A 63-year-old Russian Pentecostal pastor received a four-year sentence for preaching against Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, an Oslo-based news service focused on human rights and religious freedom reported.
The ads, placed by Mayday Health on gas pumps in locations like Paducah, Owensboro, Manchester and Lawrenceburg, say: “Pregnant? Don’t want to be? Learn more at Mayday.Health.”
In general, pastors have a vague satisfaction with the discipleship happening at their churches but no real way of determining if that is valid, Lifeway Research reported.
“Words matter because they have tremendous power. Our words can build people up or tear people down, can heal or wound, can unify or divide. They can inspire or manipulate.”
When I’ve asked preacher’s kids why they think they struggled, here are some of the reasons they’ve told me…
It’s simple gestures and acts of kindness that sometimes mean the most and can brighten a day – like receiving a handwritten note in the mail.
Today (Sept. 4) marked two months since massive flash floods in Kerr County, Texas, killed 119 people and left a swath of devastation. As people in the area continue to try to put their lives back together, Marc Ira Hooks — a correspondent for The Baptist Paper — is back on site sharing stories of hope.
Members of the Carson-Newman University campus community gathered on the banks of Mossy Creek after 18 Eagles football players made decisions to be baptized in the historic waters.
If I ask you about your teenage years, you might tell me you were the perfect adolescent. If so, I know you also lie about other things.
Good pastors are hard to find. Some churches that are without a pastor have spent two years or longer in a search for their next one.
