Cleveland, TN–The Dixon Pentecostal Research Center honored Operation Compassion President David Lorency with the Spirit of Azusa Award and a reception on November 5, 2019. Church leaders, friends, community members, and family gathered in the North Cleveland Church of God Dixon Chapel to show appreciation for Lorency’s lifetime of ministry “unto the least of these.” In presenting the Award, DPRC Director David Roebuck praised Lorency for his exceptional ministry of networking that he so ably has used throughout his life to connect resources, transportation providers, and people in need.

If anyone had told me 20 years ago that Donald Trump would one day be president of the United States, I would have laughed and said: “That’s as crazy as saying Paula White will be working for him in the White House.”

The Presidential Prayer Team, the ministry that produces the daily radio feature Pause to Pray, is assisting with financial recovery efforts for Christian Music Broadcasters (CMB). With the 2019 hurricane-related cancellation of CMB’s signature event, Momentum, CMB has been working to offset financial losses of $561,993. Through God’s blessings and the generous support of a friend of The Presidential Prayer Team, a $20,000 matching funds campaign is underway to benefit CMB. Radio stations, recording artists, media partners, and friends are joining together to offer financial gifts in support of Christian Music Broadcasters. The money raised will be matched and will go directly to CMB.

November 6, 2019–Cleveland, TN–Dr. Paul Conn, president of Lee University, has announced his intention to leave his position in the summer of 2020.

A new petition at WhiteHouse.gov would call on President Trump to urge Congress to take up a Parental Rights Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.

Watchman Publishing released “The Process of Transition: Reforming the Heart for Growth” — a must read, thought-provoking book on the painful, but purposeful process of transition. This book is available now in the U.S. and internationally in paperback (ISBN: 978-1-7325134-4-0) and eBook editions.

On October 29, 2019, Rev. Bruce Deel, executive director and founder of the City of Refuge in Atlanta, was appointed by President Donald Trump to a special committee on human trafficking. Deel was one of nine individuals named by the president to the Public-Private Partnership Advisory Council to End Human Trafficking.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has signed a bill into law that prohibits churches and other nonprofits from campaigning for or against political candidates.

Since 2012, the number of adults meditating more than doubled with 35 million Americans saying they have either meditated or practiced yoga at least once in the last year, according to a 2017 CDC study. In fact, it’s one of Americans’ most popular health trends. However, what has been the popularity of meditation amongst Christians who in the past feared meditation as a new age practice that called for emptying their minds or worshiping false gods?