With race and skin color often used to divide and categorize, a new release encourages children to rejoice in their God-designed differences. The Color of Us by Kathy Hardee (Redemption Press, April 2019) teaches that the color of skin is as inconsequential as the color of eyes or hair. It demonstrates diversity as God’s design and a reason to celebrate.

Members of the Church of God Doctrine and Polity (D&P) Committee have released the latest from their research on contemporary cultural topics. The paper, entitled, “Perils of the Hyper-Grace Movement,” was written by Dr. David Han, dean at the Pentecostal Theological Seminary and a member of the D&P Committee.

If you want to honor family or friends who have long marriages, now is the time to nominate them for the Longest Married Couple Project sponsored by Worldwide Marriage Encounter (WWME), the original faith-based marriage enrichment program in this country. The project, which is celebrating its ninth year of success, honors one national winner along with winners from each of the 50 states and U.S. territories.

Eight rare Relics of the Passion, with a unique program focused on the Passion of Christ, will be presented at two churches in Northbrook, Illinois on Palm Sunday and on Monday, April 15. This is the only presentation of these relics being held in the Midwest for 2019. The program, entitled “Call from the Crucified Heart,” is a one-hour presentation of The Passion that couples holy relics with supporting meditations and musical pieces that serve as a guide to help you accompany Jesus through His suffering during the Passion. It ends with personal veneration of the relics.

A task force has been regularly meeting to plan strategy and resources for GO FINISH 2020, a worldwide movement that focuses on all believers sharing their faith on May 23, 2020.

Moms and Dads are taking a beating in the media these days. Dubbed “helicopter parents” for hovering over their little ones and being over-protective, they’ve also been called “lawnmower parents” for trying to clear their teen’s lives of adversity or struggle, and most recently named “snowplow parents,” for attempting to clear the path for their children’s futures with money and connections.

A draft statement by the American Nurses Association regarding a nurse’s role when a patient requests physician-assisted suicide corrupts the role of a nurse. The nursing profession has a historical record of assisting patients with comfort, increasing and/or sustaining quality of life, seeing life’s intrinsic value and providing holistic family support, not aiding in the death of their patients.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Leaders from across Pentecostalism gathered at the historic Mason Temple and world headquarters for the Church of God in Christ (COGIC) in Memphis on March 19 for the annual Pentecostal/Charismatic Churches of North America (PCCNA) meeting and to celebrate the 25th-year anniversary of what is known as the “Memphis Miracle.” Church of God General Overseer Dr. Tim Hill represented the denomination at the meeting.

The weekend of April 27 – 28, 2019 has been designated as the 29th Annual “Just Pray NO!” to drugs Worldwide Weekend of Prayer and Fasting for the addicted and their families.