As reported earlier on Faith News, today begins the “30 Days of Prayer – Awakening and Action!” in the Church of God.

Pastor Jack Hayford will offer a new interactive Bible course, Israel: His Land & His Word, Part 2: Galilee focusing on biblical insights about the Galilee region of Israel. The second in a series, this educational and inspirational six-week course will cost $89, and be featured weekly online from September 20 - October 31.

Churches are offering a ministry program to help people heal from the deep pain of bereavement. The resulting impact on the churches themselves has been surprising.

In the oil country of western North Dakota I met a brave woman pastor who is blazing a spiritual trail.

Today, a strange paradox exits. People from all three of the world’s great religions see developments around the world as potential omens of an ‘End Times’ scenario leading to the Apocalypse.

A Chesapeake, Va., teen’s decision one-and-a-half years ago to forsake a traditional “sweet 16″ birthday party enabled her to fully fund the construction of a $30,000 church-orphanage in Kenya, providing much needed food, shelter, clothing and education for approximately 50 orphans in that country.