Alisa Massey, LLC’s (alisamassey.org) new release Finding Hope in a Turbulent World: A Ninety-Day Devotional by Alisa Massey demonstrates that we can have faith that, in the end, no matter what troubles assail us today, we have hope for better things to come.

Church of God World Missions Director David M. Griffis and Assistant Director M. Thomas Propes have announced the launch of the Send the Light to the Cities Strategic Initiative.

The world premiere of “The Atheist Delusion,” which claims to “destroy atheism with one scientific question,” will be screened to a private audience while streaming live from within Ken Ham’s recently opened Ark Encounter, the massive life-sized Noah’s Ark in Northern Kentucky.

Roughly 100,000 Haitian kids under the age of five suffer from malnutrition. It’s a fact not lost on the Bethany Christian School students who will pack rice, soybeans and other vitamin-rich foods, then hand deliver the meals to the orphaned children of Haiti.

If you are looking for spiritually motivating music that will move you to change, be sure to purchase award winning producer T. Farrell’s re-release of Words 4 Life Vol. 2. The new project is available for purchase now on iTunes, Google and Amazon.

The Church of God has announced the launch of an initiative that will give the denomination’s church planting enterprise a new global thrust. Global Fire Advance, an international movement dedicated to recruiting, training, and deploying men and women to establish new congregations, will take the lessons learned during the past three years in the Firewall Africa Project and propel them onto the global stage.

What can be done to increase the velocity and quality of Bible translation? This question was discussed in Dallas last week by a group of over 100 technologists from all major Bible Translation organizations (SIL International, United Bible Societies, Wycliffe Associates, Biblica, Wycliffe USA, Unfolding Word, Faith Comes by Hearing, Seed Company, Pioneer Bible Translators, New Tribes, Global Bible Initiative, and others). Attendees set aside organizational boundaries and collaboratively mapped out the current process, identifying the software, data, inputs/outputs, and participants, so they can create a more integrated solution that expedites the Bible translation process.

The Churches Making Movies Christian Film Festival (CMMCFF) will host hundreds of movie goers in Elizabeth, New Jersey, October 7-9 when it screens over 20 faith-based films and presents its Annual Ultimate Red Carpet Event where Mrs. America 2014 is the keynote speaker and The Resurrection of Gavin Stone is the feature film.

The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights (USCCR) report, “Peaceful Coexistence: Reconciling Nondiscrimination Principles with Civil Liberties,” is a shocking example of the war against religious freedom in America. “The Commission’s report is a shameful anti-American and anti-God document that trashes religious freedom,” said Mat Staver, Founder and Chairman of Liberty Counsel.