The deadly explosion that leveled two New York City apartment buildings in East Harlem last week left a decades-old Bible unscathed. Workers found the treasured antique in the rubble.

Turning part of the message over to church members is the concept behind a new worship model called WikiWorship. Yes, that’s wiki as in Wikipedia.

With several thousands of Fire Bibles already in the hands of orphans in nine countries, as well as junior youth camps throughout the United States, the Marcelly’s Dream Project, a ministry of Church of God World Missions, is now focusing on Latin America for spring 2014.

The new Open Doors USA college and youth program called “Open Doors Fortify” is off to a fast start.

The Restore Military Religious Freedom Coalition comprised of 24 groups led by the Family Research Council and including legal groups such as Alliance Defending Freedom, Liberty Counsel, the Liberty Institute and Thomas More Law Center, announced Thursday that they stand ready to offer assistance to any Air Force Academy cadet who faces repercussions for writing a Bible verse on a hallway whiteboard that has been designated by the Academy for both official and personal use.

The Robertson family from A&E’s Duck Dynasty recently took home the Faith and Freedom Award for their hit reality television series.

The 75th Church of God International General Assembly is scheduled for July 29-August 1, 2014 and will take place in Orlando, Fla. A highlight of week’s events will be a women’s service scheduled for Tuesday evening, July 29.

Rock Church, the largest church in San Diego, Calif., has implemented Goodsnitch, a mobile app that allows consumers to provide anonymous, private feedback to businesses and organizations in real-time. Goodsnitch especially encourages users to recognize “everyday heroes” who provide great service or do an amazing job. Businesses and organizations like the Rock are able to view fast feedback and data, respond to customers immediately, celebrate employees, and improve as needed.

God doesn’t want us to live in isolation. I realized many years ago that I desperately need people in my life in order to fulfill my purpose. My parents invested in me, and so did teachers, coaches, employers, pastors, role models and good friends. I am not self-made, and neither are you. Any success we have achieved is the result of someone taking time to instruct, encourage or correct us. That’s humbling!