Christian baker Jack Phillips endured years of legal battles and finally won his First Amendment case against the Colorado Civil Rights Commission in the US Supreme Court back in 2018. One would have thought after all that his legal troubles were over.

I have a friend in Virginia—I’ll call him “Kevin”—who is struggling with depression. He lost his job because his company isn’t an “essential” business. A part-time pastor, Kevin had big dreams about growing his young church, but now he’s struggling to connect with his congregation through social media and online broadcasts.

CLEVELAND, TN: The International Executive Council of the Church of God met on April 14 to consider matters regarding the 2020 General Assembly.

On April 1, Samaritan’s Purse — the humanitarian arm of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association — descended on New York City to set up an emergency field hospital, where they have served at least 130 patients stricken with COVID-19. Despite the organization’s good work in Central Park, a handful of loud critics have bemoaned the group’s Christian principles, with one New York-based commentator penning an article about the outfit’s “history of bigotry.”

The term “radical” applies to the ambitious candidacy of John Klar in the Green Mountain State. Klar is a conservative pastor challenging the secular status quo in the most anti-Christian state in America. His adversary is incumbent Governor Phil Scott, who rankled many in 2019 when he proudly signed the most pro-abortion law ever passed in our nation.

European Theological Seminary, a Church of God-affiliated institution located in Kniebis, Germany, has announced the offering of online courses for free. The announcement comes from ETS President Stephen Darnell.

Faith-based humanitarian group Gospel for Asia (GFA World, www.gfa.org) is helping to sustain desperate families pushed to the brink of starvation as South Asia battles the deadly coronavirus.

The Association of Christian Schools is pleased to announce the appointment of Philip Scott as the ministry’s new Senior Counsel for Policy & Advocacy in Washington, D.C.

Cleveland, TN–Lee University has received approval to launch its first College of Arts and Sciences Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) program in the fall of 2020. The degree will be in marriage and family therapy in the graduate counseling division of behavioral and social sciences (BEHSC). The approval comes from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACSCOC) in time for fall enrollment to begin. The Helen DeVos College of Education is also adding a Doctor of Education (EdD) program this fall.