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Opinion: When protesters come to church

January 23, 2026

Are you prepared for protesters to come to your church? Am I? I don’t want it to happen, but “want” is a different question. There

First person: Why Myanmar needs Baptists ‘to pay close attention to the suffering of Christians’

January 21, 2026

For generations, Baptists have affirmed religious freedom as a sacred gift from God — not a privilege granted by governments.

Property sale considered ‘next step’ in financial turnaround for SWBTS

January 16, 2026

As the next step in Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary’s long-term strategy to evaluate its property usage in keeping with its student-focused core value and to prioritize seminary resources, the seminary announced Jan. 13.

Nigerian Christians respond to U.S. military action

January 8, 2026

Nigerian Christians express appreciation for U.S. military action against Islamic militant targets in far northwestern Nigeria on Dec. 25.

Nigerian churches attacked and worshippers abducted

December 19, 2025

Armed assailants attacked two churches in Nigeria’s Kogi State in recent weeks and abducted worshippers, a United Kingdom-based human rights organization focused on international religious

Advent in an ‘aggressively subjective, individualistic culture’

December 14, 2025

Advent should remind justice-minded Christians their “yearning” and “longing for more” is rooted in the awareness God’s Kingdom has come, but it also is yet to come, theologian Will Willimon told religious leaders on a Zoom call convened by Pastors for Texas Children.