The Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) denomination, based in Indianapolis, announced its governing convention may not meet in Indiana’s capital city after the state approved its own version of the longstanding federal Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA).

MINUTES 2014, the official book of discipline, church order, and governance for the Church of God, has been released for sale by Pathway Press following an extensive update from the 75th International General Assembly held last summer in Orlando, Florida.

The new book by Alan Levett, WILDSHIEN: Tyranny and Liberation, ($20.99, paperback, 9781498407083; $7.99, e-book, 9781498407090) describes a young man on a mission to dethrone a tyrant who had enslaved his people. Having succeeded, he then discovers the true nature of the One who has been directing him, and commends God to his people. Overall, the author leads readers on a journey in his fantasy epic, and will enable them to view God from a fresh perspective.

March Madness is sweeping the United States for the NCAA Basketball Championships. At the same time, the Freedom From Religion (FFR) is harassing six teams for having chaplains.

Noah is told by God to build an Ark in order to save his family from a global flood. Not a difficult story to decipher. Why is Hollywood unable to? Many of today’s films have supernatural/disaster themes (Jupiter Ascending, The Avengers: Age of Ultron – May 2015), why can’t Hollywood employ the same rationale to the Bible? Are movie studio executives and television networks unable to re-create Noah’s story (unlikely), do they have a desire to reinterpret Genesis or a personal hostility towards God and the Bible? You be the judge…

As part of the World Missions Year of the Missionary initiative, frequent Skype sessions with World Missions Director Dr. Tim Hill, Assistant Director John Childers, along with staff and personnel, are provided to interact and encourage missionaries on the field. It is a venue to literally reinforce “We are with you!”

The highly anticipated family-friendly, action-and-adventure film BEYOND THE MASK hits theaters April 6 already generating rave reviews and a new record for debuting on the most screens in the history of on-demand theatrical distribution.

It really takes a special kind of lowlife to stop a chaplain from ministering to the family and colleagues of a dead sailor.

On April 3-4, Jewish families in Israel and around the world will gather to recount the ancient, but never old, story of Passover.

By Sandra Teplinski

Younger generations will hear from their elders the miracle-packed narrative which, they will be told, should be heard as if they personally lived through those historical events. But Passover is not an exclusively Jewish holiday. God invites “whosoever” to join in His story of deliverance and redemption. It is a story to help steady you if you follow Messiah today—and if, like observant Jews, you hear it as if you yourself personally experienced it. Because in many ways, you have.