She speaks wisdom, and faithful instruction is on her tongue. She watches over the affairs of her household…her children arise and call her blessed…Many women do noble things, but you surpass them all. Proverbs 31:26-29 selected

It has been 29 days since the radical Islamic terrorist group Boko Haram abducted more than 300 Nigerian schoolgirls and took them into hiding. The Nigerian government says 53 of the girls have escaped, but no one knows the whereabouts of the remaining 276, who were taking their exams when they were kidnapped. All we know is that Boko Haram’s leader, Abubakar Shekau, says he plans to sell the girls—for $12 each—into forced marriages. In a video he released this week, he also offered to swap 200 of the girls in exchange for prisoners.

The annual commissioning for the Church of God’s Ministerial Internship Program (MIP) will be held this Friday, May 16, and Saturday, May 17 in Cleveland, Tennessee. The theme for this year is “Let the Lord Have His Way.”

A group of Maryland filmmakers are producing a new Christian film about hypocrisy called Masquerade. The non-profit media ministry is seeking $15,000 using the popular Kickstarter.com funding platform. The short film’s plot revolves around a family who finds that living out their faith with consistency is easier said than done. The Kickstarter campaign will run 30 days and the goal of $15,000 will need to be reached by the deadline in order to receive the pledged funds.

International evangelist Luis Palau’s inaugural visit to northwest Argentina for an evangelistic campaign resulted in tens of thousands of people reached with the Good News and nearly 10,000 documented decisions for Jesus Christ.

Remember the group behind the IStandWithPhil.com and #OpenZilla campaign? Now Faith Driven Consumer has launched #FlipThisDecision to combat the sudden cancellation of the upcoming HGTV series Flip It Forward.

Cleveland, TN—The Pentecostal Theological Seminary recently announced its summer online and campus course schedule. Although the Seminary has entered into online education with a significant interest from across the United States, its summer J-term courses remain a popular offering among current students, alumni, and those interested in receiving additional ministry training.

Over time, I have discovered that God takes our fears very seriously. We often do not. Most of us have been afraid of the same things for so many years that we almost don’t notice how they’re affecting us anymore—or worse, we choose to ignore them.

We should honor our moms every day. But since we “officially” get one day out of the year to recognize the woman who changed our diapers, wiped our noses, kissed our skinned knees, sat in the front row of our games, watched us go on our first date, celebrated our wedding day and maybe even watched us have a child of our own, let’s put a little extra effort into it.