
Florida church going ‘above and beyond’ to reach growing community
North River Church in Parrish, an unincorporated community in northwestern Manatee County, is going “above and beyond” to reach its community with the gospel.

North River Church in Parrish, an unincorporated community in northwestern Manatee County, is going “above and beyond” to reach its community with the gospel.

Emma Moreno said the camp “has really taught me how to lead and teach, especially this year when most of the people joining are new and not necessarily musicians.”

The East Baton Rouge Parish Library internal policy describes those “welcomed, accepted and respected” as covering “religious preference” as well as “gender identity or expression.” The policy also states employees have the right to be addressed by their preferred pronouns, but it does not address what to do if that right conflicts with another employee’s religious beliefs. Public libraries are subject to federal, state and local laws — and in many cases navigating how that plays out can be somewhat muddy when the wording of various laws conflict.

First Baptist Church in Bentonville welcomed more than 1,300 student athletes and coaches on July 16 for their Night of Champions, where attendees had the opportunity to hear words from Denver Broncos’ Quarterback Bo Nix.

More than 40,000 NASCAR fans flood EchoPark Speedway in Hampton for two events each year, and there is not a place they can go on site without interacting with Raceway Ministries Atlanta.

Sometimes, people just need a little reminder to go. For Danielle Cisco of Fort Worth, that reminder came when her grandparents stopped by unexpectedly with a graduation gift.

Here’s the Bible Studies for Life Sunday School lesson commentary for August 3, written by Bobby McKay, pastor of New Liberty Baptist Church in Morton, Mississippi.

Efforts to curb abuse of Pakistan’s controversial blasphemy laws suffered a major setback on July 24 when judges suspended a prior court order to form a commission to investigate misuse of the harsh laws, Morning Star News reported.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit ruled July 24 that an Oregon mother may move forward with adopting foster children without violating her religious beliefs while her lawsuit continues.

Here’s the Explore the Bible Sunday School lesson commentary for August 3, written by Mark Rathel, pastor of Friendship Baptist Church in DeFuniak Springs, Florida.
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