Here’s the Explore the Bible Sunday School lesson commentary for February 1, written by Don Fugate, senior pastor of Foxworthy Baptist Church in San Jose, California.
Residents of a village in Kaduna state have confirmed to news outlet Truth Nigeria that 177 Christians were kidnapped from three churches on Sunday (Jan. 18) following government attempts to impede access and block information about the crime.
Syria broke into the top 10 countries where it is most difficult to be a Christian for the first time in nearly a decade in Open Doors’ 2026 World Watch List as more than 388 million Christians worldwide faced high levels of persecution or discrimination last year.
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The Muslim family of an 18-year-old Sudanese refugee in the northern border region of South Sudan on Thursday evening (Jan. 8) expelled her from their home for her faith in Christ, sources said.
Militants have killed at least 58 individuals in Christian villages in northeastern and northcentral Nigeria since Christmas and kidnapped others from a Catholic boarding school, according to numerous reports.
A Sudanese Armed Forces drone strike on Dec. 25 reportedly killed at least 11 Christians on their way to Christmas celebrations in South Kordofan state, Sudan.
The Maine Supreme Judicial Court is weighing whether a lower court violated parental and religious rights by barring a mom from taking her daughter to
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