In the Al Jazirah state of central-southeast Sudan, dozens of Christians hold secret prayer services whenever they can. They’ve had to hide their worship services amid the civil war in the country,
Here’s the Explore the Bible Sunday School lesson commentary for April 6, written by Mark Rathel, pastor of Friendship Baptist Church in DeFuniak Springs, Florida.
Even so, I’ve always wondered: Why hasn’t a major Christian company stepped up to champion the idea of offering modern, faith-focused music to today’s younger generation? Thankfully, that time has finally arrived.
Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) officials took 24-year-old Arsalan Gill of Railway Quarters in Mughalpura, Lahore, into custody on March 17 as he returned home from his work as a sweeper, said his brother Suleman Gill.
The commission’s 2025 report, released on Tuesday (March 25), included a list of countries nearly identical to its 2024 list — a reflection, according to the report, that in most of those countries, things have not improved.
Human rights and religious freedom in Afghanistan have deteriorated since the Taliban regained control in 2021, and expert panelists testified during a March 19 hearing that the situation could get worse.
Abbott said he wants the Pastor Strong South Asia cohort to be an encouragement to Texas Baptists pastors that the work being done in Jesus’ name around the world “[is] not dead.”
The Christian nonprofit Open Doors recently reported about 3,100 Christians in 2024 were killed and more than 2,000 kidnapped in Nigeria.
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