Cleveland, TN–The International Executive Council of the Church of God completed a one-day session at the International Offices earlier this week. Unexpected inclement weather forced the Council to adjourn and allow members to return safely to their homes.
Fresh Vine, the intuitive online church software and Stewardship Technology, the online giving solution for churches have formally joined in partnership to offer online solutions to each other’s customers. This agreement includes a seamless premium integration of their software so that church members’ online contributions at Stewardship Technology will automatically be posted to the church’s Fresh Vine data base.
Joni Eareckson Tada, best known for her TV show Joni and Friends, was surprised at the controversy over “Alone Yet Not Alone.” Some people in Hollywood had questioned the nomination from a Christian film that is virtually unknown. Bruce Broughton, one of the writers, is a former music branch governor of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, as well as a former chair of the music branch. Deadline.com claims he used his connections to gain a nomination.
A town in Massachusetts made headlines last year when it attempted to ban profanity. Protesters descended on the small community of Middleborough to voice their disapproval—using words television stations often had to bleep out. The controversy arose when residents at a town hall meeting voted to impose a $20 fine on anyone caught cursing in a public place. The Massachusetts attorney general later ordered the town’s leaders to rescind the measure.
This year, 2014, Church of God Community Service Chaplaincy celebrates 20 years of continual service in volunteer ministries. Thousands of Chaplains have gone before us and, should the Lord tarry His coming, thousands more will follow us in the fields of service.
Religious freedom is only one consideration out of many in the battle between retail craft giant Hobby Lobby and the Obama administration, according to the amici curiae brief filed by Life Legal Defense Foundation in the United States Supreme Court. “The Health and Human Services mandate that requires employers to provide insurance coverage for abortion and abortion inducing drugs puts women at risk,” said Dana Cody, President and Executive Director of Life Legal Defense Foundation. “It’s unbelievably irresponsible and sexist,” Cody added.
