“All the pain, all of the differences, all the different cultures, different approaches, and the language, all of that is there, but the love of Jesus kind of unites us in such a special way,” Pastor Victor Akhterov said.
Religious leaders who resist state control face a wide range of punishment—from surveillance and fines to retribution against family members, imprisonment, forced labor and torture, the report states.
A man attempted to destroy crosses inside the Bedico Baptist Church worship center, Sept. 25, but its surveillance camera helped lead to his capture before he left the facility.
If you happen to stop by the Old Sautee Store, near Helen, Georgia, on any given Friday or Saturday, you will be greeted by the stoic faces of two wooden cigar store Indians.
Ask preschoolers at First Baptist Church Clinton, Mississippi, about their professional aspirations and you’ll get the gamut from Power Rangers and Cinderella to Mr. Bubba … Bubba Cagle, that is, church facilities manager extraordinaire.
A priest of the Anglican Church of Sudan who stayed in El-Fasher, the besieged capital of North Darfur, to serve Christians remaining there is now homeless after paramilitary violence forced him out of his church.
Here’s the Bible Studies for Life Sunday School lesson commentary for October 5, written by Bobby McKay, pastor of New Liberty Baptist Church in Morton, Mississippi.
Here’s the Explore the Bible Sunday School lesson commentary for October 5, written by Darrell Nimmo, retired pastor living in Goodlettsville, Tennessee.
Authorities continue to release more details following a horrific attack Sunday (Sept. 28) on a Michigan Mormon church.
“We have overcomplicated making disciples,” Andy Taylor said to a group of pastors and ministers at a Send Network Conference held in Moore, Oklahoma on September 15th.
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