This has been the most spiritually intense season I’ve ever lived through. We’ve only reached the midpoint of this year, yet many of us are ready for 2020 to be over. First there was the coronavirus lockdown in March, then George Floyd was killed in Minnesota in May—and riots erupted amid peaceful protests. Now, medical experts say a second surge of the virus is heading our way, just in time for the presidential election.
Put on your seat belts, my friends. I don’t expect the second half of this year to be any easier.

In 2005, a federal court in Harrisburg, PA ruled “creationism is not a science.” The 139-page decision had the effect of removing the teaching of creationism from public schools in the Dover, PA school district. It was one of several cases that would be used to remove the teaching of creationism from all public schools in the USA. As a result, evolution is taught in our public schools as scientific fact.

The new docudrama “Charmed By Darkness” features the true story of Roger Morneau, a demon worshiper who became a Christian author and prayer warrior. Produced by Lifestreams Media, the film is winning praise from viewers and informs an increasingly chaotic culture with a timeless message.

Early in 2018, General Overseer Tim Hill committed that the Church of God would become an ecumenical partner with one of the largest global outreach efforts ever with the goal of churches around the world joining together to share their faith with the lost during the month of May 2020. His desire was for every Church of God member, in every church, from each of the 185 countries where the Church of God has a presence, to join this effort by sharing Christ during the month of May.

Amid rising social tensions in the U.S., one organization today challenged Americans to “invite someone different” to their Fourth of July cookout, calling for a “healing wave” across the nation.

Faith leaders and human rights activists will hold a prayer vigil and public witness at the U.S. Capitol Building on Wednesday, July 1, at 12:00 PM as the group will be gathering on the west public sidewalk in front of the Capitol building on 1st St. NE and East Capitol St.

Church of God Adult Discipleship is offering Pentecostal resources to help connect the church family during Covid-19.

Back in the 1940s, people believed Adolf Hitler was the Antichrist because he murdered more than 6 million Jews. A couple of decades later, Americans spread the rumor that Communist leader Leonid Brezhnev was the true Antichrist. Then in 1976, the popular movie The Omen fueled the idea that the Antichrist might emerge from the United States.

As the COVID-19 pandemic caused widespread loss and hardship, people across the world have drawn closer to the World Council of Churches (WCC), showing increased interest in many channels of communication.