were passed down orally, without the aid of technology. There were no radios, televisions, tape recorders, iPads, walkie-talkies, cameras, cellphones or fax machines in first century Israel. The only form of “instant messaging” required a guy to run from one king to another over a period of days.

“Oh, wretched man that I was! My life had become miserable, and I decided that my only hope lay in Christ; and to receive Him I would surrender my all.” –John C. Jernigan

Almost a year ago a wave of revolutions started in the Middle East, with Tunisia the central country where the first regime tumbled. Called the “Arab Spring,” repressive governments crumpled like dominoes, changing the landscape of the Middle East and North Africa forever and sending shock waves around the world.

If you are like most people, the name Oral Roberts will evoke a thousand different images. A life as panoramic as that of Oral Roberts cannot be viewed from one perspective.

TheHopeCafe.net just announced their Holiday lineup is up and running at the International Virtual Online Christian Cafe.

Stevens Creek Church, a Church of God congregation in Augusta, Ga., has added a new way for their parishioners to donate this holiday season. The contemporary church introduced smart-phone giving through a mobile app provided by SecureGive. This is the first church donation app to hit the iTunes store.

Leaders of eleven faith communions met recently in Anderson, Indiana, to form the Global Wesleyan Alliance (GWA), a unique partnership to amplify the prophetic voice of Wesleyan-Arminian, holiness ministries and increase their effectiveness in spreading scriptural holiness throughout the world.