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Sky Angel, a national provider of faith-based and family-friendly television and radio programming, will broadcast a one-hour television special featuring highlights from the 2008 Golden Halo Award banquet recently held in Fort Myers, Fla. to honor Christian educators. The evening included entertainment from local Christian schools plus keynote speaker Tamra Nashman provided an uplifting and motivating talk for the audience of educators, business leaders, ministries and non-profit organizations.

STERLING, Va. — A mystery Santa Claus keeps delivering toys anonymously to a northern Virginia church.

(The following is a letter from Church of God Prayer Coordinator, Doug Small regarding information on a January Prayer emphasis in the Church of God):

Thank you for being a faithful supporter of Church of God Communications and Faith News, the official news source for the Church of God. At this time every year Faith News “signs off” for a couple of weeks to allow our families to celebrate the holiday season. Regular Faith News daily e-mails will resume on Monday, January 5, 2009. Should there be breaking news during this period, Faith News will resume to give appropriate coverage.

Sixty-five percent of all Christians say there are multiple paths to eternal life, ultimately rejecting the exclusivity of Christ teaching, according to the latest survey conducted by the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life.