Nearly eight in 10 Protestant pastors strongly disagree that eternal life can be obtained through religions other than Christianity, according to a survey by LifeWay Research.

“I thank God for letting me live to see the latter rain,” wrote T. L. McLain in the inaugural issue of the Church of God Evangel in March 1910. McLain was referring to the Baptism of the Holy Spirit, which he had received a few months earlier in what historian Charles W. Conn called “the great revival.”

A Previous Notice item to amend the Bylaws of the Church of God was released this week for review by members of the Church of God International General Council. The Council will convene on July 24-27 in Orlando, Florida at the Church of God International General Assembly.

The Just Honor God organization is celebrating a 2012 Book of the Year award from the Christian Small Publishers Association.

China’s government is engaged in a three-phase campaign to eradicate Protestant house churches, according to a statement released on April 20 by the China Aid Association (CAA).

Bob Simon, reporter for 60 Minutes, recently narrated a one-sided segment concerning the plight of Arab Christians in the Palestinian controlled areas. Every person interviewed, except for Israeli Ambassador, Michael Oren, took and anti-Israel stance. None were Evangelical and there were no interviews presented from Pro-Israel Christians, of which, there are many in this nation.

People for Care and Learning, a non-profit humanitarian organization with roots in the Church of God, recently conducted an event on the Lee University campus designed to bring awareness of how to break the cycle of poverty.

ICU Mobile (www.icumobile.org), the pioneer and leader of mobile pregnancy center ministry, continues to grow its global fleet of life saving mobile pregnancy center vehicles. Founded in 2003, ICU Mobile provides a turnkey mobile solution for crisis pregnancy centers and life affirming ministries enabling them to go to, rather than wait for, women facing an unplanned pregnancy. ICU Mobile will deploy 12 more Mobile pregnancy centers before the end of the year.

The arrival of evangelist Luis Palau is making headline news in landlocked Paraguay.