“Serving [women in crisis] is about affirming their courage, bravery and immense value. It’s about showing them they are seen, known and deeply loved by their Creator,” said Caryl Watson, Arkansas Baptist Children and Family Ministries.
An Islamist gang trapped more than 450 people in false blasphemy charges in recent years in Pakistan, including five who were tortured death in custody, according to human rights lawyers.
Persecution against Christians continues to increase around the globe. The number of believers facing high levels of persecution and discrimination for their faith rose to more than 380 million, Open Doors reported.
News outlets report on the violence and crime occurring in downtown St. Louis, but The Rock City Church is shining the light of Christ in the area.
Florida Baptist executive pastor Chris Dotson believes that building a fence really high is a matter of “gospel integrity.” He takes this conviction to heart in guarding South Tampa Fellowship against sexual abuse.
As she spoke to the monthly First Tuesday mission gathering at First Baptist Church Jackson on Jan. 7, Sandy Wisdom-Martin related that she herself is a result of God working through WMU women.
The cause is believed to be a large patch of ice and snow sliding down the pitched roof into a set of air conditioners and heating units. This broke some gas lines, and apparently broken electrical lines sparked a fire.
The Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty and several other religious groups filed a brief Jan. 6 challenging a Louisiana law that mandates displaying the Ten Commandments in public school classrooms.
California Baptist Disaster Relief chaplains have been deployed as wildfires continue to rage in the Los Angeles area, where the death toll has risen to
July 24, 2024. That’s the day Maribel Chávez’s whole world changed.
