Dr. Richard Pace, Endorser and Coordinator for Church of God Vocational Chaplaincy, filled the historic pulpit of the West Point Cadet Chapel on October 28, 2012. Dr. Pace was invited to address the Cadets at the United States Military Academy on Plebe Bible Sunday.

Guideposts Books (www.guideposts.org) announces the debut of its new series of short eBooks. The four individual eBooks in the debut collection of the Spirit Lifters series were created to demonstrate the powerful connection between faith and daily living, offer readers hope to overcome life’s challenges, and celebrate God’s hand in our lives.

Children’s Hunger Fund (CHF) is urgently routing food and other aid to help victims of Superstorm Sandy in the Eastern United States.

Election 2012 was a bitter contest. As of Wednesday night—when my home state of Florida was still counting ballots—President Obama had 59.6 million votes compared to Mitt Romney’s 56.9 million. Democrats still control the Senate and Republicans still control the House. The political gridlock of the past four years is here to stay.

The Reverend Dr. French L. Arrington received the Spirit of Azusa Award last week following the seventh annual Azusa Lecture at the North Cleveland Church of God.

Irish voters will take up a referendum this Saturday to decide whether or not to surrender their parental rights to the government. The referendum would insert a “child rights” amendment into the Irish constitution and open families up to forced adoptions and the use of the “best interests of the child” standard in “all proceedings.”

Cultures and organizations do not change without strong leadership. While many leadership books focus on management or administration, the central focus of “The Conviction to Lead” is on changing minds.

I’m writing this at 9 p.m. on election night, so I don’t know who’s going to win, but by the time you read this, you’ll probably know. I’m watching people meltdown on Twitter and Facebook, and it’s making me think about the relationship between politics and culture. No matter who wins, many of my readers will be thrilled, and just as many will be depressed. Either way, it’s worth remembering Scottish politician Andrew Fletcher’s quote: “Let me write the songs of a nation: I don’t care who writes its laws.”

Sevierville, TN– Excitement is still running rampant from last year’s Operation Christmas Blessing where 2,000 hand-made Christmas cards were prepared by the ladies of the Iris B. Vest Widows Ministry Center.