Like a lot of Christians, I have a complicated relationship with the reality of spiritual warfare. If I label a trial or struggle as such, isn’t that a little presumptuous?
“As time passed, I began to see God changing the mindset of our people,” Louisiana pastor says. “They began to see debt not as this mountain to climb but as a means through which God revealed Himself. We realized God had this.”
The New Home Baptist Church near Warsaw, Missouri, recently faced a wave of vandalism, resulting in tens of thousands of dollars in damages, The Pathway reported.
“There’s a reason the unreached are unreached, and it’s not always because they’re resistant to the gospel or unresponsive. Sometimes it’s an issue of accessibility,” said IMB missionary Steve Evans.
“I’ve just never been the one that … truly has this big need — and someone comes in and rescues me. That was a true answer to prayer,” homeowner Brandie Lee said of Baptist volunteers.
Illinois AG Kwame Raoul said he will not prosecute operators of pro-life pregnancy resource centers under a new consumer fraud law after a federal judge called the “deceptive practices” law “stupid and very likely unconstitutional.”
Members of Harvest Community Church — Petroleum Valley Campus Petrolia, Pennsylvania, recently ministered to an underserved population.
Have you ever wondered what the world would be like had you never been born? Frank Capra’s 1946 Christmas classic, “It’s a Wonderful Life,” grapples with this question. But there’s a bigger question.
“When I learned about PAVE, I decided to go learn more. I refused to pull the plug on [Saint Luke],” said one San Antonio pastor. “It was like CPR to revive us. The program, for me, has been a godsend.”
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is Part 2 in a three-part series on the spiritual challenges college students face their freshmen year of college.
